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Re: Balls under a bridge

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Originally Posted by Orion.DeYoe View Post
The polycarbonate is actually attached to the moving part of the bridge. So when the bridge is tipped it moves the polycarbonate and will dislodge the ball.
... Supposed to dislodge the ball.

In practice it's not as efficient at dislodging the ball as it should be and sometimes needs the bridge to be held down on the other side longer than expected.
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