
SENTENCES: ARE ROLLER COASTERS SAFE?
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You feel the wind rushing in your face.
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You are hanging upside down!
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Millions of kids and adults take these thrill rides each year.
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Some experts worry that the rides' sudden twists and turns are unsafe
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High-speed coasters whip riders' heads back and forth.
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One report blamed coasters for 13 brain injuries from 1995 to 2000.
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Another report says some people have nearly died from coaster-related brain injuries.
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Recently, two scientists have set out to learn if coasters really do cause brain injuries.
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They studied the effects of riding three of the fastest coasters in the United States.
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The scientists say the coasters' twists and turns are not fast enough to cause brain injuries.
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People take more than 1 billion rides on roller coasters each year.
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They want a new study.
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He has asked a group of experts to include children in their next study about roller coaster safety.
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Results from that study will be reported next year.
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Roller coasters have to be studied
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The idea for the roller coaster began with the ice slide.
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It speeds down a track at more than 100 miles per hour.
