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Unread 22-01-2017, 00:46
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Re: Ball Centering Video (Team 846)

Hi! I'm James (the host, on the right in the video)

You are completely right in the sense that it does take awhile until noticeable change has occurred. However, both me and Jing-Chen were very surprised that the ball climbed climbed onto the roller relatively quickly. This means that the ball is indeed shifting when it passes through the shooter, and such a small change may have an effect on where the ball lands. Whether or not this change is negligible or not, or whether centering is actually desired, is up to the viewer to decide.

As for the variables you've mentioned, I'm glad that this video got you thinking! After all, this is merely a simple test built out of LEGOs, so we couldn't account for all of those.
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