16-10-2006, 00:23
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
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Re: Firing Softballs
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Originally Posted by Insomniacsloth
Has anybody tried firing something anywhere near the size of a softballs using Vex parts, perhaps in a pitching machine set up (spinning wheels the ball passes between)? Possible at all?
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FYI - The mass of the Hangin' Around softballs is roughly the same as that of an Aim High Poof Ball. That should give you some idea of what you are up against.
I have no doubt that one can launch them a non-trivial distances at almost fast rates (a few Secs per ball per launcher); but I suspect that the launcher(s) (metal and motors) will have a very short half life.
Blake
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