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The ride accelerates to 240 kilometres per hour in under five seconds. The figure is taken from Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Formula Rossa is the fastest roller coaster running

The ride accelerates to 240 kilometres per hour in under five seconds Formula Rossa opened at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi in November 2010 and uses a hydraulic winch system to reach 240 kilometres per hour in about 4.9 seconds. Riders wear protective goggles because wind and airborne sand would otherwise sting their eyes. The circuit is 2.2 kilometres long, and the launch is monitored by a computer that checks track conditions before each dispatch. It sits in Mondo's records & extremes collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The ride accelerates to 240 kilometres per hour in under five seconds. The figure is taken from Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.