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chrisjj
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For my Engineering III class we're designing trebuchets.
But, specifically, my question is:
If I have the arm swing forward and let it go as it does normally, where it swings through and then relaxes back to a 90 degree position, will there be more force present in throwing the object there; or option B: would there be more throwing force if I had an immediate stopping point along the axle where the throwing arm would hit into stopping the swing at the right point for the sling to release the object I'm throwing?
But, specifically, my question is:
If I have the arm swing forward and let it go as it does normally, where it swings through and then relaxes back to a 90 degree position, will there be more force present in throwing the object there; or option B: would there be more throwing force if I had an immediate stopping point along the axle where the throwing arm would hit into stopping the swing at the right point for the sling to release the object I'm throwing?