Why Roller Coaster Track is Filled with Sand
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2019
- A look at how roller coaster noise can be reduced by filling the track with sand.
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“The Monster - Walygator (4K 60FPS On-Ride POV NO COPYRIGHT)” by Coaster Hipster
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“Steel Vengeance Operating 3 Trains Again!” by Amusement Insiders
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“Railblazer Off-Ride Footage at California's Great America!” by NewEnglandCoasterFan
“Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park (4K Off-Ride POV NO COPYRIGHT)” by Coaster Hipster
“Canada's Wonderland Top 5 Coasters” by Amusement Insiders
“Cinematic Yukon Striker Construction Tour” by Amusement Insiders
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“Sand” by Yug
“Cedar Point 020” by Jeremy Thompson
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I had so much fun putting this whole video together, even though the animated graphics took me FOREVER to make. What did you think of the cinematic style intro!?
The intro was sick!
Great Job. I'm across the street in the condo hear it a little but it's neat
I think it looks beautiful. May I make a suggestion..... I'm from the school of thought that an intro for a short video should be no more than a few seconds using quick cuts. for a video lasting just under 7 mins, 33 seconds of intro is too long at like 8% of your video. It was put together very, very beautifully, and please don't get me wrong, i'm not pooping on the quality of it at all. It is just an opinion. BTW, I just subscribed and selected notifications!
I know the b&m is filled with sand especially when reside tial areas are around but one of my many home parks hersheypark has an invert by b&m and it's at full volume roar but it's also themed to bear so I guess it makes sense and I don't believe there doing it with there 2020 addition either
Infographics were great. Good job. Subscribed.
While I appreciate the effort, if you're going to do a 7-minute piece about the sounds roller-coasters make you should definitely, definitely include the actual sounds that a roller-coaster makes into the video at some point.
not ENOUGH people are talking about this point. I was so frustrated that there’s no videos online comparing them????
And there should be some sort of background music IMO. Still a great video.
Agreed
well that's what I came for..
I couldn’t agree more I was just waiting to here the sounds
pretty disappointed that the sounds of different sounds of rollercoaster are not showcased...
I used to work at Canada's Wonderland in 2017 in admissions. I used to work at the building in the bottom left corner at 3:42 .The coaster passed near there and boy let me tell you it was LOUD. It was like as like if rumbling thunder was as loud as a thunderclap itself. It can be heard throughout the whole park
Agreed what bs
Yeah a little bummed but its probably pretty difficult to find an audio clip of the sound before sand due to them being constructed either with sand already in the rails or quickly after
RANGER592 at the beginning he said different companies make their roller coasters with different sounds
I was literally waiting for the sound of the rollercoaster when he said that.
dont tell me all manufacturers coasters have distinct sounds and then not let me hear them
yea, wtf !? came here to complain about the same thing
not to mention this guy's wrong
Jack how is he wrong?
Dead asss
Coaster Bot's video called roller coaster sounds: explained has the actual sounds
Wish my headphones were filled with sand before your intro song ruptured my eardrums
FAR too much compression/clipping...
😂😂😂😂
Defensive Wounds ever heard of fuzz
LOL
6:10 It is a clever yet simple technique and perhaps will be implemented more in the futur-*LOUD ASS MUSIC*
*Moves into house across a roller coaster park
"Who put that there?"
Sounds like the neighbors were already there when they installed the coaster.
🤣🤣
MOMMMM!!! Phineas and Ferb built a large roller coaster
@@halsaresnowpaw522
"Large residential area was constructed near the park"
Same shit happens near airports. People are dumb, nothing to see here!
As a coaster enthusiast, I was impressed with the professional of the video. You got all the manufacturing companys right. You obviously did your research, so kudos to you. Great video
Thank you! I'm a bit of a coaster enthusiast myself ; )
Yes
except the bad grammar in the title
ok bud
Should have included the actual sound. Just a suggestion.
How can you talk about an iconic sound and then not letting us hear it? Gaargh
That's how iconic it is he didn't need to add it.
