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Loop the Loop
M-m4c



A rolling ball must be released from a height equal to 2.7 times the radius of the loop.


Fishbane Chapter:   7.2
HRW 9th:   8.08
Reese Chapter:   8.913
RHK 5th:   12.4
SJ 3rd Chapter:   7.4
PIRA DCS classification:   1M40.20

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