Imagine someone gave you a sackful of money and told you to build a roller coaster. You'd definitely want it to be the best roller coaster in the world. But how do you go about designing THAT? Armed with your own imagination and some smart research, find out how you can transform a fantasy design into an actual dream product.

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Designing the world's best roller coaster -- What makes a top roller coaster? -- Step 1. dream design- the plunger! -- Step 2. Safety first (Well, second ...) -- Step 3. wood v. steel -- Step 4. the lift hill -- Step 5. the corkscrew -- Step 6. fog city -- Step 7 special seating -- Step 8. the accelerator -- Step 9. zero-g...or not zero-g? -- Step 10. the forest zone -- The world's greatest roller coaster? -- World's top roller coasters.