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       Spinning bars
       By: Dutch Date: June 22, 2021, 2:16 pm
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       Spinning bars
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       Spinning bars are a type of weapon. They consist of a bar,
       usually made of Lego plates, spun on an axle by gears or rubber
       bands. The first and most famous bot armed with this type of
       weapon was GyroWave
  HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/gyrowave/.<br
       />They can be vertical
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       />or horizontal
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       Advantages
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       [li]Spinning bars almost always have superior bite compared to
       discs
  HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/spinning-discs/msg187/#msg187.<br
       />This means they often do more damage, even if they store less
       kinetic energy.[/li]
       [li]If they get the right hit, powerful spinning bars can knock
       lighter opponents into the air.[/li]
       [li]Bar spinners are generally at an advantage when they clash
       with disk and saw spinners, as bar spinners usually have much
       more reach and less central mass in the gaps between the teeth,
       meaning that disc spinners are more likely to take damage to
       their discs from bar spinners than the other way around.[/li]
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       Disadvantages
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       [li]Like other spinners, spinning bars are complicated, making
       them sometimes unreliable.[/li]
       [li]If a bar loses a tooth, it can become unbalanced and start
       to "Mauler dance", which may make the bot harder to control,
       lose its low ground clearance, or even flip over.[/li]
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