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Originally Posted by Aroki
We had success with our purely pneumatic catapult prototype. The key is using a lever and pulling down on the opposite side of the catapult instead of pushing up; this gives it more speed and with pneumatics you have power to spare.
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Based on how pneumatic works, they should push and pull at the same speed. You are likely getting better results because you are pulling closer to the fulcrum then you were pushing or because your pneumatic cylinders are acting at a better angle.