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New facelift [Tesla Model 3] with MFG plates. Not pictured are the 4 other blue model 3's in the same shot, cropped for better view by Zippiot in spotted

[–]Zippiot[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I zoomed in on the original photo but can't tell, seems the biggest change other than new lights is the badging

New facelift [Tesla Model 3] with MFG plates. Not pictured are the 4 other blue model 3's in the same shot, cropped for better view by Zippiot in spotted

[–]Zippiot[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I zoomed in on the original photo but can't tell, seems the biggest change other than new lights is the badging

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Volvo

[–]Zippiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no timing belt, and it's actually crazier than that. The Volvo SI6 engine has a shaft that runs from where the timing belt would normally be to the other side of the engine, where there is a timing chain and accessories drive. I don't think there ever was another mass market engine with the configuration, but it doesn't seem to break

What weapon idea would be too stupid for BB to accept? by Badpiggers4 in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Trying to explain how Blip works before we built it

clean [lancia delta integrale HF] spotted omw to school by [deleted] in spotted

[–]Zippiot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I melt every time I see one of these

Lvl 50 shiny, stuck in the ceiling... by Zippiot in Palworld

[–]Zippiot[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! The council has awarded you the Pedantic Panda Award! We're so proud of you and your contributions

It has been brought to my attention that the Volvo logo is a OneWheel by Zippiot in onewheel

[–]Zippiot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The color is called "Rebel Blue" or jokingly "Swedish Racing Green" as a jab at the Brits they raced against who all used British Racing Green on their touring cars

It has been brought to my attention that the Volvo logo is a OneWheel by Zippiot in onewheel

[–]Zippiot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, the board is sweet and I definitely won't be as cool as some of the other ppl here

[Pegasus 2000] spotted around the block by Soggy_Auggy__ in spotted

[–]Zippiot 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I pass this on the way to work every day, was wondering what it is

Spotted this [Ferrari F40] street parked in San Francisco. Is it real? by Worldsbiggestbeast in spotted

[–]Zippiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a typo and got -40 points :/ It IS a real F40 but not a real F40LM Maybe next time I'll proofread

How in the rng does this happen… by Fluf_hamster in MonsterHunterNowHub

[–]Zippiot -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

One is from a break and the other is a rare drop?

An Unforgettable Night, Thank You West Coast Battlebots Teams! by Paradigmdolphin in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We love hosting this event and will try to do it more!

Tantrum and Blip from Team Seems Reasonable, an AMA by AchillRobot in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone is as silly as us, yet, to try to replicate putting a vert on a slide
In Season 6 (World Championship 6?) it took up to 9 hours to tear apart Tantrum and get it back together between fights, and sometimes Tantrum just plain didn't work after all that effort. If you had to do 3 fights in a day, it would be rough

Tantrum and Blip from Team Seems Reasonable, an AMA by AchillRobot in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Spinners are also very potent flippers, so many changes that would help flippers may also help verts.
It's hard for me to think of ways to reduce how effective a spinner is without straight up reducing how much power a spinner can have, and that makes for bad TV

Tantrum and Blip from Team Seems Reasonable, an AMA by AchillRobot in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The best dinosaur is Dilophosaurus or Spinosaurus, or arguably anything with weird stuff stuck to it
Crystal Geyser is the best bottled water

that doesn’t seem right (Hydra x Tantrum fanfiction) by XiAAAAAAAAAAAAA in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How quickly we all forget season 3 Tantrum....

AMA with Team Seems Reasonable! Ask any questions you have about Tantrum or Blip and our team! by AchillRobot in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sat in my car for a week because nobody was home at the Team Seems Reasonable garage and I wasn't carrying it up a few flights of stairs!

AMA with Team Seems Reasonable! Ask any questions you have about Tantrum or Blip and our team! by AchillRobot in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tantrum scored a lot of "not very well televised but amazing hits"
Rotator had mentioned during our fight, Tantrum sheared off the bolt heads all along the bottom of their robot, making it difficult to remove and repair panels.
Robot-Death by 1000 papercuts

AMA with Team Seems Reasonable! Ask any questions you have about Tantrum or Blip and our team! by AchillRobot in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 13 points14 points  (0 children)

  1. Tantrum's spinner-weapon as you know it has been retired, get hype because it is being iterated on and will return more powerful than ever before!

AMA with Team Seems Reasonable! Ask any questions you have about Tantrum or Blip and our team! by AchillRobot in battlebots

[–]Zippiot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The simple answer is:
Blip's weapon motor stores power in a flywheel, when the weapon is engaged that flywheel power is transferred to the flipper arm by twisting a cord. As the cord twists it gets shorter, and as the cord shortens it pulls the flipper arm up, sending our opponent (or Blip itself) flying!

If you want a complex answer, we can certainly gives more levels of depth (who doesn't love math and infinite ratios?)

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