Variable Leverage Remote Drop
(VLR) A trebuchet powered by a rope pulled from a remote location where the effective mass ratio is changed over time by having the counterweight pull down the middle of a span in the rope.
Machines
Power Source
Gravity
Advantages
- Uses full height for drop
- Dynamic arm ratio
Disadvantages
- Hard to build
- Lots of friction
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