Humorous wit from the GDC
 

In reply to Q674 of the 2016 Q&A, the GDC said:

Is this the 2016 version of "Chute door? Yes, chute door."?

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*slow clapping* Very funny Q&A people... very funny...

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Dunno but I know what I am bringing onto the field regardless of where I am.

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Well remember the G8 bluebox. No alignment devices that are external to the robot. So you'd better have your leg of mutton securely fastened on the robot. Presumably on a spit. Also better make sure it doesn't drip grease on the field, R17 says lubricants may not contaminate the field. Though you may want to Q&A whether grease from a non-functional leg of mutton counts as a lubricant, per se.


Also, you should consider roasting it yourself, to save some bucks on labor on the BoM.

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Good call, I might also throw in a question asking if they QA people are hungry cause those are oddly specific examples...

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Well, time to update the ol' custom user title to reflect the new Q&A joke :D

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I've been secretly hoping someone would ask "Chute door?" again this year, and for the GDC to respond "No chute door."

However, I don't want this to happen strongly enough to waste the GDC's time on it.

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You saw what happened when someone asked the GDC what the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow was, right?



(For anybody who's seen that movie, their response was as expected.)

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Couldn't just about anything that the spy brings next to the field be a "signalling/pointing device"? I'd put good money on at least one team bringing something (not necessarily used as a pointing device) outside the box and having it provide a competitive advantage. Maybe a 6 foot wide mirror to 'signal' to the driveteam so they can see if there are any boulders hiding on the far side of the defenses, similar to 1986's mirror in 2010?

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This makes me think of those medieval lego kits where the minifigures are holding apples, chicken legs, and baguettes in their market.

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Hey, now I know what our drive team costume will be...

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I am just waiting for a human player to have a different food item in the box each match. I also want to see him/her devour whatever it is by the end of the match. "Quick! He's almost finished that apple! Scale the tower, scale the tower!"

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Are baguettes and mutton the new corn dogs?

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Yes. FIRST is trying to go upmarket.

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What's upmarket?

Not much, what's up with you?

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Well one thing is certain, all the spies at IRI are going to be eating corn during their matches

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You mean that they will then use the corn cobs as signaling devices?

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It seems like the GDC had some fun answering Q714, "The alignment line. It is described as 2" green gaffers tape. Is that olive green or Florescent green?"

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Looks olive to me; )

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A roll of gaffer's tape shall be considered Green if, in the estimation of a Reasonably Astute Observer, the color of the gaffer's tape is indeed Green.

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Well, you don't have to be the one wasting their time; someone else beat you to it. Take a look at this year's Chute Door: Sally Port. We shall see if the results are similar to last year's.

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I wonder if that's intentional or not. Things like "chute door" are only funny because they weren't forced and I feel like the chute door meme is being forced now.

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I'm not surprised it happened, but I'm also not really a fan of it. It was funny once, but it's an old joke now. Time to move on.

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This comes to mind.

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Oh those poor vision trackers

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Finally, another corn game!

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The real question is "does an unladen swallow used as a message delivery device (aka carrier pigeon) count as unpowered?"

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I don't think a carrier pigeon is unladen.:p

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Team 1108 sent a human player to the spybox with baguette signaling devices today! Some people got it.

https://www.facebook.com/13074222031...type=3&theater

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Team 987's human player used a baguette during qualification rounds at LA.

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And was applauded for it by folks who saw it and got the joke. Well played.

Still waiting for someone to pull out ye olde leg o' mutton, though.

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The Greater Toronto Central regional was held at a venue literally right next door to a supermarket. If we had only thought of it sooner...

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I tried to post a Q&A on the baguette and leg of mutton, but it was deleted. Not exact wording, but something like:

Many venues do not allow outside food (or drinks), and at least one venue offers neither baguettes nor mutton on their menu. Even if your venue allows these items, please be careful about crumbs and/or grease drippings in the spy box and/or castle.