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Re: pic: 1251 Prototype v 1.2

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Originally Posted by Stephen P
You couldnt find out the rotational speed from just projectile distance, becausethis would require the assumption that 100% of the wheels energy is translated into the ball (a horrible assumption).
That is not true. You could assume whatever efficiency of energy translation you want, but whatever number you use would be an estimate without knowing other information. You also have to estimate a few otehr numbers. But tehy gave you the angle and distance traveled.
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