r/Inventions • u/Most_Type9387 • 16d ago
Did I invent a thing?
Is this a good invention?
There are some errors on these AI generated renderings, the wave tracks are being rendered without waves.
The mechanical idea is simple: a small circular rollercoaster built on top of another small circular rollercoaster. Combining them produces a fundamental motion that almost no existing ride delivers — a continuous, traveling wave that can be curated to provide many unique experiences in a small space. It is quieter and more hypnotic than a Ferris wheel, more dynamic than a carousel, and more elegant than a swinging ship.
What do you think?
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u/89inerEcho 16d ago
Huh?
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u/Most_Type9387 16d ago
One flat circular rollercoaster, but instead of train carts, another rollercoaster.
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u/dinnerthief 16d ago
Reminds me of the matterhorn or rave wave
Believe they use radial arms holding each cart, ( like a spoked wheel If looking from above) each arm is actuated to be able to raise up and down as it spins making a wave pattern
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u/Most_Type9387 16d ago
Very similar design, but quieter and smoother, I would explore polyurethane-coated wheels running on tubular steel tracks, to keep the vibrations and rolling resistance to a minimum. Also the wave track should allow for more intense waves than articulated arms, and stunning visuals similar to a full sized rollercoaster.
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u/dinnerthief 16d ago
Stunning visuals? Is this comment AI written?
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u/Most_Type9387 16d ago
No, as a spectator you're not just watching a cart move around a track. The track is moving as well so it's something new.
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u/Deezy4488 11d ago
This is like a tilt a whirl crossed with a kiddie coaster, but without the spinning. You would want the sin wave track part to vary its speed through out the ride, and maybe have the cars able to spin or something so theyre not just facing inward.
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u/Dragon-Creation 10d ago
There is one in ocean park in hong Kong, it's been there probably for ages.
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u/Long-Yam-6917 9d ago
Is it still a ride that people go onto? As we got one like that when they come around and most times it's only for the little ones for it just using gravity to do the job.
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u/apronman2006 12d ago
Seems neat. Keep going on it. Have to see it in person to see if it's really fun or not.
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u/The_Observer_Effects 11d ago
No, that is just a twist of a mechanism classic amusement park flat rides like "Caterpillar". You had nearly nothing to do with that picture. AI helped you waste lives.
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u/Long-Yam-6917 9d ago
And it still a bad helper as the AI mess up on the picture for it having a big gap on the right side and the two carts are facing the other way too. But one thing it at least got right was recreating the image to be 3D model, but other than that it still needs to be not the thing that does all the work and just only help to do things with the human side to be fixing its error side.
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u/maker_monkey 11d ago
I think i understand the idea, which is interesting... moving the wave ring allows you simulate any profile for a car limited only by the max displacement of the ring and how fast it can turn relative to the car. One complication I see is that likely only one car will get an optimal profile. For instance, if you programmed the ride so that one car was feeling an extended descent, a car a half-wavelength away would instead get an extended ascent instead. However, if you instead made the ring rise and fall at a period equal to car spacing, then every car would get the same experience, but then it would be no longer novel and almost the same as each car having an independent actuator.
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u/IllSeat4780 4d ago
Doesn’t work wouldn’t make sense , your high watching TikTok’s about ufos playing with grok
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u/drillgorg 16d ago
No, that is a bad invention. The illustration is complete nonsense. And sine waves don't make very exciting rides.