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  2. Glossary of pinball terms - Wikipedia

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    A mechanism that can launch balls into play without requiring the player to manually operate the plunger. [11] autosave. More commonly called ball save, every ball that goes down the drain will be returned to the plunger for a limited time. [12] The amount of time that an autosave lasts varies from machine to machine and can be adjustable.

  3. Catapult - Wikipedia

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    [52] [53] Human cannonball circus acts use a catapult launch mechanism, rather than gunpowder, and are risky ventures for the human cannonballs. [54] Early launched roller coasters used a catapult system powered by a diesel engine or a dropped weight to acquire their momentum, [55] such as Shuttle Loop installations between 1977 and 1978.

  4. Throwing - Wikipedia

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    Throwing mechanisms, along with projectiles themselves, rank amongst the oldest technological artefacts in the archaeological records. They vary greatly in size and complexity, from the hand-held and extremely simple sling, to the very heavy and complex catapults. These two types of devices have in common with hand-throwing the fact that the ...

  5. Pinball - Wikipedia

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    The player can control the amount of force used for launching by pulling the plunger a certain distance (thus changing the spring compression). This is often used for a "skill shot", in which a player attempts to launch a ball so that it exactly hits a specified target.

  6. Human cannonball - Wikipedia

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    Rossa Matilda Richter ("Zazel") with her cannon in 1877.. The first human cannonball, launched in 1877 at the Royal Aquarium in London, was the 17-year-old Rossa Matilda Richter, going by the stage name "Zazel". [1]

  7. Trebuchet - Wikipedia

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    A trebuchet [nb 1] (French: trébuchet) is a type of catapult [5] that uses a rotating arm with a sling attached to the tip to launch a projectile. It was a common powerful siege engine until the advent of gunpowder. The design of a trebuchet allows it to launch projectiles of greater weights and further distances than that of a traditional ...

  8. Water gun - Wikipedia

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    The Waterball series has a spring-based catapult mechanisms for launching balls of water out of its nozzle. [11] The Water Warriors Steady Stream uses a spring-based mechanisms as a sort of water capacitor to allow this otherwise piston-based water gun to produce a constant stream of water so long as the user pumps quickly enough. [12]

  9. Slingshot - Wikipedia

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    Placing multiple balls in the pouch produces a shotgun effect (even though not very accurate), such as firing a dozen BBs at a time for hunting small birds. With the addition of a suitable rest, the slingshot can also be used to shoot arrows , allowing the hunting of medium-sized game at short ranges.