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Posted: **Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:50 am**

My ballistic pendulum diy.
test video:
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Posted: **Sat Sep 23, 2017 1:41 pm**

Watch video, try again.

[youtube][/youtube]

Posted: **Sat Sep 23, 2017 3:40 pm**

What did I just watch, is big brother spying on us all

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 12:07 pm**

In order to gather meaningful data, the pendulum needs to swing in a single plane like this one:

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Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 2:56 pm**

Now I get it, X energy to deflect X mass X distance

Posted: **Sun Sep 24, 2017 3:24 pm**

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:In order to gather meaningful data, the pendulum needs to swing in a single plane like this one:

To be fair, a pendulum that is free to rotate (as that shown in the OP) does provide meaningful data: it provides a minimum value.

Posted: **Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:29 pm**

To be fair, using a ballistic pendulum just steps you back a couple hundred years in technology.

My ballistic pendulum diy.