Roller coaster brakes NEVER fail

Roller coasters are fast, and with that much speed, something substantial must be in place at the end of the ride to slow you down - right? Fortunately for you, modern roller coasters feature failsafe brakes - essentially, they’ll always be there to slow you down. But how? What’s so special about roller coaster brakes and why do they never fail?

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00:00 Introduction
00:54 Brakes? What brakes?
02:15 Skid brakes
03:57 Friction brakes
06:43 Magnetic brakes
10:31 Additional brakes
11:57 Block brakes
12:45 Conclusion

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