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Re: pic: CATAPULT!
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Originally Posted by Alekat
<S01>...An example of an unsafe design is a shooter mechanism
that has a large mass that is stopped abruptly at the end of travel and is at risk of breaking off the ROBOT and becoming a projectile.
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I think the key part of that rule may be the second half of it - at risk of breaking off and becoming a projectile. If it's designed such that it doesn't have that risk, then perhaps it would be just fine.
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01-02-2006, 12:22
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