Possible game hint?

[Briansmithtown]

Looking at pictures posted on Facebook of the KoP at FedEx being put together. I saw what appers to be solo cups of blue and green in the back. That can only mean one thing. #watergame



It is a bit blurry because I had to zoom in

[Nikki Haux]

Looking at pictures posted on Facebook of the KoP at FedEx being put together. I saw what appers to be solo cups of blue and green in the back. That can only mean one thing. #watergame



It is a bit blurry because I had to zoom in

Could you post the original image?

[jlmcmchl]

Based on what I understand FIRST's policy to be about releasing Game Hints, the only ones to be released have already been (it was solved rather quickly, too), I don't think this is of any concern. First tells you when they release something, whether it's a game hint or not.

For example, someone found a picture of rick astley on usfirst.org last year, but in the end Frank commented on FRC Blogged post about the game hint(An encrypted poem) that rick astley was a red herring; only his blog post actually had any significance.

[BrendanB]

Based on what I understand FIRST's policy to be about releasing Game Hints, the only ones to be released have already been (it was solved rather quickly, too), I don't think this is of any concern. First tells you when they release something, whether it's a game hint or not.

For example, someone found a picture of rick astley on usfirst.org last year, but in the end Frank commented on FRC Blogged post about the game hint(An encrypted poem) that rick astley was a red herring; only his blog post actually had any significance.
I wouldn't say this is an official game hint, but more of a possible "leak" in that FIRST released pictures FedEx took at the kit packaging facility and he noticed something in the background blurred.

Either way we will find out in due time... just be patient kids!

[yash101]

I wouldn't say this is an official game hint, but more of a possible "leak" in that FIRST released pictures FedEx took at the kit packaging facility and he noticed something in the background blurred.

Either way we will find out in due time... just be patient kids!

Let's change In Due Time to Tomorrow :D

I can't wait till tomorrow! :D

[Jay O'Donnell]

Is that multi colored solo cups in the background? Stacking game!

[Briansmithtown]

Could you post the original image?

Here

[SenorZ]

I think SOLO cups will fare a bit worse than foam basketballs and frisbees under the control of 120lb (or will it be 90lb) robots.

[IndySam]

That's it FIRST BEER PONG!

[wilsonmw04]

That's it FIRST BEER PONG!

There might be some issues with that. Just sayin'...

[wilsonmw04]

the only ones to be released have already been (it was solved rather quickly, too)

Not sure that last part is accurate. They had to dumb it down so we could solve it.

[JamesCH95]

That's it FIRST BEER PONG!

There might be some issues with that. Just sayin'...

Obviously the teams with the most mentors over 21 will fare the best, per surrogate drinker beer pong rules.

[andrewia]

I ran the image through a deblur program but couldn't tease out much more detail. http://i.imgur.com/sZYrK14.jpg

[s_forbes]

Clearly those are just parts of the larger gamepiece, which will probably resemble something like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumble_Ball).

[seg9585]

The rims of those cups appear to be reflecting a bit of light, which tells me they are possibly made out of aluminum or other metal, not plastic.

Of course, only getting a few select wavelengths of light in the visible spectrum doesn't help us much.

Can we ask FIRST to send out a multispectral image from this same spot, that could help us reveal the material properties of those cups?? Shortwave IR as well as UV would help.

[Anthony4004]

I wouldn't say this is an official game hint, but more of a possible "leak" in that FIRST released pictures FedEx took at the kit packaging facility and he noticed something in the background blurred.

Either way we will find out in due time... just be patient kids!

In DUE TIME?!?! I CANT WAIT ANOTHER 17 HOURS!!!!!

[Anthony4004]

Here is the new picture that they released. Looks like they took down the other one....due to the ability to see the game pieces??
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=676352132409739&set=a.155537197824571.28913.150993094945648&type=1&theater

[Steven Donow]

Here is the new picture that they released. Looks like they took down the other one....due to the ability to see the game pieces??
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=676352132409739&set=a.155537197824571.28913.150993094945648&type=1&theater

That's from the FedEx facebook page. The picture in the OP was (and still is) posted by the FIRST Facebook page, and is still there

[DonRotolo]

I dunno, something's not quite right.

The "full picture" shows red coils of (wire?) in the foreground, but the snippet in the OP shows several coils of (wire, hose, etc - NOT just red wire...).

Point is, the OP snippet is not a part of the second image.

I smell herring.

[Whippet]

Guys, it's clearly a game hint! I predict that this year, we will be required to use wires to connect the electrical systems together, and maybe control a robot.

[Woolly]

Obviously the teams with the most mentors over 21 will fare the best, per surrogate drinker beer pong rules.

Maybe part of the game is to make robots that can use alcoholic beverages as fuel like in Futurama.

[MitchellNelke]

more solo cups?

[seg9585]

Maybe part of the game is to make robots that can use alcoholic beverages as fuel like in Futurama.

I'd prefer it was making robots that can use trash as fuel in order to travel through time like in BTTF

[MechEng83]

Maybe part of the game is to make robots that can use alcoholic beverages as fuel like in Futurama.

We already use ethanol in cars. This would be a natural extension...

[Willem Bohrer]

Or the cups are just festive liquid holders leftover from the office Christmas party.

[MitchellNelke]

Ok so after further review of the images, I think those cups were definitely put there intentionally. If you look at the original image FIRST posted with the container of red wire, there are blue and green cups to the left. Based on the size of the staircase I think it is safe to assume that FedEx's photo was taken on the desk, or one next to it, that I highlighted in the larger box. They moved to that one and filled a different basket with different wires.
But look at the smaller square. That blue thing sticking up is all alone in FIRST's photo. In FedEx's photo, look at that same spot. It looks like there are red solo cups next to it.

[theCADguy]

Based on EXTENSIVE analysis of this image, I have concluded that we will have to use wires on our robots. I am certain of it.

[bhrobot]

Based on EXTENSIVE analysis of this image, I have concluded that we will have to use wires on our robots. I am certain of it.

Really, I never knew that.

[Woolly]

CUPS is an acronym for Common Unix Printing System
the Common Unix Printing System was released June 9, 1999
This was the same day that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty ending the Kosovo War.
This war lasted 1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days.
3 (1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) is the square root of 9 (7/9/1999).
As most of us know, cup stacking is a sport where the objective is to stack a set of cups into a pyramid and tear it down quicker than your opponents.
One of the most common pyramids is the 3-3-3 pyramid which uses 9 cups.
So it all ties together.
The 2014 FRC game is going to be announced tomorrow at 10:30 AM EST

[Briansmithtown]

I saw, what goes into solo cups (besides alcoholic beverages)? It has to be water. It's the year of the water game!

[theCADguy]

Really, I never knew that.

It was a joke:) .

[jminer19363]

Obviously the teams with the most mentors over 21 will fare the best, per surrogate drinker beer pong rules.

Who said that the students don't know?