Re: One thing to note on the hanging tetras...
 

Is it possible for magnets to get weaker as the competition goes on? That was one question that arised today in the design meeting...

Re: One thing to note on the hanging tetras...
 

Probably, but it isn't likely. I'm sure they've been tested and worked on a lot throughout the past year. Usually it takes thousands of uses before magnets become substantially less powerful.

Re: One thing to note on the hanging tetras...
 

This is correct. At the kickoff, everyone was messing with various ways to drop the magnetic tetras. They *do* drop very easily. If you tap them, they fall. If you push them to the side, they fall. If you pull down on them, they fall. If you rap on the goal itself with about 5 times the force, they fall anyway!

If you had something that could knock the ball off of the Tee in First Frenzy, you've got something that will knock off the hanging tetra this year.

Re: One thing to note on the hanging tetras...
 

They could get weeker if the competition lasted for thosands of years. Also, i beleive that only 4 goals and 4 tetras (2 red and 2 blue) are modified. Also, i remember during a question period at our kickoff location, i remember someone saying that it was a 20 pound magnet

Re: One thing to note on the hanging tetras...
 

If you go to the McMaster-Carr online catalog and find the product that is listed in the FRC Game Team Field Elements Materials list the description of the magnet says that it is a 38 pound magnet. Product # 5685K32