Thread: FRC488 Pneumatic Catapult
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Re: FRC488 Pneumatic Catapult
One of the best videos yet...... "Pie" is in the URL.


OT: Did you find that the orientation of the ball mattered for the shots?

We came to similar conclusions about the inconsistency of using wheels as far as the compression and spin of the ball upon release goes, and made a sort of catapult. We were using the same ball over and over for testing, and we found that we were most consistent with the FIRST logo facing up (as opposed to the side) because there was a dent in the ball immediately underneath it.
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