In Brief: Thrill rides may be heartfelt
In Brief
Thrill rides may be heartfelt
Now that it's summertime, millions of us will set out for an amusement park or a state or county fair. No one needs to be told that the some of the rides you'll find there — particularly the roller coasters — are not for the faint of heart. It turns out that they may not be good for the infirm of heart, either.
Researchers at the University Hospital in Mannheim, Germany, monitored the heart rates of 55 young people (average age, 28) before, during, and after they rode Expedition GeForce, a roller coaster in Hassloch, Germany.
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