ball moveing up and than going down agein
 

what can I do to stop it from downing that please :confused:

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well if you can find a way to go against the forces of gravity that would be your best option...until then, whatever comes up will have to go down sooner or later ;)

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Just put a ball between that and you'll be fine

<Disclamer> I did not host or make that image I only found it </Disclamer>

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Hi Keith. Explain your mechanism and perhaps we could help. The short answer to your question is "friction." The only question is what form of friction will best help you.

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Hehe, Rick, I really think he was joking.

If he was not then... wow.

If you are serious then you can also use spin... but I still have to say "wow".

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i think he means going up then going straight back down, right back onto the rack.

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Ok heres how it works...

1) Throw the ball
2) Quickly hurry across and hope to beat it to the landing point
3) Attempt to catch the ball without breaking any thing
4) Repeat Steps 1-3

If that doesnt work... giant vaccum cleaner with aloooot of suction

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You forgot

5) And don't score any points because that's not a legal hurdle.

(It is left as an excercise for the reader to find why.)

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definition of hurdle, ball must hit the floor or another robot before again coming in contact with the original hurdling robot. qed

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Ooh! I got this one! Don't throw the ball in the first place!

Wait a minute... what are we doing reviving a 2 year old thread?!? :ahh:

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I was going to ask the same question. Posts are dated at the top left corner of each post...

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WOW!
Well, another even year, another ball game. This thread is probably a lot more relevant to this year's game than 2006.