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Re: Circular to Linear Task
Nikita's plan is legal; circular-to-linear is the disk & stick, and the ball is just THERE.
AS far as using steps again, there's no requirement for everything to be one-of-a-kind. Only caveat: your paperwork tells which one counts for what points. No having two balloons and then claiming that the second one counts when the first one fails.
AS far as using steps again, there's no requirement for everything to be one-of-a-kind. Only caveat: your paperwork tells which one counts for what points. No having two balloons and then claiming that the second one counts when the first one fails.
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Circular to Linear
Would a rolling ball bearing (circular motion) that pushed a straw in a straight line (linear motion) work?
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Re: Circular to Linear
I would personally say that does not count. The ball's path is linear, so therefore it is just linear to linear. The ball is just moving down a ramp in a straight line. Can anyone else weigh in on this?abdouraxman wrote:Would a rolling ball bearing (circular motion) that pushed a straw in a straight line (linear motion) work?
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Re: Circular to Linear
Agree.
I'm really puzzled by how difficult this give-away task has been for so many teams. It should be the easiest, most reliable one out there. Look at the side of a railroad steam engine. Power it with a weight on a string wrapped around the wheel. Simple.
I'm really puzzled by how difficult this give-away task has been for so many teams. It should be the easiest, most reliable one out there. Look at the side of a railroad steam engine. Power it with a weight on a string wrapped around the wheel. Simple.
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Re: Circular to Linear
Our team took my suggestion of a ball going around on circular ramp and then hitting something at the end. Practically the simplest way to solve this one.
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Re: Circular to Linear
Another great option is to use a winch system (as said by Primate). A motor spins, winds up string, pulling the string verticallyUncle Fester wrote:Agree.
I'm really puzzled by how difficult this give-away task has been for so many teams. It should be the easiest, most reliable one out there. Look at the side of a railroad steam engine. Power it with a weight on a string wrapped around the wheel. Simple.
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Re: Circular to Linear
I'd be careful about this one, my regional event supervisor denied us points for thataubrey048 wrote:Our team took my suggestion of a ball going around on circular ramp and then hitting something at the end. Practically the simplest way to solve this one.
The winch sounds like a good idea, if we had the money to get one, haha
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Re: Circular to Linear
That's very unusual. How would that be against the rules? I see no way that it doesn't qualify as circular to linear.austinfhs wrote:I'd be careful about this one, my regional event supervisor denied us points for thataubrey048 wrote:Our team took my suggestion of a ball going around on circular ramp and then hitting something at the end. Practically the simplest way to solve this one.
The winch sounds like a good idea, if we had the money to get one, haha
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Re: Circular to Linear
The winch is just a small little DC motor with a straw attached to the end Nothing fancy at allaustinfhs wrote:I'd be careful about this one, my regional event supervisor denied us points for thataubrey048 wrote:Our team took my suggestion of a ball going around on circular ramp and then hitting something at the end. Practically the simplest way to solve this one.
The winch sounds like a good idea, if we had the money to get one, haha
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Re: Circular to Linear
Ball rolling around a ramp and hitting something?
In short. . . . no way.
In short. . . . no way.
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