2010-01-15, 12:00 AM
Since F=ma is pretty much the extent of my actual physics knowledge, I have a question for you all.
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Air is pumped into a cylinder to push a piston, which hits a free-rotating board suspended from above, which then hits a ball. How would I figure out how far the ball can go, given the air pressure, diameter of the cylinder, weight of the ball, etc?
![[Image: 2jadkp3.png]](http://i49.tinypic.com/2jadkp3.png)
Air is pumped into a cylinder to push a piston, which hits a free-rotating board suspended from above, which then hits a ball. How would I figure out how far the ball can go, given the air pressure, diameter of the cylinder, weight of the ball, etc?

