Re: Finally the year?
 

Here's my take on the subject:

There is no harm in giving a team the opportunity to experiment with liquid substances. There are a million and one engineering careers out there, and a lot of them deal with water because the underwater ecological system as well as the change in planetary structure (e.g., things that cause ocean earthquakes) are important issues.

I personally think Dave was introducing his team to the concept as a matter of introducing and inspiring them to take interest in a possible career.

However, I agree with Cory. There are an incredible amount of safety risks, as well as an incredible amount of competition setup logistics. What happens if something goes wrong? Flood the stadium?

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We could have competitions at a pool!

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Nobody said that the game had to involve pools of water, just WATER. What if the game had a sort of simulated rain the the middle of the field, and a simple porus ground allowed for the water to be stored underneight the field?

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I like JosephM's idea, of a porus surface or a stimulated rain. However, I'm still a bit concerned about the risks that come with that.

Does anybody know if certain facilities don't permit the use of water? Also, I am under the impression that there are large regions in the US with water restrictions (correct me if I'm wrong). Would there be issues with this or would FIRST transport water from place to place?

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since this has turned from somebody joking about the indiana weather being, well, indiana weather, into a debate

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ht=water+games

89 posts...see if your view has already been said.

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oh the hilarity of life. how about this hovercraft robots. i know its got bad steering but god it would be fun.

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FIRST should give us a water game just because you all want it so bad every year and then when it is over they can have fun laughing at a pile of shorted out robots. :D Then I don't think we'd have the water game thread every year again.

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i don't know even if FIRST wont let it because of the danger i think most of the teams could do it. i hear allot of people talking about shorting robots but its easier than it seems. i saw a robot built by a 11 year old inside a plastic soda bottle. admittedly it had no control board an turned by flipping switches. the only way it would short is it water came in contact with one of the electric components.

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Probably wouldn't be too hard to do a water game. Maybe amphibious robots or robotic boats? However, I see several kit modifications including, but certainly not limited to: Plastic parts instead of metal (plastic is at least water resistant, and it does not rust); Marine style propellers; batteries with their wires already attached (which we need anyway...); and finally, things to dry off the robot with.

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Collin Fultz is right. I'll try to bring it back on topic...

So, we've got our song.
We've got the cool education of his team about water robots.
What's the probablity that there's a water game in the future? Shall we discuss based on the evidence? It's like a hint thread...

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It took a lot of work to clean and dry this bot, but we did it. And our robot did still run. And here is Dave watching the water drain... note the funny little smile on his face and be afraid... be very afraid...

Heidi

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And notice that I am draining the water from the case into a crate. And the crate is blue. And the crate says "balls" on it. And on the sign in the background, you can see the word "brook." And my hair is parted on the left, when everyone knows I usually part it on the right. And you can just make out the number "66."

Clues! They are clues, I tell you! All clues!

...or maybe not. :)

-dave

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Uh, Dave, isn't that 56 (Robbe Xtreme from New Jersey)?

Red herrings indeed.

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Gee thanks Dave; I was just playing a hunch and was all set to give my team direction for our fall projects. But since you had to go and give it all away, I'll have to keep quiet since your hints spell out EXACTLY what the game will be, and I don't want to give our team an unfair advantage.

Next time I'll just keep my thoughts to myself.

And Billfred, OF COURSE he knows the 66 is really a 56; didn't you pick up on that clue either? Or have you forgotten your LaPlace Transforms already?

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Gary, you're talking to a man who took MATH 122 (Calculus for Business Administration and Social Sciences) and MATH 170 (Finite Math). LaPlace Transforms sounds like home renovation to me. ;)

(get it? transforming la place? yeah, I'm awful.)