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Parabola, a wooden ball launcher

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I think I could watch this ball-launching sculpture for a long time. Called parabola, it was created by youtube user MechanicalSculptor. I wonder how long it took to design a system that can launch balls with such precision? [via Hacked Gadgets]

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2 thoughts on “Parabola, a wooden ball launcher

  1. Garrett says:

    Not much precision involved, you can see the balls hit the large basket and backstop at a wide range of locations. It’s basically a funnel.

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