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Re: Minibot Falling Solutions

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
I was actually working this off general body proportions and some fudging for stretching up and standing on your toes. My mostly guesswork formula comes out as Reach = Height * 11 / 8. I'm 70" and I can reach my 96" ceiling standing on my toes, so all of my data points agree well with my formula....
I am 78" tall, but with no shoes I can only reach around 102" while standing on my toes. While the tall person idea is viable, I would want to test it before it was my job to pull down the minibot. Also take into account that you are not right under the minibot, but 12" away from the pole.
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