Breakdance (ride)

When Breakdance (also Break Dance, Break Dancer or short Breaker ) is a widely used ride or a ride type, which is often found at local fairs.

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Construction

The ride consists of a slightly inclined, usually 12 - or 18 - square turntable, on which there are four or six gondola crosses at equal intervals. Characteristic of this ride are also the typical gear noise of the drive hub, which manifest themselves as howling or singing, especially during acceleration and deceleration. Some of the plants have been converted to lower noise drives. On the gondola crosses four gondolas are attached. In each gondola up to two passengers can be seated. The hub and the nacelle crosses are driven by electric motors, thereby enabling the gondolas in a combined rotation. Similar to the hub, the gondolas are obliquely attached to the gondola crosses, however, are free to oscillate around its own axis.

The oblique positions, the combination of two opposite rotations ( hub counterclockwise, clockwise gondola crosses ), and the freely moving gondolas provide the characteristic driving experience driving this business. Due to the wild and often difficult to predict, and ever-changing journey movement, the name therefore leaning against the break- dance style.

Importance as a meeting place

Breakdance is similar to the bumper cars often attractive and dwell point for young people. One reason may be the free expansion of business to be: It is possible at any time to the hub to walk around ( even during a ride), and there are several bars / brackets, which can be used for sitting or leaning. Since the rotary disk is not tilted ( as for example, when take-off ), the view remains free. Also the sound is evenly arranged. One can therefore stop at any point of the ride and settle down, and watch the goings undisturbed. For example, in Stuttgart ( Stuttgart Beer Festival and Spring Festival ) of the Break Dance No.1 central meeting place for the youth. Several " Dance battles " will be held in front of the ride to current or iconic black- and house music in parallel. This calls for a ( e ) Dancers ( in ) an opponent out. The dance movements are measured from the surrounding spectators cheering and determined by the respective winners. Thus, the dynamics of driving movement, sound and light effects transmits to the audience. For fans of the Break Dance Kirmes is a meeting to " sporten " vied to. Under this neologism they understand on their own the gondola in a durable rotary motion to keep what amplifies the intensity of the ride.

Typical driving elements

The movements of the gondolas will depend on a variety of influences, which are partly due to chance. For this reason, the process of a journey neither the OP nor ride from the passenger is always predictable and controllable.

In principle, the rotation of the gondola on its own axis is swinging mostly within a certain angular range, more rarely, the gondola turns abruptly completely around its axis or remains at a center of rotation, such as aligning the gondola crosses. By cleverly shifting your body weight can a passenger sustained move the gondola in a state longer up to permanent rotation. In the scene, the funfair, funfair ride and roller coaster fans, this is usually called " sporten " because the passenger has to work partially with great force used against the centrifugal forces to shift his weight.

The following factors affect gondola motion:

• Absolute velocity of the turntable
• Absolute velocity of the gondola crosses
• Weight and position of the passengers inside the nacelle
• Existing momentum of the gondola
• Change of speeds
• Position on the hub (due to the angle)

The factors influence each other and are often not easy to assign their effect, as for example, the speed of change itself takes influence, while the absolute velocity at a given moment also plays a role in the gondola behavior.

If the speed is kept constant, stabilizes after a short time, a certain movement. In order to prevent this, and thus to keep the ride exciting, subject to the rate generally constant change.

Despite the many factors and possibilities of rotation, driving certain elements can be identified again and again:

• Slow hub and nacelle crosses - the gondolas swing based mainly on their position on the turntable very slowly and in a wide range of angles
• Fast gondola crosses ( facelift ) - low speed of the turntable, high speed of the crosses. The gondolas align themselves in the direction of the center of rotation and swing hard not to. There appear noticeably high G- force that press a in the gondola. In addition, it is still possible to put the brakes on this gondola ride figure, so that the nacelles are fixed.
• Medium-speed hub, fast gondola crosses - the gondolas swing at a wide angle, and stay again for a short time at a certain angle are
• Fast hub - the gondolas lawn very quickly toward the outer edge of the turntable and go from there her direction. By braking and accelerating at the edge in a different direction creates the feeling of being constantly thrown from the turntable.

