Popular science monthly . The most popular of all amusement-park devices is the scenic railway. The sp>ecial thrill producedby the one shown above in the center occurs at the switches placed at intervals along the course,to whirl the car around suddenly. The device on the right is a hollow steel ball in which theoccupant is hermetically sealed to whirl down an incline and over a spiral track. On the track onthe left you may loop-the-loop on roller skates which cannot be pulled out of their grooves 862 Vopidur Science Monflil//. At left: The car is carried by an elevatorto the top of the bas
Popular science monthly . The most popular of all amusement-park devices is the scenic railway. The sp>ecial thrill producedby the one shown above in the center occurs at the switches placed at intervals along the course,to whirl the car around suddenly. The device on the right is a hollow steel ball in which theoccupant is hermetically sealed to whirl down an incline and over a spiral track. On the track onthe left you may loop-the-loop on roller skates which cannot be pulled out of their grooves 862 Vopidur Science Monflil//. At left: The car is carried by an elevatorto the top of the basket, from whenceit makes a dizzy dive down a spiraltrack and out upon a sharp inclin? At right: This slide is coated with ippery coco-matting in lieu of ice and has a gap near the end of the course which the toboggan jumps At right: Here water introduces thenovelty. The central post revolves andthe boat-cars follow the course of thestream over a circular monorail track Below: A dash under water in an openboat would be thrilling enough for themost daring if it could be made with-out drenching the bold adventurers
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