In Vienna, there is a Ferris wheel designed so that the passengers ride in a standing position. If one of the passengers were standing on a bathroom scale while the ride rotated at a constant speed, the scale would read lowest at

A. the lowest point in the ride.
B. the point in the ride where they were ascending most rapidly.
C. the highest point in the ride.
D. the point in the ride where they were descending most rapidly.


Answer: C

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