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124113 wrote:

strikerbear10 wrote:So what would you guys say is the best way to build a bouncer?

(My partner and I are still struggling...)

One way would be to put rubber bands around a bowl, if the bowl deforms, taped many together. It isn't the best design, but it's a start.

I am just curious but how far does this bouncer bounce?
Alot of success in this is just little changes. They can make a huge difference.

124113 wrote:Can someone help me with bouncer? It's really hard! And what do you use for the elevated ramp?

what is your catapult like?
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Not very far.

our catapult uses rubber bands, and fling practice golf balls.

kelbyp wrote:My partner and I got first at invitationals. We had a bridge that spanned 22' 4". It was NOT on/between tables.

How'd you do it? What's your design for cantilever?

Not that far, but you could make it higher by adding cups and bowls. It's not the best.

Littleboy wrote:

124113 wrote:

strikerbear10 wrote:So what would you guys say is the best way to build a bouncer?

(My partner and I are still struggling...)

One way would be to put rubber bands around a bowl, if the bowl deforms, taped many together. It isn't the best design, but it's a start.

I am just curious but how far does this bouncer bounce?
Alot of success in this is just little changes. They can make a huge difference.

I can't tell you much because my partner is kind of.......... you know........... But it uses lots of popsical stick for the arm. Tons of rubber bands too.

Hint: Get a Great base and build off of that.

bk wrote:

124113 wrote:Can someone help me with bouncer? It's really hard! And what do you use for the elevated ramp?

what is your catapult like?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Regionals
Junkyard Challenge: 1ST - by a mile
Metrology: 2ND
Write It Do It : 5TH

124113 wrote:

strikerbear10 wrote:So what would you guys say is the best way to build a bouncer?

(My partner and I are still struggling...)

One way would be to put rubber bands around a bowl, if the bowl deforms, taped many together. It isn't the best design, but it's a start.

Hmmmm.....We already tried that, but it isn't working enough for us...
We've also tried making some sort of trampoline, but that still has to be tweaked a little more....

Any other suggestions?

strikerbear10 wrote:

124113 wrote:

strikerbear10 wrote:So what would you guys say is the best way to build a bouncer?

(My partner and I are still struggling...)

One way would be to put rubber bands around a bowl, if the bowl deforms, taped many together. It isn't the best design, but it's a start.

Hmmmm.....We already tried that, but it isn't working enough for us...
We've also tried making some sort of trampoline, but that still has to be tweaked a little more....

Any other suggestions?

anything we've tried with rubber bands just deforms no matter how strong we make it. our bouncer involves no rubber bands and shoots around 2ft.

also, does anybody know if a sort of spring loaded bouncer w/ a trigger that the balls hits as you drop it, and the trigger has to be reset after each bounce is allowed

rkoopma2 wrote:also, does anybody know if a sort of spring loaded bouncer w/ a trigger that the balls hits as you drop it, and the trigger has to be reset after each bounce is allowed

you're not allowed to touch your device.