How to Design a Device to Launch an Egg Over Obstacles?

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abm4life said:
excessive recoil due to it being light, which is what i stated in my huge paragraph! :P so ye "that IS what US guys have been trying to get at all this time"!
That's right. A stable platform that is far more massive than the projectile (and the delivery mechanism) will be easier to calibrate for accuracy.
 
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turbo-1 said:
That's right. A stable platform that is far more massive than the projectile (and the delivery mechanism) will be easier to calibrate for accuracy.


So what materials do you guys suggest I use for the platform and the delivery mechanism? And what do you suggest I use as an 'adjuster' for height and distance?
 
What do you think would work? This is an exercise designed to make you think. Give some suggestions and if you're running off-track people here will help you. I could design your launcher for you, but then you would have learned a LOT less than if you designed it yourself.
 

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