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Originally Posted by TheHolyHades1
There was also talk of using some interesting pneumatics physics where, between 3 pistons, they were able to achieve (if I remember correctly) 250% of the normal psi? Is this even possible, or am I simply remembering wrong?
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Could be.
It's illegal (and unwise) to configure pistons such that they will boost the PSI in another one (although it's possible). If they were doing it like this, they weren't following the rules, and have a potentially pretty unsafe situation on their hands.
What they were probably talking about is configuring the pistons such that they generate three times the force, maybe just by moving where they attach to the catapult, or by just using three side by side instead of one. It's just basic physics/mechanical advantage stuff.
They also could be talking about getting a 250% faster flow rate by doing a pneumatic tank on the vent, using special solenoids, or some other tricky pneumatics stuff.