IMO, the million dollar question: does the puncture in the outer layer change its squishiness and/or how quickly it returns? It seems like the squishiness is at least partly driven by forcing air in and out through the one little hole in the jacket/coating... I'd think more puncture holes could dramatically change that (and thus how it shoots/flies... particularly in a flywheel/compression shooter).
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Originally Posted by MrForbes
After playing with the ball for a few minutes, I have very little interest in trying to shoot it using a spinning wheel. It's not that type of ball.
However, building a medieval siege engine (catapult) looks like a neat plan!
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That's what I've been thinking since I first saw their differences from the Basketballs & Poof Balls... without having tried shooting Boulders (worn and unworn) with both catapults and flywheels (and impact launchers, I suppose) it's obviously all just educated guess-work.
Just remember, FIRST isn't about the robot, just have fun, meet new people, and try to learn something new. Killing yourself with inhumane amounts of pressure just isn't fun for anyone.
- Ian W. [more] 
11-01-2016, 09:39
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