Is this Legal?
 

Hi there,

Team 907 is a bit behind and is looking into drastic measures to complete our robot. We were wondering, is this legal?

-Gregor

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If the person weighs less than 120 pounds, than maybe. :)

In all seriousness, I'd say no. The point is to stop building at Midnight, not just to have it bagged and tagged.

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You know, back before Bag and Tag we tried to ship a student in the crate along with the robot... We even almost made it under the weight limit! It definitely helped that she could stand up inside the crate with room to spare.

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I don't think it can be any clearer.::rtm::

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Isn't that a violation of the warning on the plastic bag - the one that says it isn't a toy and should be kept away from children??

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I don't think there is a limit on the bagged content regarding weight or biology that is imposed by FIRST. The bags are big, but putting a machine shop inside would be a literal stretch. Then there's the support of your contained crew. NASA may have some hints about that. They would certainly be interested in a device that enables long-term bag habitation, even if it was not part of an actual FIRST robot. Feeding and breathing through small tubes that could pass through the bag's "neck" gather under the seal ziptie would also be a large turn off. Dr. Flush (of Hamilton Sunstrand) would also have some commentary about the most frequent question concerning space station life.

Cute idea for a picture though. I'm already trying to think of a caption for it in case it makes it to a contest. :D

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Air holes are strictly forbidden.

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I registered just to say this:

@MathMaven: If you honestly think that stuffing a student into a bag is reasonable and our best way forward, then you'd better get your head checked. Sorry, I guess some people just don't get jokes.

In any event, while there are teams out there who do not observe the 'wrenches down' rule, our 'bot is bagged, tagged, and ready to go. Best of luck to everyone this year! I'm looking forward to the competitions.

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I was thinking 'We're outta time! I'm going in... see you guys at GTR!'


:D

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We discussed putting all the students in the bag and keeping the robot out. Work would be stopped. Same effect, right?

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I think an oxygen tank would fix that problem

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We tried something similar. We are using KOP fans to keep the student ventilated. Nice to finally to find something to do with them. The problem is we forgot to put food in with him. Is it legal to unseal the bag to put food in? Maybe on humanitarian grounds?

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Stop the fans for a bit and squeeze some PBJ thru the blades. Be careful starting the fans again.

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Sounds messy. Go with an all-liquid diet, as though they had just had their wisdom teeth pulled - you can run a straw through the fans when they're off.

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Am I the only one who thought of what that bag will look and smell like after however long it is until your competition?:ahh:

EDIT: Think about it. There are some things nobody could go without doing...

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Never mind. His mom just ripped the bag open. Something about missing too much school to work on the @#$@#@$!$#@$ robot. Learned some new words today. Plus she suggested something I don't think is physically possible to do with a robot. Anyway is duct tape legal to seal the bag back up?

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I think you need to stick a second student in there so the bag can be sealed up from the inside. Otherwise the inspectors might think you were trying to cheat!

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omg i cant believe this was actually posted this ! good times !

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lol last night was awesome!!! cant wait to do it again next year

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Haha, yeah, we took that into consideration. But don't worry our buddy there is safe and sound.

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y did i put you guys up to this , it's funny but people took it a bit to far lol

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when traveling to a competition, it is important to take with you your bagged robot, driver, assorted tools, and camera

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I think a few people took this a bit too seriously

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Honestly! :yikes:

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Welcome to Chief Delphi.
It's threads like these that keep the atmosphere of this bulletin upbeat, IMO.

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Please tell me this is joke. Please? Haha.

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This is completely 100% serious.

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We at the CD site have no sense of humor that we are aware of. May we come in?



Bonus if you get the reference.

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Really? Because when we posted this we were 100% joking. We just wanted to lighten up the most stressful day of the season.

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Sarcasm is one of the hardest things to convey by text. I saw it, but it's entirely possible to take that post at face value.

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lol totally just make sure you have a straw so that you could breath.

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<sarcasm>everyone should just put sarcasm hash tags around their posts...</sarcasm>

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I think Grim Tuesday was being sarcastic when he said it was serious (I could easily be wrong though). This thread is getting very confusing...

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I can't tell if I feel bad for the robot, the kid, or both. XD

*ahem* Anyways, that's not legal. Putting a kid in a bag with a robot is not allowed by the FRC Manual, or by law.

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I was being very sarcastic (I'm not now, though).

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Sometimes the fun of sarcasm is seeing how many people actually thought you were serious.

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:rolleyes: Don't we have smilie for that? :rolleyes: :eek:

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The sarcasm emoticon has always looked more like a thinking emoticon to me. I think ;) would work much better to indicate sarcasm.

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If that's you, the picture should become your avatar. Or it should become someone's avatar. It's hilarious.

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:ahh: It isn't me in the picture, but I promise you that he has seen your comment, and plans on it. :yikes:

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haha our plan z is always attaching the shortest team member to the robot!

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XD It's too bad both of the freshmen on our team are too big...

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That idea got thrown around all throughout build season. "Hey if the robot doesn't work stick him in a box with a hole on top to throw basketballs."

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Our original robot design involved Shaq, duct tape, and the KOP drivetrain.