Tilt-A-Whirl

Tilt-A-Whirl is one of the best-known flat rides, designed to induce a high-speed dizziness on its riders, and commonly found at amusement parks, fairs and carnivals. The rides are manufactured by Sellner Manufacturing Co. of Faribault, Minnesota.

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Flat ride - Dizziness - Amusement park - Fair - Carnival - Sellner Manufacturing Co. - Faribault, Minnesota

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The Tilt-A-Whirl is a platform-type ride, consisting of seven freely-spinning cars which are attached at fixed pivot points on a rotating platform. As the platform revolves, parts of the platform are raised and lowered, and the resulting centrifugal and gravitational forces on the cars cause them to randomly spin in different directions and at variable speeds. The weight of passengers in these cars may intensify or dampen the spinning motion of the cars, adding to the random nature of the motion.

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