stackyFACTSDefying gravity requires an aggressively paranoid wheel assembly. Every single cart utilizes a main wheel to roll, a side wheel to stop lateral shaking, and an up-stop wheel clamped under the track, ensuring that when you hit a loop, you don't instantly launch into the adjacent parking lot.
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