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Larry Gerstner Zipline Research Paper

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Ziplines are something that most people find enjoyable. But, what most people don't think about all the safety procedures that are taken to make sure that it doesn’t endanger the living things on and around it. Larry Gerstner is the man who built the zipline at The Wilds Conservation Center. He designed it so that the wild life would be protected as well as the people. Mr. Gerstner decided that the zipline would be 7meters (23 feet) off the ground. The way you moved on the zipline was by a mechanism called a trolley. A trolley is made up of two pulleys that have a cord running through them. The force needed is gravity, the way the force is applied is by stepping off the platform and then you go alone the cord. If you ever want to stop the

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