Re: OT: Repeatably lobbing "projectiles"

On 11/23/2024 2:13 PM, Edward Hernandez wrote:

Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:

On 11/22/2024 3:35 PM, Jeroen Belleman wrote:

You're free to scale and reconfigure the thing.  If you want an
exact solution, at least specify your exact requirements.  Otherwise
we'll think you're here just to argue.  You know how to state exact
specs, don't you?

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What specs are missing from my original post?

 Your original post (message id <vhmm2k$hpg1$1@dont-email.me>) omitted
(at least) any statement of the requirement for:
 

 From Message-ID: <vhn9jc$klsd$2@dont-email.me>
The mechanism must be able to be loaded, "cocked" and released
without humans being involved.

 Which was only revealed after two sequential posts from Liz and one
intervening reply from you.

Gee, my bad.
I also didn't mention that you couldn't use a professional basketball
player as the launcher.
Or, that explosives as propellants would likely not be acceptable.
Or, a specific accuracy *or* repeatability.
Or, a cost, weight, size, etc.
Feel better?