He needs to remake the video with sounds. Boom another viral vid
If you want to hear the sound, look up the riddlers revenge off ride six flags magic mountain and you can hear the noise distinctly. It is one of the only coasters made from B&M that still produces the famous noise.
1:19 thats The Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland. Down the street from my house. Im literally looking at the yelllow coaster out my window!
Behemoth was the first roller coaster I ever went on. :)
So he’s not going to include a single real sound from a roller coaster?
*Good Vibes* I use to live right across the street from Canada’s wonderland. This was before the Leviathan was made. The rides were still not that big of a disturbance as they were all inside the park. At the time, the behemoth was the loudest coaster but since it backs the highway, it really causes no one any trouble. Now I live about 7min away from wonderland. I had always wondered why the Leviathan was so quite until now. When you are in the park bellow the Leviathan, it is pretty loud. But once you are about 300-500m away, the noise is reduce greatly. In fact, once you are at the far end of the parking lot (closest to the road) the noise basically gone. You will have to pay attention to hear it. The closest houses are about 1-3km from all directions and I haven’t heard anything about noise complaints. In the summer time when the park opens, I will try and post a video with the noise of the roller coaster now to compare.
& not one sound of a rollercoaster was played..
When he kept mentioning the different sounds and types of rollercoaster support thingys 😂 I thought he was going to play a soundtrack of each sound they made but I was left hanging
copyrights im sure ;)
They did play sounds, but the sounds were played through sand. Turns out it worked very well.
smh
Imagine picking your location next to a theme park then getting mad about the park.
Lol that's what I thought
Idiots that don't use common sense
It's like those idiot moving in a house on a high speed road and then complain about cars speeding and/or the noise.
@@foufoufun Or the diipshits who buy million dollar homes next to farmland and complain about the smell during field fertilizing.
SilverSnake If I was running the park, I would "kindly" tell the residents that they decided to live around here. Either they live with it, or move out.
Great job! As others have mentioned, it would’ve been nice to hear an audio sample of each type of coaster. The graphics were nicely done and easy to understand. You have a great voice, too, for narrating.
I have never understood how people can move right across the street from a busy theme park and then complain to the county about noise and traffic. Make them deal with it.
Because it was cheaper than other places because people with half a brain knew better than to move there. The actual problem is that big government will pacify the crybabies.
How about people that buy houses next to the highway, then complain about traffic noise?
also people who move near airports
It was made pretty clear in the video that the noise was drastically increased _after_ the residential area had already been put there. It's not entirely unreasonable to want the park to take some measure to mitigate the sound produced by the loudest-track-design-in-existence that was suddenly built so close to the houses, especially since it was so relatively easy and simple to do so.
@@4x4le I was on the mainland pretty far away from Cedar Point and you could hear the screams of the crowd over the noise of the roller coasters. One of the reasons that Geauga Lake closed was that the neighbors complained about the noise and the park had to shutdown early during the weekdays and on weekends. This caused lost revenue. Also there were major traffic problems. This didn't happen before the developers came in but after.
This is such a common issue with home buyers. I grew up next to train tracks so I was used to 'em. But people that would buy houses around us would constantly complain in the newspaper about the noise of the trains. Like... what do you expect them to do? Move the tracks? People are stupid.
It was made clear in the video that the noise level was drastically increased, after the residences were already in place. Not entirely unreasonable to complain in that situation.
@@IstasPumaNevada yeah, but honestly even still. Just don't live next to a active theme park if you don't love the sound. It's pretty simple. I have a lot of noise from airplane take offs, I don't write the newspaper asking the planes to run their jets more quietly.
I think you're discounting the element of *change*. It's more like living next to a busy road that you can tolerate, but then they decide to upgrade it to a highway. When someone changes it afterward, the situation is now reversed - the residents were "there first" as it were and it's specifically the new roller coaster itself that's the issue, not the old theme park as a whole.
We're only human, it's only natural for us to address what bothers us 80% of the time.
