Let’s go round and round: the history and science behind carousels

Carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, flying horses, galloper... this amusement ride goes by many a name, but the joy it ...
Wired

The Physics of the Bullet Hitting a Merry Go Round

Yes. I just posted about MythBusters. However, I thought this would be an appropriate time to also talk about the physics involved with the "shoot the merry go round" myth. The basic idea of the myth ...
Wired

Jumping off a merry go round

Suppose you are on a spinning merry go round and you just step off. Shouldn't the merry go round slow down? The answer is no. If you just step off, the merry go round will keep going the same speed ...
Fox Business

Remember Merry-Go-Round? A glance at some of the hot teen stores and brands now gone

NEW YORK – Remember Merry-Go-Round, the hot teen retailer in the 1980s that went bankrupt in the 1990s? Teens fickle behavior has helped write the obituaries of many once hot-retailers and brands over ...
South Florida Reporter

The National Zoo In Washington Has A Solar-Powered Carousel.

Prior to his historic 1927 solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh relaxed by taking a spin on a carousel at Coney ...
The Washington Post

The march and the merry-go-round

There will be many commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Once these events are over, there will remain in Washington several reminders ...