Thread: Springs?? (10 lbs. at 22 ft/s)
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Re: Springs?? (10 lbs. at 22 ft/s)
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Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post
I did the math assuming that you wanted to launch the ball at a 45-degree angle in order to maximize the 'sweet spot' for shooting, and found that the spring requirements are unreasonable. (From the floor to over the overpass was 221 J not including losses due to the game happening in real-life as opposed to a physics classroom -- the spring constants needed were **huge**.)

The other problem is that you cannot transfer the energy fast enough to launch the ball without running awry of the safety requirements.

Patrick
I am curious where you located any specific "safety requirements", and what the defined limits are?
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