Unfortunately some people don't think until it's too late. They're probably thinking: "Oh how convenient, I live next to a [train/theme park] maybe I can use the [train/themepark] to [get to places quicker/have fun.]
@@IstasPumaNevada Lol still is completely unreasonable, sounds like you're one of the idiots that live next to a theme park
I've been to Canada's Wonderland more times than I can count and I can personally say that even after the sand it still is incredibly loud! Also the first drop is so fast and so steep it takes all the blood away from your eyes and you actually go blind for a few seconds! Good video though!
ok youtube i'll watch this today...
Watch here bro
Big youtuber virtually no replies?
Yes me too
Anakin Skywalker hates B&M's for this reason.
Shawn Lee because he hates the high ground?
Zappiturtle oh
"I don't like sand, it's coarse, rough, and it gets everywhere" ~Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Tactical Baguette more like
-EVERYONE
😂🤣
Just like people in the city of Anaheim complaining about the Disneyland fireworks, unless you moved there before Disneyland’s opening date, you have no reason whatsoever to complain.
Thats impossible, there was no residential there when Disney bought the property
Unless Disneyland suddenly started shooting off much louder fireworks after residential areas had been established nearby, it's not the same.
Those are the same people that brag about living in that area code and being close to Disney.
@@ESSBrew whoosh
@@B3Band i don't think either comment was a joke...
When I saw the title, I guessed that the sand would be something to do with weight and stability. Sound never occured to me. Thank you for sharing, this was very interesting to learn.
Funny, because sound dampening was the _only_ thing that occurred to me. Never thought of stability.
Leviathan is one of my favourite rides I've ever been on, and can't wait to try Yukon this year.
Love the sound of a B&M coaster!!! #nosand
Can’t beat the roar of classic nemesis it’s beautiful
Kumba is the best at it, it has roar in its name!
Afterburn is another good one, and I also like cars mainly ones with a big rumbling V8 so sound to me has never been a problem.
Diamondback and Banshee for me.
RAPTOR ROARRRRR
Regardless of the sand, I’ve been on leviathan and stood underneath it at the entrance at CW. The sound is definitely a cool feature as it sounds like a roar. Moreover, the screams of the passengers going by is icing on the cake.
I live 20 mins away from Canadas wonderland, I go almost everyday during the summer. I love that place
Space Mountain track is filled with compressed air delivered to it from park air and local zone regulators. In this fashion, a drop in air pressure in a section of track serves as a method of crack detection.
Neil Engel source?
@@omarbabovic5241 I worked there.
Neil Engel oh cool
@@omarbabovic5241 get wr3cked
Billy Maze why??
I'll save you seven minutes, it's to reduce the noise.
Thank you
Thank you.
Cheers mah dude.
There’s so much more information in the video though
You deserve to be up
That intro had my nostalgia on full blast of when I would build all sorts of different roller coasters in RCT 2 and then ride them from the perspective of a someone on the roller coaster.
I've just been deafened by the intro and now I am going to the doctor once a week to get it fixed, thanks.
Crybaby
@@wouterberings6535 It's just a joke mate.
Even if he did put the sound of the roller-coaster in, we wouldn't have heard it anyway because of his intro causing us to go deaf (rip all other headphone users)
Let me make it quick. It makes it quiet. An example would be Talon, I believe people complained how it was loud or how it was near a neighborhood so they put sand in it to limit the amount of noise. I think the wheels also make a difference in the sound.
it's Taron, and black mamba is also filled with sand
evoLUCIAN no Talon, B&M Invert at Dorney Park
@@authenticNL2 oh ok sry
Yeah, now that I think about it Talon is an extremely quiet coaster. All you have to do is to compare the sounds from Raptor at CP and the difference is enormous. Thanks for that tid-bit, I wouldn't have thought about that if you hadn't said it!
Yes the wheels also play a role in the sound. Nylon wheels roar, polyurethane wheels are quiet
You know you're a Missouri Boy when you see 2 seconds of track and immediately recognize it as Wildfire from Silver Dollar City!
