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  2. Steel roller coaster - Wikipedia

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    A steel roller coaster is a type of roller coaster classified by its steel track, which consists of long steel tubes that are run in pairs, supported by larger steel columns or beams. Trains running along the track typically rely on wheels made of polyurethane or nylon to keep each train car anchored to the track. [1]

  3. Kannada literature - Wikipedia

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    Kannada literature is the corpus of written forms of the Kannada language, spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka and written in the Kannada script. [1] Attestations in literature span one and a half millennia, [2][3][4][5][6] with some specific literary works surviving in rich manuscript traditions, extending from the 9th century to ...

  4. List of milestones in Kannada literature - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of important milestones in Kannada literature starting with Kavirajamarga (850 C.E.). These writings are the earliest available works in each listed genre. Though many notable works have been accomplished in each genre during later years, these writings are the forerunners for later developments.

  5. Kennywood - Wikipedia

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    Looping Hyper Coaster A 160 feet (49 m) tall steel roller coaster with a 225 foot (69 m) second drop into a ravine, four inversions (a vertical loop, batwing, and a corkscrew) and a top speed of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), which made it the world's fastest coaster when it opened. The ride became known for being a rough and uncomfortable ...

  6. Olympia Looping - Wikipedia

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    Olympia Looping. 5 trains with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. Olympia Looping, also known as Munich Looping, is a portable steel roller coaster owned and operated by R. Barth und Sohn Schaustellerbetriebe KG. [1] The ride was designed by Anton Schwarzkopf and Werner Stengel, and built by BHS.

  7. Roller coaster - Wikipedia

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    Roller coaster. The Scenic Railway at Luna Park, Melbourne, is the world's second-oldest operating roller coaster, built in 1912. A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a ...

  8. Modern Kannada literature - Wikipedia

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    Modern Kannada literature refers to the body of literature written in the Kannada language, a language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka. The Kannada script is the writing system used in Kannada literature. In the last forty years, eight modern Kannada authors have been awarded the Jnanpith award, a prestigious private literary ...

  9. Phantom's Revenge - Wikipedia

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    Phantom's Revenge is a steel hypercoaster located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. It originally opened as Steel Phantom in 1991, featuring the fastest speed and longest drop of any roller coaster in the world. Its second drop is longer than its first, which is a unique characteristic among roller coasters.