Disk Orientation

[Anupam Goli]

Originally Posted by Keefe2471

Was that including contacting the wall? I would think that the wall would increase the randomness of the frisbees orientation by more then that.

Unless the wall matches the curvature of the top surface of the frisbee, then I don't see them falling upside down after hitting a wall. The only possible case would be if there is no rotation on the frisbee. The net on the other hand might cause some more variances, but unless you were trying to hit the net, you're not going to hit it.

[Keefe2471]

Originally Posted by Wing

Unless the wall matches the curvature of the top surface of the frisbee, then I don't see them falling upside down after hitting a wall. The only possible case would be if there is no rotation on the frisbee. The net on the other hand might cause some more variances, but unless you were trying to hit the net, you're not going to hit it.

Most of the videos that teams have posted have shots hitting the wall with serious force at an angle of at 45 degrees or less from the bottom of the frisbee to the wall if they are shooting from the area around/in front of the pyramid. Will that change how they land? Will a long and herefor more flat shot illustrate what your are hypothesizing better?

This just makes me more excited for week 1 and seeing how the game developes with time. The super complicated stratagem I posted earlier was more of a championships level of depth in an alliance. I think you will see 2 of those three positions filled on most alliances that win early regionals. Or not.

[Bruceb]

Just adding a tiny bit of info on 706's flipper to up the curiosity factor. Our fully internal disk flipper is completely passive. No sensors, no coding no electricity, no pneumatics and fully effective at flipping upside down bee's and leaving right side up bee's alone.
Pics coming soon.
Bruce