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Re: pic: Schreiber Take on West Coast Drive

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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber View Post
Which would be "doing the math" would it not be? I disagree that there is structural feedback you can't get off a napkin since the lightening of 2337's hanging system was a napkin* sketch but I will give you the benefit of the doubt. The ones that bother me are the ones that say, "We go X fps" and then when questioned about that number are unable to tell us their ratios. To me it screams that they pulled a number out of their behind.


*Actually, I think Spaz Dad used the back of another sheet of paper
I agree that things such as lightening patterns can be done easily on sheets of paper, but more complex mechanisms such as our kicker pull-back mechanism should be done primarily in CAD.
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