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Re: 2 wheels vs 1 wheel in a linear shooter

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
Think of a car traveling down the highway at 60 mph.

The geometrical center of each tire is traveling at 60 mph.

At any instant in time, the bottom of each tire is traveling at 0 mph, and the top of each tire is traveling at 120 mph.

It's the same with the frisbee.



Makes sense - thanks for the explanation.
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