I only just came across this video, and as an avid rollercoaster finatic, I'm glad that I watched this! You learn something new every day!
Fascinating! I'd heard of this already, but I didn't realize Leviathan was the first coaster to have this method of noise reduction implemented.
duelling dragons at universal; were the first
Oh i thought talon at dorney park was
I don't know which one was first but I know for sure that Black Mamba in Phantasialand also got Sand in the structure.
It was not the first. Not even close actually. All of the Busch Gardens Williamsburg B&M's have had sand filled into its rails due to complaints of nearby James City County and its high scale golf course. Many roller coasters have sand filled rails/beams
@@basedshrine708 I believe you are correct. If Talon was not the first, then it was one of the first. Sound dampening started long before Leviathan.
Great Video! I love the animation and how you explained all the aspects of solving the problem so everyone could learn something! A couple clarifications I want to make is that this was not a new solution, and B&M have had this as an option to parks since the early '90s, usually with pea gravel rather than fine sand, since it is cheaper, but Leviathan was a special case with it's large spine lift hill structure and your facts are correct as far as I know. This has certainly become a more popular option in the last decade. Another thing is, though this is beyond the scope of this video, adding sand or gravel also reduces sound by shifting the resonant frequency lower by increasing the mass of the structure, causing a great decrease in the gain of the system.
Also, sorry, this just caught my eye as I am watching it again, I have not heard the term "Fin Plate" before, usually a fin refers to a flat plate in line with the direction of travel. Think of LIM stator fins, brake fins, or fins on a fish. We usually refer to the plates you are referring to as Cross Ties, Rail Ties, or just Ties (In America at least, B&M I would assume might call them des braces?)
Sorry to give you a page full like this, I really honestly enjoyed this video! I'm Subbed. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much for the additional insight! The fact that the additional mass contributes to the noise reduction is pretty interesting.
I honestly can't recall where I first heard the term "fin plate," but I've just gotten into a habit of calling them that. The term "tie" makes a lot more sense.
I live very close to wonderland and have a season pass, I never really realized that the ride noise had been changed I really don't think that the noise changed that much. Thanks for sharing, and great video!! :D
Good video, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do NOT make the opening sound that loud. If you have an audio meter when you are editing the sound should be at an average of -12dB. This gives it room to "breath". But whatever you do don't make music or sound effects loud like that. Thanks.
I think a lot of people are trying to mimic modern movies, which blast sound effects and music, but have quieter spoken audio. I find it annoying enough in movies, but when I want to watch what is basically a documentary, I expect the spoken audio to be louder and the music to take the backseat.
Josh B facts this shit can break ur spreakers
Ur a virgin
I think his lisp hurt my ears more than the song being too loud
I hate when newer communities complains about issues that pre-existed their neighborhood...like building next to a highway & then begged the government to pay for an expensive soundwall.. highways & in this case amusement serves the greater good of a population vs. A tiny community area that again was there before the neighborhood
In my town a drive in theater that has been operating since 1953 had been getting noise complaints from a neighbor and the town even shut them down very briefly iirc. But they basically rewrote some ordinances and have not really did much about since.
I see it from a case-by-case basis. Sometimes communities have justified reasoning whether they are nearby or not (but still impacted), other times, yes they are petty.
The Shiracha Factory in Irwindale, California had emissions that affected people healthwise, eventually they had to install air scrubbers at their factory.
Soundwalls make a lot of sense (I live in the los angeles area) and are worth doing - they are often a compromise to removing or closing down a highway (or high speed traIn line if you're in Europe).
The suburbia near my state university is complaining of the growing expansion of the campus and its ten year plan to turn a street into a sprawling campus despite these very homeowners benefitting from the growth of the campus (especially when they sell their house) and the university attempting to plan/address current and future housing shortages.
