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toastspork t1_iya1oh0 wrote

The too-slow roll when the first pop out of the elevator bugged me.

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the-grim t1_iycuugx wrote

There's overrotation at play there, since they're rolling on rails. Basically the bearings are spinning on the rails at a "normal" speed, but each full rotation doesn't move them forward as much because they only touch the rails at the sides rather than at the bottom.

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toastspork t1_iydcmq4 wrote

Too smooth. They're instantly at rail speed.

They'd pop out of the holes, and skid a bit as they'd decelerate. Then, since the rails are at a slight decline, they'd accelerate a bit.

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