Processes

The end of the journey and change of passengers includes many " rituals " that have become common. These fixed sequences give the Breakdance also a special flair; therefore, will be discussed in more detail on it.

Exchange of passengers

When Breakdance is set much on their own actions and responsibility of the passengers. There are no barriers that prevent viewers at any time from entering the ride, Ironing can or must be opened and closed itself from the passenger, entry and exit are independently organized. Through the " employees " of the guest passenger change therefore run after a round always from extremely quickly. However, the disadvantage of this are additional risks ( see section dangers ).

Waiting at the hub

In times of high Andrangs ( evening hours), the guests distributed for the next round to the turntable. This close proximity is necessary because there are fewer places in busy times per lap than waiting guests, and you have to be a guest here quickly to even get a seat. Since there is no fixed queue, determine just luck, speed and rush of the opportunities to participate in the next round.

End of current round

The end of the round indicated on with ramping up the lighting and often the warning of Rekommandeurs to wait until the disc is full. Once the disc is approximately (see section dangers ), those waiting to jump on the turntable and often try to find at a run a gondola on the still not ready. Meanwhile, the passengers climb on the last lap and the waiting one. Those who could not find a place, then the hub of leaves and waits until the next round. The change can therefore run more or less chaotic.

In times quieter operation (usually noon) is the passenger change correspondingly less hectic. You can leave between rounds time then, because waiting for guests and you can always find a free space.

Control prior to the start of the round

Shortly before the start of a new round will be collected and monitored, if that the temples are closed properly by the employees driving chip. Often in this case the hub is already placed in a slow rotation. Thus, the gondolas move past the navigation station, from where the Rekommandeur get a better overall view of the guests and the observance of safety measures. Most in the smooth transition the employee leaves the bridge and the next round begins.

In the evenings, with crowds all sequences during passenger boarding and alighting go hard on each other. The hub is thus only a short time, and otherwise is by running around people what is happening is very much alive, after expiry of the ride itself

Types

When Breakdance 3, the platform is not skewed as opposed to version 1 and 2, so it can be accessed from all sides. But the platform is cone-shaped, that is, the highest point is in the center, and from there it falls completely to the edge evenly. The Breakdance 4 is a version designed for stationary use (eg leisure parks ) and has no bottom plate. He belongs to the ASR products ( Advanced System Ride) by the manufacturer, all of which are built on the same platform and thus were interchangeable.

Blade Runner, Break Dance, Crazy Dance, Magic Dance and Star Dancer are copies from other manufacturers, with the Crazy Dance and Break Dance of Sobema settle by a lifting mechanism under the gondola crosses from the original and the Star Dancer, the direction of rotation of the platform can be changed. The Magic Dance has gondolas that can be filled according to the manufacturer with up to three people.

Star Dancer

The Star Dancer by Nauta Bussink is held in space optics and has a rather fast driving program. The main drives allow the only ride in two directions and a double acceleration speed over the HUSS version. The nacelle itself positioned. A total of four rides were produced, two of which are located in the Netherlands, and one each in Germany and in South Korea.

Hazards

At peak times, it is often difficult when passenger change, nor to find availability. Since there is no fixed queue, speed is an important factor in finding a place. For this reason, some guests jump at the end of this round already on the turntable, even if it is not yet fully come to a standstill. Who jumps up too early, underestimated the speed and its balance can not keep running this risk to topple.

Another danger that can be mentioned in this context, is the accidental contact of people waiting with the hub during a ride. The turntable is 20-30 inches above the level at which those waiting to move. If the necessary safety distance is not observed, it may cause injury on contact with the rotating turntable. Especially with older models of Breakdance this danger is high, since in these the turntable does not perfectly round shape, but a polygon is. With newer models, a round turntable is prescribed.

For these reasons, must be protected by fencing or barriers at the carousel as the breakdancing that no one can come into contact with the ride while driving. This is in accordance with DIN EN 13814 June 2005 throughout Europe. In Germany, this policy has been implemented for the first time in 2007 used by the Diebold at her from Austria acquired breakdancing.