Watch an animation of Ron Toomer's corkscrew design enabled by the advent of steel roller coasters

Name: Watch an animation of Ron Toomer's corkscrew design enabled by the advent of steel roller coasters
Uploaded: 2020-02-24T08:00:00
Duration: 6 s
Description: The advent of steel coasters allowed designers to shape tubular steel rails in innovative ways, such as the 1975 corkscrew invention of American designer Ron Toomer.

The advent of steel coasters allowed designers to shape tubular steel rails in innovative ways, such as the 1975 corkscrew invention of American designer Ron Toomer.

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