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05-01-2009, 04:03

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Re: Propulsion that does not involve driving wheels

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Originally Posted by computerish

I think RogerHebert is right that you can't use a big fan on top, but what about the idea of pointing a fan (kind of like a leaf blower) over the trailer to deflect balls? Is that legal?

Our team did some tests to see if a leaf blower could deflect an incoming cell, but we had very little success even though the leafblower was significantly stronger than any fan that a 12V CIM could power. The design of the balls just doesn't have enough surface area for them to be affected by air movement.

Too bad.

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