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    Re: Fw: Bumper Ideas Needed —Laurentino Martins
   The idea of the pendulum if great, and it's even easier that you imagined it. Imagine the pendulum is an inverted cone, much like the things they use in the buildings to see if they are straight (I don't know the name in English, sorry). If you put (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Fw: Bumper Ideas Needed —Bill Clagett
     If you use a rubber band to supply the "downward" force instead of gravity, you get a much more flexible device. Laurentino Martins wrote in message <4.1.19981204185740....90.220>... (...) it. (...) the buildings to see if they are straight (I don't (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Fw: Bumper Ideas Needed —Jasper Janssen
   (...) Hey, I don't know the english name either, don't worry. :) I think I know what you meant, tho - like, like this or something? :) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ---...--- \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ (...) Not everyone needs to have English as a first (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Fw: Bumper Ideas Needed —Ben Laurie
   (...) It's called a plumb-line. Cheers, Ben. (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Fw: Bumper Ideas Needed —Daniel Miller
   (...) Or (if you're the kind of guy who calls a screw remover an easy-out) a plumb-bob. Often available with a chalk bit on the end, to mark the point found. Daniel "Dan'l" Miller Senior, School of Aeronautics and danielmi@expert.cc.purdue.edu (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
 

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