My hometown had locals that made a fuss over taxpaid bikelanes, calling them street graffiti - the handful of complainers ruined it for the silent majority. As a small town with a lot of bicyclists, these complainers undid attempts to make the road's safer for bicyclists and drivers alike.
There was a jet engine testing facility, built well outside of the Detroit metropolitan area, where there where no houses, then the developers, put in housing next to the engine facility (Williams Int.), then the company, was forced to close the testing operations.
@@Geoffr524
I live in Dearborn Heights
Where was this at?
@@nathanielthomas2502 Walled Lake Mich
Please make more roller coaster based physics and engineering videos, that would be great!
You talking about Canada Wonderland brings back so many souvenirs omg 💕
Imagine putting together a video about sound, where the entire video has sound, but not including the sound you're making the video about
2/10 very disappointed
Right
The best sounding ones are the B&Ms from the 90s that use nylon wheels.
Raptor at Cedar Point!
Nemesis, can’t beat nemesis’s roar
The original Hulk, Raptor and Nemesis all sound amazing
Indeed, Nylon wheels last longer too. Even if you use the proper wax, you will be lucky to get more than 2 seasons out of the new softer compounds. Providing you look after the track properly, white nylon will last for decades.
Batman the ride great adventure. In 1995 that roar was the best. Sounded awesome. Now its too quiet.
This is also noticeable in PortAventura,they have two rollercoasters built by B&M, Dragon Khan and Shambhala. Dragon Khan has no sand neither inside thespine nor the rails (in order to make the ride "roar" like a dragon everytime a train is moving) ,but Shambhala has the inside of the rails filled with sand.
I watched the into to this video and realized I’ve been on every single one of those rollercoasters. Me and my dad are rollercoaster junkies and travel all over just to do coasters
Kumba at Busch Gardens makes a really loud roar. You hear the chain lift getting louder and louder and then there is a moment of silence and you hear Kumba thundering down the first drop to go over the first loop. It’s an iconic sound that sends a chill down your spine and you can see it on the riders faces as they wait their turn.
✳️📣I imagine the screaming passengers being the louder soundsource. Maybe we could fill them up with sand too...🤔😂
Lower frequency sounds travel further than higher frequency sounds. The sound coming from the track is likely much lower frequency than the sound of screams from the riders. You can experience this by hearing that standing outside a concert, you tend to only hear the bass and kick drum whereas in the concert venue, you hear much more guitar and vocal sounds.
@@Tjkrusinski Another thing with lower frequencies is that they can vibrate large blocks of material that have too much inertia to easily vibrate at high frequencies like entire foundation slabs etc making them pretty effective at turning the building into a giant subwoofer pumping the bass directly into the ground which will carry low frequencies quite well too.
@guss whu The roller coaster will probably last longer, because the reduced vibrations leads to a reduced risk of fatigue failure.
OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!
I know that the screaming passengers was a big problem with Leviathan. The tunnel you see placed after the first drop was placed after a couple of years because of all of that noise. I know this because I live right next to Canada’s Wonderland and sometimes when I’m with my sisters at their school, which is right next to it as well, we can sometimes hear the screaming passengers.
Was just at Knotts and noticed Silver Bullet is so quiet compared to the B&M's at Magic Mountain. Can anyone confirm that Silver Bullet has sand inserted? This is a cedar fair park as well.
yes, because its in the middle of a city.
Magic mountain wants the coasters to be intimidating so They don't use sand, also theyre in the middle of no where so there's no reason for sand
@@twistedtim9057 Enjoy that while you can because a massive development is being built west and directly adjacent to magic mountain, so it's only a matter of time before those residents complain and Six Flags is forced to do the same thing.
@The Hawk you couldn't take less than 5 seconds to put, "Six Flags"? Lol. No hate, just sat
Ying
Silver bullet is so smooth and quiet it’s so insane lmao
Fascinating stuff... pretty cool. Thank you!
Something I didn't need or want to know, but still fascinated. Thanks RUclips recommended
Neat video! Keep doing what you're doing and your channel will keep grow.
