Thread: Catapult
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Unread 17-01-2008, 00:05
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Re: Catapult

It's hard to tell by the picture where the ball will sit. You're not forgetting about the flag pole are you? Is there a spot in the corner for it? As to can it accelerate the ball to an acceptable launch velocity? It's to late for my brain. Gut feeling, don't think so. Our team was going down this path. We've more or less scapped it . The stored energy and the velocity of the moving components in our opinion are a safety risk. Our school admin is very adverse to any risk. There is no way I would want them to see a mech operate like that.