Infinite Limits

Emblem of Quickness

              The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for modern theme parks. In essence a specialized railroad system, a roller coaster consists of a track that rises in designed patterns, sometimes with one or more inversions, such as vertical loops that turn the rider briefly upside down. Most roller coasters have multiple cars in which passengers sit and are restrained and the entire set of cars hooked together is called a train The overall speed and openness of a roller coaster gives people a rush of adrenaline that no other vehicle really can do.

            Quickness can be compared to a roller coaster in several ways. The speed of a roller coaster is even faster than Calvino’s emblem of a horse and exemplifies the idea of quickness. Also, the feeling you get on a roller coaster relates to speed of mind. Your thoughts are rushing as your nerves are flying, combining to make your whole body feel the adrenaline rush you get as you drop down and loop around. In a sense, you have no concept of the actual time you are on this ride, but a feeling of excitement that some never want to end. What a roller coaster can do to your mind and body is unlike many other feelings you would experience in everyday life. Quickness again comes into play as a roller coaster can be seen as something that establishes a feeling that at one time may not have been seen as possible.