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Unread 14-01-2017, 03:31
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Re: Realistic high goal scoring rate

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Originally Posted by BoilerMentor View Post
I consulted a very, very intelligent aero friend of mine and called in a favor. His model indicates an optimistic 7 bps directly in front of the goal from a single stream shooter. Coincidentally the tube below the funnel will accommodate 3 fuel with 1/4" between game pieces and between game pieces and the wall. I'm seeing something on the order of 18-21 fuel per second in our future potentially. I will go on record as saying that you need some kind of metering ahead of your shooter and that interface will be EXTREMELY critical if you're aiming for this kind of Lunacy™.
The assumption you are making is that all balls are still lined up at the apex. Break that assumption, and things start to get way more interesting
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