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Re: What are you bagging and tagging?
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Originally Posted by RamZ
What's a ballast used for? I've heard the word when talking about trebuchets, is that what it's used for.
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It's just used to weigh down our robot and keep our COG low. Ballast is basically just dead weight. A ballista, on the other hand, is a giant crossbow mounted on a turret. Pretty large difference. 
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