Why does your body feel like its going up when roller coaster is going down?

Answer 1

The seat is moving downward and is no longer exerting the same upward force on your body. Gravity is pulling you down, but your body is falling at almost the same speed as you would if there was no roller coaster under you. You are nearly in "freefall" until the coaster turns back uphill.

The momentum that you receive from the moving car is almost entirely horizontal, but some fast coasters do impart a slight upward velocity to you if they suddenly turn downward.

Answer 2

Yes, there are a lot of Roller Coasters where you encounter weightlessness, or beyond. Mostly looping coasters and older-style wooden coasters have instances of weightlessness on their loops (steel) or on their hills (wood).

However, rides push the envelope of negative G forces today. Rides like T Express, El Toro, and Expedition GeForce have some of the world's most powerful negative G forces. Aptly named "ejector forces", these G's are very extreme and close in on twice your body weight against the bar. The highest negative G's that I know of are around -1.6 to -1.7 G's. Weightlessness is 0G's.

So, to answer your question, yes you can, and you can experience WAY beyond.

Answer 3

Because of gravity. Because of the roller coaster greater mass, it is pulled down to Earth with greater force than you are. Because of this, the coaster wants to fall faster than you do. You seatbelt keeps you going at the same speed as the coaster, even though your body wants to fall at a slower speed. This gives you the sensation that your body is going up. If it weren't for your seatbelt, the coaster would zip past you and leave you in a free fall.

Answer 4

You probably get butterflies on a roller coaster because you are nervous.

Answer 5

There are negative G-forces on you, so the coaster is pulling you down faster than gravity.

Answer 6

the positive and negative g-forces