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Re: pic: Top secret Atomic Dragons shooter design reveled!

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Originally Posted by ehfeinberg View Post
I had the same idea but scrapped it after realizing that when you go to punch the disc forward, the lip of the disc gets caught on the the spinner. There are ways around this, but sadly my team didn't have the resources to pursue this idea.
That's why the suction cup is on a piston so it can be lifted up out of the way of the flywheel before it's hit.
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