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Trav-O

21-03-2008 16:18

WE WANT YOUR BALLS!

Ok, so today in the design lab we were calibrating a newtons cradle, aka the ball clacker, and it struck us...

a giant track ball newton's cradle

who's in?

vivek16

21-03-2008 17:12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trav-O (Post 722233)

Ok, so today in the design lab we were calibrating a newtons cradle, aka the ball clacker, and it struck us...

a giant track ball newton's cradle

who's in?

mm... I don't mean to ruin all of your fun but since track balls are not very close to perfectly inelastic, they would not work as well as steel balls.

I would like to see how it works though.

-Vivek

DonRotolo

21-03-2008 18:42

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yeah, what he ^^ said. Soft spheres don't work well.

vivek16

21-03-2008 22:22

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hmm... I wonder if you can find 40" diameter solid stainless steel balls somewhere... now THAT would be awesome (and potentially fatal...).

Not to mention pricey (4" steel balls on mcmaster are 200 bucksish...) ouch

-Vivek

Carlee10

21-03-2008 22:25

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Not to sound stupid(which I'm sure I do), but is a Newton's cradle one of those things where balls on rods bounce off of each other continually until it stops?

ALIBI

21-03-2008 22:29

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Your contraption would make quite a conversation piece in the courtyard in Atlanta.

vivek16

21-03-2008 22:54

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Originally Posted by Water Bandit23 (Post 722416)

Not to sound stupid(which I'm sure I do), but is a Newton's cradle one of those things where balls on rods bounce off of each other continually until it stops?

yes

vivek16

22-03-2008 00:55

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2 words: TRACKBALL PINBALL

Dan Richardson

22-03-2008 01:03

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Trackball kick ball at champs anyone!?

vivek16

22-03-2008 10:16

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Hmm... A track ball basket ball court?

-Vivek

EDIT: WITH ROBOTS!!!! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!

Derek Smith

22-03-2008 10:54

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Originally Posted by Stud Man Dan (Post 722475)

Trackball kick ball at champs anyone!?

This. This right here. It's almost as awesome as trackball dodgeball.

I'm in.

i_am_samus

22-03-2008 12:50

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I wholeheartedly agree. We can all leave with broken feet as souvenirs </sarcasm> :P

Wayne Doenges

22-03-2008 18:37

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Two words:
Trackball Soccer

vivek16

22-03-2008 19:22

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Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges (Post 722707)

Two words:
Trackball Soccer

I call being goalie!!

Yes, a sport I will actually be good at. :D

-Vivek

IndySam

22-03-2008 19:42

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vivek16

22-03-2008 23:42

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^^

How cool would that be with robots, trackballs, and hula hoops??

-Vivek

Cooley744

22-03-2008 23:57

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trackball wall ball is pretty fun, track ball golf is interesting, and track ball bowling is nearly impossible!

Mike Schreiber

23-03-2008 00:16

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I vote volleyball....we've tried it....it's hard. The overpass is not a very good net, and it is VERY hard to return after a serve. Still worth a shot though.

RyanCahoon

23-03-2008 22:43

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Originally Posted by ICanCountTo19 (Post 722884)

I vote volleyball....we've tried it....it's hard. The overpass is not a very good net, and it is VERY hard to return after a serve. Still worth a shot though.

My team tried this, and found it actually works quite well. Might have been because we were in a room exactly the same size as the play field, so bouncing it off the walls was legal. It was more like playing volley ball in a hockey rink... :D

--Ryan

mrbob1000

26-03-2008 15:37

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this would require lots of people...

TRACKBALL JUGGLING!

trackball segway polo?

DarkShinigami

10-04-2008 22:11

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trackball skydiving

Stephi Rae

10-04-2008 22:21

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Originally Posted by RyanCahoon (Post 723537)

Yes... late nights in that room were... interesting. and I will never forget the freezing days...The volleyball was pretty fun though!

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