This is an AMAZING video! Great job!
Just came across this channel, it's great! Short videos, interesting content, and well made animations
Really good video and well explained. Thanks for shearing!
I may be wrong but to my knowledge ‘sand filled’ is more of name than a literal term. B&M have been ‘sand filling’ from the factory for many years but it’s actually done with expanding foam. Much less weight!
The B&M at knotts is way older than 2012 and it’s almost silent!
You are correct, B&M has never used sand. The company uses a proprietary sound-dampening material
It would be very interesting to "hear" the actual rollercoaster before and after
Wow! Super interesting. I live 2 hours from Canada's Wonderland and have gone my whole life. I love hearing these behind the scenes bits
Very interesting. Thanks for the knowledge!
Excellent video, it was well researched and well edited! Really enjoy the accurate insight and you got the manufacturers and parks on point.
I'm flattered you chose to use some of my footage to illustrate your comments. Thank you for giving credit, and congratulations on your successful video! Subbed :)
Philippe-Minh
I thought I recognised some of the footage! Nice one my dude :)
*oh but this **_intro???_*
Dont know about you guys, but the sound of a roller coaster flying through the track is music to my ears. I would love to live there.
As a person that lives very close to Canada's Wonderland, I personally liked it close to me as I can see all the rides operate.
By having the sand in the structure, would this also make the structure last longer and require less repairs? It seems that the sand absorbs the sound which means the vibrations would do less damage to the structure of the coaster over time.
Travel With Tbone I was just wondering about the opposite. Wouldn’t the sand act like, well, sandpaper and eat away the inner walls in the long run?
@@balazsorley1691 Interesting point. Perhaps the art of engineering as a video to consider making :)
No
I think it’s funny that people in the comments are talking more about missing sound of the rollercoaster than anything else of the video
Pat Ball calm down you fucking dipshit
@@shawproductions4048 You can't say calm down then call someone a fucking dipshit. They aren't gonna calm down, especially since you don't seem very calm yourself. Kind of hypocritical, don't you think?
That’s really cool! Such a simple solution
Awesome informative video!
HEEEY WONDERLAND I LIVE MAYBE 25kms away from there!
Now that I think of it, Leviathan is pretty quiet... cool stuff!
Sand isn't the only stuff you can use. Expanding foam works just as well and is considerably lighter, although it is a bit more expensive.
Thank you for an interesting and informative video! I particularly enjoyed the well articulated explanations with diagrams.
Anytime I see Canada’s Wonderland, I get so excited
A good example is Kumba. Boi that coaster is loud!
And rough. Even in the front, that ride is SUPER rough. All the inversions just make for one heck of a headache.
Yes! So loud it hurts. Its really old and rough so I think a redesign is needed instead of just adding sand to dampen the noise.
I don't know if they got new wheels on the trains but on the 2nd of this month it was running close to opening day, and they do have the ride down for a full refurbishment right now until beginning of March so lets hope for a little new life to this beauty. Kumba is #1 roar I have experienced, #2 would be Hulk. Montu is getting rough though :(
That's very good to hear Greg. Everytime I'm at BGT I ride Kumba at least 5 times in a row. By the 5th time I feel like I'm going to go crazy lol. And yes, Montu is definitely getting rough. That is still my favorite inverted coaster.
@Bernard when was the last time you went? That ride is smooth. Not perfect but no coaster is. A little bit of head banging is good for you :)
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I would love to live next to big theme park I would get season passes and walk to the park every week and when I get out of school
Amazing video keep the good work
Excellent Video !!!
It's funny how giddy I become just because Canadas wonderland was showcased lol, its sad
Ikr
Same lol
same here! love that park so much :')
Never needed to know why as I didn't even know it was filled with sand
Amazing.. very informative
Thank you for this video, I learned something cool today!
Silver Bullet at Knotts Berry Farm is a good example of a coaster that uses this noise reduction method.
This video is missing a sample of the sound.
