The scariest ride, I think, that anyone can go on is called the Daredevil Drop. In the following paragraphs I will give a physical description of the ride, I will explain how the ride made me feel, and last, a scientific explanation of how the ride works. So buckle your safety harness and get ready for the ride of your life!

The Daredevil Drop is a lot like a tremendous swing. The workers strap a padded body belt around you and attach the belt to two long bungee cords. There are two, tall, metal poles beside each other and one pole on the opposite end about 50 feet away, each of the poles was about 150 feet high.

There I was, standing in front of the most intimidating ride I had ever encountered. My increasing heart rate while looking at the life threatening ride, made me nauseous with fright and unsure that I was even going to face the horror. After extensive persuasion from my thrill-bound step mother Peggy, I gave in, despite my uneasiness. As The workers attached us to the safety harness a sense of anxiety rushed to my head. They fastened us to a bungee cord and pulled us to the forever dreaded top. My fright consumed me and I insisted on closing my eyes on the way up. Just before they dropped us into a tingling feeling of weightlessness, Peggy yelled, "Jessi, Look!", stupidly, of course, I looked. Staring down at the now very tiny amusement park , with regret, I felt extreme terror. The cords were released, and we were left suspended in air for seconds before a swinging free fall. My nausea subsided and relief swept over me as we swung slower and closer to the ground.

What makes this intense ride work? A wheel and axle is used to pull you to the top of the ride. You are then released and automatically gravity and centripetal forces kick in. Gravity being the force pulling you to the ground and centripetal forces moving you in the swinging, half circular motion. Friction has little effect on this ride. The main cause of efficiency deprivation is the loss of momentum due to gravity. The object remains at rest until the force of gravity is put upon it. The object continues to move at a constant speed, but our weight causes it to swing in a circular motion (according to Newton's 1st law). Our body causes the swing to accelerate (according to Newton's 2nd law). We pull the bungee cord down and it swings us back up (according to Newton's 3rd law).

The Daredevil Drop is not only physically scary, it is emotionally scary too. But not to worry, scientifically, it is nothing to be scared of and it's not as dangerous as it seems.