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- Mechanical_bull abstract "A mechanical bull, also known as a rodeo bull is a machine that replicates the sensation of riding a bucking animal, such as a rodeo bull or horse popularized by Sherwood Cryer. It is usually powered by a variable-speed electric motor. Padded flooring is often installed around the equipment in order to prevent injury to those thrown off it.A "quick stop" motor allows the operator to safely control the ride and ensure safety for the rider; this feature allows the operator to stop the ride prior to a rider being thrown. The trained operator at the variable speed control box regulates the unit's Buck-and-Spin speed, as well as spin direction. The equipment has the capability of starting rides very slowly and speeds can be advanced according to a rider's ability. It can go slowly and simply spin for beginners and run at greater speed for experts.Prior to the development of a mechanical bull, a simpler device was created by attaching ropes (sometimes a rope-and-pulley system) to the ends of a large barrel, suspending it from four points, often tall posts or the rafters of a barn. A saddle or bucking equipment would be added, and then a rider would straddle the barrel. Two to four other people would move the barrel by pulling on the ropes to emulate the movement of an animal. This "bucking barrel" is still also used as a less-expensive option for practice and entertainment.Mechanical bulls have existed for decades as a training device for rodeo competitors, as they enable a rider of rough stock (bucking horses and bull riding) to enhance rodeo performance and refine skills without the risk and unpredictability of a live animal. Although mechanical bulls are still routinely used for rodeo training, they are also utilized as an amusement ride, both as a mobile rental (i.e., party entertainment) and stationary entertainment found in bars, restaurants, and clubs. There is a modified, less dangerous style used for children's parties, usually with a one-minute timer. Children remove their shoes to get on. They hold a rope or peg on the shoulder or neck of the machine, and the person who stays on for the whole minute without falling off wins a small prize.As a form of entertainment, the mechanical bull often includes a saddle (used only in saddle bronc riding, not bareback or bull riding) and often a model head of a bull, complete with horns. One of the earliest uses as a form of entertainment was at Bertrand Island Amusement Park in New Jersey), where a mechanical bucking bronco ride was introduced in the 1930s, under the name of "Ride 'Em Cowboy!".The mechanical bull as an entertainment device as well as the commercial use of mechanical bulls gained popular appeal with the release of the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy. In this movie John Travolta and Debra Winger demonstrated the art of riding a mechanical bull to the larger movie-going population. The mechanical bull featured in this movie was the El Toro brand of mechanical bull. This brand of mechanical bull is still in circulation, but does not carry the same safety features that are available on more current models"Bucking bronco" or "bronc" is cowboy slang for a horse that throws a person around.".
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- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Charlies_Angels:_Full_Throttle.
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- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Feeder.
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Flooring.
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Horse.
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Idaho_(Feeder_song).
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- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink List_of_amusement_rides.
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- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Padding.
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- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Rodeo.
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- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Sherwood_Cryer.
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Shoulder.
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Stir_Crazy_(film).
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Strangers_with_Candy.
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink Urban_Cowboy.
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- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLink File:Woman_riding_mechanical_bull.jpg.
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mechanical Bull".
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mechanical bull".
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLinkText "bucking bronco".
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- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLinkText "bull riding".
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLinkText "mechanical bull".
- Mechanical_bull wikiPageWikiLinkText "training bulls".
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- Mechanical_bull subject Category:Amusement_rides.
- Mechanical_bull subject Category:Rodeo.
- Mechanical_bull hypernym Machine.
- Mechanical_bull type Park.
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- Mechanical_bull comment "A mechanical bull, also known as a rodeo bull is a machine that replicates the sensation of riding a bucking animal, such as a rodeo bull or horse popularized by Sherwood Cryer. It is usually powered by a variable-speed electric motor.".
- Mechanical_bull label "Mechanical bull".
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- Mechanical_bull sameAs Touro_mecânico.
- Mechanical_bull sameAs m.0g0xs7.
- Mechanical_bull sameAs Mechanical_bull.
- Mechanical_bull sameAs Mekanisk_tjur.
- Mechanical_bull sameAs Q3305404.
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- Mechanical_bull wasDerivedFrom Mechanical_bull?oldid=677537319.
- Mechanical_bull depiction Gator_Conley_riding_a_mechanical_bull.jpg.
- Mechanical_bull isPrimaryTopicOf Mechanical_bull.