The "Plunge Comparison" How would you compare?

[ChrisFL]

I think Galileo and Newton would disagree.

Try this: crumple a small ball of aluminum foil. Take a quarter and the foil ball and hold them at the same height off of the floor. Drop them at the same time and note which one hits the floor first. Clearly the quater "weighs" more than the foil ball, yet gravity pulls them towards the center of the earth at the same acceleration rate (9.8m/sec Squared).

oh boy, its time for the intricate physics lessons. While you're correct, I wonder about other factors involved since this isn't just gravity we're dealing with on the ride

 

[nurseboy]

Sorry, didn't mean to get all technical. I love that ride, especially the first time.

 

[dpuck1998]

What we need is a discussion on terminal velocity! There are other things involved, drag, friction, etc....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity

 

[amystevekai&bump]

thats really weird - I am a chicken, but I can do both Jurassic Park and Splash Mountain (SM always feels worse - I agree with previous Post that its because the boat is so much wider on JP)

But I've always been too scared to do the Dudley one - so would you say dudley isn't as bad as the other two - as it always looks worse to me!!

 

[F-L-A]

But I've always been too scared to do the Dudley one - so would you say dudley isn't as bad as the other two - as it always looks worse to me!!

Dudley has the steepest drop of them all. It used to be more intense though, before they started screwing around with it.

 

[JawsFan]

The JP drop is much more thrilling but i don't think that u really need a poncho-save it for Dudley-do-right and Popeye! You have a high chance of getting soaked on those two! Have a great time at Universal Orlando and Disney

 

[calgarygary]

The JP drop is much more thrilling but i don't think that u really need a poncho-save it for Dudley-do-right and Popeye! You have a high chance of getting soaked on those two! Have a great time at Universal Orlando and Disney

Poncho? We don't need no stinkin ponchos!

 

[ChisJo]

Poncho? We don't need no stinkin ponchos!

LMFAO!! I never wear them either....I just remember not to wear white those days!

 

[dpuck1998]

LMFAO!! I never wear them either....I just remember not to wear white those days!

 

[WDWendy]

How steep the pitch is matters too. I remember reading somewhere that Dudley Doo Right had the steepest slope.

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Dudley's drop angle starts out at 45 degrees and increases to 50 (or was it 55?) degrees. This gives it the scary sensation that it does. JP is 55 degrees, iirc.

 

[Timmy Boy]

Hm, I think I remember during orientation that Dudley was the fastest log flume? I think that means flume though, and not the huge boats like JP.

Cuz I know Perilous Plunge at Knotts is flippin huge, but that uses the big boats like JP.