200 mph ball kicker
 

Would this be considered overkill for a ball kicker?


http://translate.google.com/translat...&sl=auto&tl=en

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

It breaks a few rules about extension into the Bumper Perimeter and would bounce out of the goals... so..... yes? :)

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

I'll just go ahead and be the first one to point out 200km/h != 200mph ;-)

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

It would roughly be 125 mph.

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

Yeah, but what about breaking the sound barrier?!?

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

Also getting that by safety may be an issue... I know the refs would be scared of missfired balls heading there way

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

To be fair, the translated article does say 200 mph. Either way it's still gonna turn the heads of the safety inspectors (and everyone else)....but DANG that is cool

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

there is no such thing as overkill

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

I know I shouldn't doubt you Al, but I see nothing about the sound barrier. Could you point us to this rule?

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

Fast enought to wipe off the tie-dye... :rolleyes:

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

I'll say no rules broken. The wheels move, not the frame; and the kicker stays under the frame before kicking, pops out of the perimeter for no more than 2 seconds, and retracts. All of that seems nearly text book.;)

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

If it's that fast, <S01> may well come into effect...

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

Which section is <S01> in again?

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

<S01>-<S04> are the first four rules in Section 7, right after the definitions.

<S0X> and <GXX> rules are in Section 7, <RXX> rules are in Section 8, and <TXX> rules are in Section 9. Other sections with rules do not number them.

<S01> is the most general of the safety rules. Pretty much, if it's unsafe, it can be penalized.

Re: 200 mph ball kicker
 

It's remarkable that the original article cites 200 km/h and 130 km/h but then Google Translate decided it was 200 mi/h and 130 km/h. I wonder how it did that - why did it choose to translate kilometer as mile, without converting, and then decided to skip "translating" the other figure. An interesting bug, maybe...