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But it'd be a great conversation starter to get people talking about FIRST! :D

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Every year I've been on here there has been talk about a water based game.
FIRST is about safety first and to make the game absolutely safe the kit would probably become pretty expensive as would other aspect of the game. If there is any chance of any thing going wrong then it just won't happen.
I just think were all

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Hmm.. Water isnt safe.. but what about water in different forms? Ice cubes? or something... yeah, dont listen to me, I am just crazy!

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Ed's right, we are (to some extent) beating a dead horse.

IF FIRST ever does a water game, we won't know until it's too late (can you say "at kickoff"?). Then we have to put 100 pounds of safety features on the robot, leaving the robot only able to move, if that. Then we're fixing a dead robot if something fails.

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In other words : be careful what you wish for 'cause you just might get it.

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For people saying you can test in pools, do you really think the local YMCA will let you put your metal robot, which may still have metal shavings on it, which also may have oil on it, into the pool where they teach 5 year olds how to swim? No.

Flat out, no. There may be water elements next year, but I guarantee it will not be in a pool.

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the gyro only measures the angular heading of your robot.

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the CMU camera was pretty sophisticated! im having trouble thinking of a task that calls on something more! mabye knowing depth!

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Perhaps what they might have in the future is a more powerful camera that can be used for auto and also be used for the driver to control the bot underwater.

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69 posts and 1150 views - does the expression "beating a dead horse" mean anything to anyone? :yikes: This thread was supposed to be a JOKE :D ; I didn't expect anyone to STILL be debating the merits / consequences of an underwater competition AS WE DO EVERY YEAR in the traditional "What do you think this years game will be" thread. Maybe I should write a white paper about the issue and give a talk at next year's national conference on it.

Will some Administrator please put me out of my misery and close this thread before it takes on a life of its own. I promise to only post real rumors from now on.

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it's the off season. we're supposed to think Extra Big, Big and Unrealistic, and take Gary's Sarcastic Jokes seriously. What else do they have us do?

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I don't know Conor, but if I was so have a say on this, I would just blame it all on Gary. ;)

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IF theres water in the game, maybe there will just be a small VERY SHALLOW stream for us to cross for extra points.

Also, i cant believe rookies haven't been brought up in this thread -- imagine a rookie team waterproofing their robot as well as having the struggle of just building it!

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I agree. If there is water in the 2006 game, I will blame it on Gary. :D

-dave

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Aha - finally something new to debate:

Is the probability of finding water in the 2006 game higher or lower than the probability of finding water on Mars?