When I went to Disneyland last Christmas, I rode the matterhorn. After the last lesson, I realized that there must be a magnet at work in the rides motor. For a motor to work, as we learned in our lab, there must be a magnet present. This magnet causes any current in its magnetic field to experience a force. The motor is most likely more complex than our mcgrieber (sp?) motor, but it still runs on the same principles. When the current carrying wire feels a force, it begins to turn in circles. This turning motion is one of the reasons the motors work in the Matterhorn ride. I really did enjoy this ride, as you can tell from my face. I really was stunned to see that magnets cause motors to run.
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