Thread: Fastest Possible Canburglar
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Re: Fastest Possible Canburglar
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Originally Posted by AGPapa View Post
Does this help?
Yup! We implemented just one side (2 cans) due to the tremendous torque on the system with the circular aluminum tubing we could source before worlds. If our team had the time, budget, and experience with carbon fiber we would likely have built an attachment to go all the way across.

Karthik always says "Read the rules" and our team has taken that to heart (I love his talks. If you haven't seen them you should).
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