Luge is a fascinating sport. It is one of the biggest rushes of adrenalin one can ever get. The sport of luge is a very dangerous sport. In my opinion I think you have to be crazy to participate in luge. It takes lots of different things to make luge possible. Equipment, training, the track, the actual race and the physics all play a key roll in luge. Without any of these things luge would not exist.
In luge you need to have the sled. The sled consists of a pod, handle, bow, runner, and a bridge. These parts make up the whole sled. Also needed is the tack. There are two different types of tracks in luge. Natural-track and artificial-track luge. Natural-track luge has hardly any slope on the track. Artificial-track luge has a much greater slope and higher-banked walls. In a luge race, there are Men's singles, women's singles and gender-neutral doubles. At the top of the track there are handles that you swing back and forth on to send your self down the hill. Sound fun right? Once approaching the first hill, you have to lay down and stay flat to gain speed.
Physics has a lot to do with luge. Force and inertia, gravity, friction, aerodynamic drag, and g-force play a critical part on luge. If one of these is off by anything, something can go seriously wrong. To be physically ready to be a luger, is tremendously strong in the upper body. Luger's have to swim, weight train, and preform calisthenics in the off season to build their upper body. Luger's are some of the most physically fit athletes out there. So who wants to be a luger?
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Your post was definatly interesting. I've never even heard of the sport, so i reallly liked reading about it. Also, i like your added little comments like: "Sound fun right?" It just gives the writing a little bit more life. Good job on picking a good topic!
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