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Why does this script stop working when i add a debounce to it?

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Works normally, but I want the script to have a debounce. Whenever i try to add a debounce though, it just doesn't run.

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(throw)
    local debounce = false
    if debounce then
	    debounce = true
	    script.Parent.Anchored = false
	    script.Parent.Velocity = script.Parent.Velocity + Vector3.new(-100, 100, -100)
	    wait(0.25)
	    script.Parent.Parent.Parent.leaves.oddleaves.WeldConstraint.Enabled = false
	    local explosion = Instance.new("Explosion", workspace)
	    explosion.Position = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.leaves.oddleaves.Position
	    wait(0.45)
	    debounce = false
	end
end)

Whenever I try to touch the part which should start this script, nothing happens. Wiki hasn't exactly been helping very much, either.

Anonymous

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Make sure on line three you check that it's false, not true.

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(throw)
    local debounce = false
    if debounce then -- "If true then"

SO you would want it like this:

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(throw)
    local debounce = false
    if not debounce then -- if not true (aka false)

Because the decision structure will only carry through if the condition is true, even though you set it false before hand.

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ah, ok. i'll be sure to keep this in mind in the future

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