The Wall Of Death~
Posted by MattPetty on 24 Feb 2010 at 10:35 pm | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Ever since i saw this picture i have been obsessed with it. The wall of death as it was called showed up on the traveling carnival circuit and was obviously a massive hit. Especially in the troubling times of the of the first world war and the dust bowl. At one time there were up to 100 ”motordromes” traveling the country thrilling audiences.
This video is pretty well produced and shows you the physics of the wall of death.
Enjoy!
“Wall of Death riding is simple physics. If you ride fast enough on the wall’s inner surface, centrifugal force causes you to defy gravity and stick to the boards. Riders start on the flat floor, progress to an inclined ramp that bridges the floor and wall as they build up speed and then move onto the vertical surface. It takes a speed of about 30 miles-per-hour to stay on the wall, Sandra said and most performances top out at about 45″
Wait, did you see this from Andrea? we were just talking about this picture yesterday>? if not, get out of my head!!!!
hahah i did not. I actually wrote this blog in az in october 2009 and just got around to posting it.
How in the hell do you get a lion in a sidecar? WTF?..but awesome!
That is exactly what drifting needs. More walls of death and lions riding shotty. Some one convince Kumakubo to build a “Bobsled Course”
check out the video from India that was just posted on DeathMachines.net.