Sunday, July 02, 2006
wow! haven't been to sentosa for a long time, probably for around 3 years to date, and when i went there with hui jun on 30 June, I was in for a nice surprise:)
it's really nice now:) clean beaches and waters, modern facilities which gave the place a 'sleek' look, and loads of things to try out.
Most thrilling of course would be the luge ride! It is part go-cart, part-toboggan, basically a fun-filled gravity ride that cleverly exploits physics.
lol. I couldn't help but think about the formula for centripetal acceleration as i approached bends. When I was too fast, and the luge 'skidded', i knew why. And the course was banked! cool. lol... imagine if i hadn't taken physics, i wouldn't even have noticed that it was banked!
[digress: during my driving lesson, the instructor pointed out to me that the bends on the roads were mostly banked. I did not notice this, probably because of the scale. Then he went on to explain, and trust me, this is a good explanation. He said the banking, or slope as he called it, was to allow the rainwater to run quickly into the drainage system. It sounds logical, and I am sure that it is one of the spin-off benefits of having a banked road, but i had a hard time trying to control my laughter]
picture of a luge
yup, and the beach was really nice:)
nice sand
muah haha!! look at how we ruin the sand!
The sunset was really beautiful! And Hui Jun managed to capture very nice pictures:)
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