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Dodonpa
, an S&S Worldwide roller coaster located at the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, is distinguished as the second roller coaster ever to utilize the power of compressed air to launch its trains.〔Levy, Glen. "Dodonpa - Top 10 Roller Coasters." TIME, 21 Jan. 2010. Web. 7 Feb. 2012 http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1954707_1954711_1954694,00.html〕 This steel roller coaster made its debut on 21 December 2001, immediately making headlines when it broke two records.〔"Dodonpa." COASTER-net, 4 May 2011. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. http://www.coaster-net.com/ride-gallery/45-dodonpa/〕 First, it attained the title of fastest roller coaster in the world, previously shared by Superman: The Escape and Tower of Terror.〔"Roller Coaster Record Holders." COASTER-net. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. http://coaster-net.com/special-listings/4-record-holders/#fastest〕 Then, it claimed the record for fastest acceleration,〔"Top 10 Scariest Roller Coasters in the World." Allyouneedislists.com. AYNILISTS, 3 July 2011. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. http://allyouneedislists.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/top-10-scariest-roller-coasters-in-the-world/〕 previously held by another S&S Worldwide creation, Hypersonic XLC. Today, it is ranked as the fourth fastest roller coaster; however, over the past decade, it has proved unbeatable when it comes to acceleration.〔"Record Holders." Rcdb.com. Roller Coaster DataBase, 12 Feb. 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. http://rcdb.com/rhr.htm〕 Steel fabrication was provided by Intermountain Lift, Inc. 〔http://www.intermountainlift.com/amusement.htm〕
With all of its credentials, Dodonpa is frequently ranked in the top 10 best/most extreme/scariest roller coasters in the world by Time Magazine,〔 Travel + Leisure,〔 AYNILists,〔 About.com,〔http://themeparks.about.com/od/rollercoasterarticles/ss/fastest-roller-coasters-in-the-world_12.htm〕 and Travel Around the World.〔"The 10 Best Rollercoasters on Earth." Web log post. Travel Around The World. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. http://travelaroundthe-world.blogspot.com/2008/01/kingda-ka-is-roller-coaster-located-at.html〕
==Speed and Acceleration==
This 55 second ride takes the rider across of steel tracks, and peaks at a maximum height of 42 metres.〔"Dodonpa (Fuji-Q Highland)." Rcdb.com. Roller Coaster Database. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. http://www.rcdb.com/1423.htm〕 Reaching top speeds of 107 mph,〔 Dodonpa retained the title of world's fastest roller coaster for nearly a year and a half before Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster took it in May 2003.〔 Previous to Dodonpa, only two other roller coasters had broken the 100 mph barrier; today, that number has risen to six (including Dodonpa).〔
As for its main attraction, Dodonpa's accelerates from 0 mph to its maximum speed, 172 km/h, in 1.8 seconds,〔Adamiak, Jessica. "World's Scariest Roller Coasters." Travel + Leisure, July 2011. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-scariest-roller-coasters/13〕 giving it an acceleration of 26.6 m/s2 (87.2 ft/sec2), and up to 2.7 G's.〔〔"Dodonpa - Fuji-Q Highland - Roller Coasters." Ultimate Rollercoaster. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/yellowpages/coasters/dodonpa_fuji-q-highland.shtml〕 By comparison, astronauts only experience 3 G's at liftoff, though for a substantially longer time than 1.8 seconds.〔"How Do You Calculate G-forces?" HowStuffWorks "Science" Web. 7 Feb. 2012. http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/question633.htm〕
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