▁to ▁ground ▁level , ▁which ▁the ▁first ▁drop ▁did , ▁would ▁be ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁zero ▁initial ▁velocity . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁cy clone ▁im part ed ▁an ▁initial ▁velocity ▁to ▁the ▁cars ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁hill ▁( say ▁from ▁a ▁lift ▁chain ) ▁the ▁car ▁may ▁have ▁reached ▁such ▁advert ised ▁spe eds . ▁ ▁R iders ▁Qu otes ▁Ed ▁Cow ley , ▁who ▁had ▁r idden ▁The ▁" Cy clone " ▁many ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁life , ▁said : ▁ ▁Er ma ▁Andrew s , ▁who ▁pil oted ▁bi plan es ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁registered ▁nur se , ▁rode ▁the ▁Cry stal ▁Beach ▁" Cy clone " ▁many ▁times ▁and ▁re called ▁the ▁following ▁story : ▁ ▁{{ c quote | I ▁rode ▁the ▁Cy clone ▁a ▁lot . ▁I ▁was ▁quite ▁used ▁to ▁thr illing ▁r ides -- you ▁know , ▁' ho - hum ,' ▁'' pass é !-- but ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁real ▁pis ser ! ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁it ▁looked ▁like ▁you ▁were ▁going ▁to ▁go ▁right ▁into ▁the ▁drink , ▁because ▁the ▁ride ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁st il ts , ▁you ▁see , ▁and ▁it ▁j utt ed ▁out ▁over ▁the ▁ocean , ▁and ▁you ' d ▁turn ▁and ▁swo op ▁down ▁right ▁there . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁nur se ▁station ed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁it , ▁because ▁people ▁would ▁come ▁off ▁sick ▁or ▁injured . ▁One ▁time , ▁they ▁put ▁me ▁in ▁the ▁seat ▁with