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Re: Lets do it again...

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
2013 - Almost every competitive Frisbee hopper in the world was a gravity fed bucket. Why did this work? The bucket controlled the orientation of the Frisbees, the bucket dimensions prevented Frisbees from sliding into or past each other, and the rigid nature of the Frisbees prevented them from sticking or jamming.
I don't know how difficult it was for other teams, but 469 went through a pretty significant amount of iteration to make sure frisbees didn't jam in the bucket. Passive systems often take a bit more finagling to work the way you want them to.
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