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Re: Thrown litter defense?

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Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird View Post
No the vortex cannon would shoot pool noodles flying at you out of the air. They wouldn't shoot noodles back over to the other side. Its completely viable...
Also it wouldn't be viable I try to bring a vortex cannon into every years game to make a point of what is possible and what is practical.
While a vortex cannon would have to be rather large to disrupt a noodle's flight at any range, the real impracticality would be targeting - even if you could aim it fast enough, noodles don't fly straight enough to regularly be where your vortex will be. If you're going to use up all or much of a robot defending against litter, it's much easier and more effective to process it after it falls, preferably with the smallest FRC robot you can build.
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