Teacups
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Teacups, or spinning teacups, is a type of
Design
Typically, each set of six teacups has a center bearing mounted underneath, similar to a car wheel bearing mounted on a circular floor capable of turning 360°. The circular floor of the cup sits on a larger turntable-like floor. This is driven by a motor through a starting device; the ride when started spins slowly and then speeds up as the operator applies more power. When in operation, the ride operator spins each cup while the turntable spins the entire ride base. They are driven by a motor fixed to the base in either the middle or the outside. The motor fixed in the middle has a gearbox which changes direction as well as the correct ratio for the desired speed. The motor fixed on the outside again has a gearbox but is attached to a small rubber wheel which sits along the rim under the platform.
History
Among the earliest and best-known versions of teacups ride is
See also
- epicycle model of the Solar System has been likened by physicists to the spinning-teacups ride.[1]
- Marauder's Mayhem - a similar kind of ride at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England
References
- ^ ISBN 9781643273020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Karl Bacon dies". Park World. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ISBN 9781937994976. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Krazy Kups". Lagoon History. Retrieved 28 February 2023.