Yes bro
Very good narration and description - it had a bit of a school report vibe poking through in the background but think it was more the presentation format and mono-tone dialog. That being said, it was still interesting enough, and just the right length, to fill me in with the details but not lose my attention which kept me here till the very end. Still not sure why this was a suggested video with your 21k subs, but with over 1/2 a mill views you caught the you-tube algorithm right on my dude. Nice work, keep it up and you will have your play button in no time!!
Great Video!
Bro i had no idea
I wonder if the vibration of the sand inside the beams would vibrate enough to actually wear away at the metal internally?
I wad thinking the same thing and wondering if anyone else had the same thought.
Sand is pretty abrasive and used in applications like making sand paper and sand blasting.
I definitely would be interested in seeing if there was any wear and tear inside from the sand.
The sand will probably cause some very minor abrasion, but because it is never replaced, it will also grind down to finer and finer grains and eventually become powder, which makes it harmless. I'd suppose the sheet metal used for the beams is at least 10mm thick, so the effect won't have significant impact on the structure's stability.
Cutting metal takes more than sharp grains.
Lay a sheet of sandpaper on a steel surface, then drag the paper around without applying pressure. No real cutting.
How heavy is a grain of sand?
You need pressure, so the grains 'bite' into the steel, then you need to drag the grains across the steel, while maintaining that pressure.
Another way to look at it; how far are the grains moving, and how fast?
I would be surprised if the paint even got scuffed.
You did paint the inside of these members, right?
Might cut down on corrosion if anything lol
@@pirobot668beta Grains of sand in mass, Greg. Also, nobody is talking about cutting metal, but rather wearing it away over a period of time. Sandpaper can't cut steel either, but it can do some extensive resurfacing.
I use to live right across the street from Canada’s wonderland. This was before the Leviathan was made. The rides were still not that big of a disturbance as they were all inside the park. At the time, the behemoth was the loudest coaster but since it backs the highway, it really causes no one any trouble. Now I live about 7min away from wonderland. I had always wondered why the Leviathan was so quite until now. When you are in the park bellow the Leviathan, it is pretty loud. But once you are about 300-500m away, the noise is reduce greatly. In fact, once you are at the far end of the parking lot (closest to the road) the noise basically gone. You will have to pay attention to hear it. The closest houses are about 1-3km from all directions and I haven’t heard anything about noise complaints. In the summer time when the park opens, I will try and post a video with the noise of the roller coaster now to compare.
How dope! Would of never thought about this.
Me: Hey youtube how many random videos are you gonna put in my recommendations this time?
RUclips: yes
The exact same reason sound engineers also fill speaker stands with sand. Great vid 👍🏻
well produced, engaging content on engineering... that's my jam
Hmmm I never knew this. This is really cool that you were able to put this together.
Video starts at 0:32
The box beam wasn’t created by B&M, it was created by Giovanola
indeed!
@@DomWPC wrong. It was created by B&M when they worked for intamin back in the 80s like the Shockwave at Drayton Manor
jamesthemaniac no, you're wrong mate 😂
B&M has never worked for Intamin, the two companies are massive rivals of each other!
however, back in the 80's and early 90's Walter bolliger and Claude millibard (the now founders of B&M) worked for another company called Giovanola, the engineers there made the first box beam design that the two engineers brought with them when they founded B&M
@@quix9556 who are you saying is correct?
Amazing video
Nice job!
did they determine by how many decibels the sand reduced the sound?
blueline they probably did, just find out
Where did you find this footage of Canada’s Wonderland they are great
Look in the description.
I’ve been to Canada’s wonderland 30 times and I go on the Leviathan 3 times every time I go If you think it’s loud now try hearing it before they filled it that thing would give you tinnitus
I love these videos!!!
What I learned today: Never live across the street from a theme park.
**Moves across from theme park**
**Complains about sound of theme park**
Excellent article
Appreciate the work put into this. It's a very long video to explain a very simple concept though.
Where the f*** is *Theme Park Crazy* he gonna be here in any minute 😂😎👀