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Ok, I know this is going to sound wierd, but that is exactly what I expected this year's game piece to be after the game hint came out.
PVC game pieces....Return of the Tetras! :ahh:
:D

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WOOHOO! BATONS! quick, everyone start finding EVERY reference to batons EVER MADE and index them so we can find them when the clue comes out next year!

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That actually could be a very interesting object to manipulate… ya know what would really be fun? If you had objects similar to those on the field that were of different colors, you could pick up both colors but your robot would have to autonomously sort the two different colors into two different holdings area's of the robot. Somehow at the end of the match you would be scored on how many objects you had and if you correctly separated them.

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I hear that Dave has about 116 of these buried behind his garage. Each one contains a 1/2 dozen Krispy Kremes.

This year... do don't want "Dave says That's Pimp" buttons... we want sealed KK capsules, autographed by Dave.

Right?!? Who wants one? If I am lucky enough to get one, it's getting buried in my back yard for safe keeping.


AB

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ditto.....
After i eat the half dozen donuts

:p

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I'd be happy to taste test the donuts to make sure they're not poisoned by some kind of Mars microbe. You know, just as a security precaution. I'll take one (or a few half-dozens) for the team!

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Now, he was overheard muttering something about designing a game around that piece. Since he always seems to be muttering, I wouldn't take it seriously... except for that smile... that smile is kind of evil... and he said he would do it if he ever did this...

Heidi

p.s would it really be possible to make those pieces larger and then fill them with a liquid or sand that would swish back and forth as moved and if so, would that change the balance that much?

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Wait, something here tells me this has to do with Herndon's bot....
Those PVC "capsules" look about right for rolling a ball, and in that second pic, that extension-looking device sitting next to him looks like it'd fit a pile of those down it to roll balls...
Sounds kinda like our loading and conveyor system:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=43639


Hmm...just a thought...

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I think your all wrong its going to involve water bottels, or chairs . . hmm what would they have us do with chairs . . posibly stack them . .and mabey clean up spilled waterbottels. . . I know its a janatoral competition . . well probly have to mop up throwup too. man these guys are good

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Hmm, I hope the Wisconsin VEX participants are thinking what I'm thinking...

"Who's Got the Uber Tuber?"

:) I would be excited

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I know what that really is... Dave is working on either a very powerful sedative for those students that are driving him nuts after almost 5 weeks or a mega dose of valium for some of the advisors :D

Either way, it looks hard to swallow... (I'm making an assumption its a oral medication... :yikes: ) Maybe next year we need to make a shrink machine! Or we continue with the shooter idea and next year is something vaguely bullet shaped...

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Perhaps the game piece is not the object being held, but rather the person that is holding it.

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From looking at that picture, at least we know he's on the level! Well, next to it anyway.

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lol

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he's sitting on it

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I think you may be on to something, who's to say that the three colors have to do with lights. It could be game color pieces, or even (my hopes) a third allaince color. That would spice things up a bit :ahh: !

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Is that savage soccer you are talking about? that game was tough to score for. confusing. The tube doesn't look like it'll stand up anyway.

I really hope it's not like Botball 2006 where you had to sort things like 'trash' or 'recycle' things.

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O god possible game hints giveing me headaches!!

I wonder how heavy these will be?

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I see a ball on the floor....

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What's that emblem on his shirt, NASA related?

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Maybe, dave... is trying to distract us? .... if u look behind him... you see chairs? ... maybe for ppl to sit down and watch.. BUT... there is a chair beside him.... on the level field... and also a ball underneath it.....

also maybe the water bottle beside him... also represents the water scene??

roflmao .... i dont noe .. maybe im wrong :eek:

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actually, the water scene is a very good theory. earlier game hints, like that one with the fish, show water, and that is a sealed pvc capsule. it floats. *dun-dun-duuuuun!* so maybe a challenge involving getting floating pvc capsules out of the water.

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Does anybody notice the wooden chair behind the chair on the lower level? It is black and hard to see.

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Am I the only one that sees a resemblance to the unabomber? :eek: :D

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it looks like he's sitting on stairs....

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Both. WI had a VEX competition that was based on Savage Soccer game using the "uber tuber", but it was a completely different game known as "Who's got the Uber Tuber??"

To those unfamiliar with either game, the scoring object was a small piece of PVC with caps on the ends, though the caps weren't close (it looked like a dumbell seen here ).

These are much bigger. Can the cold cathode lights be run off of portable batteries? Put some cathode lights in these puppies and watch them glow (the wall thickness would have to be a bit smaller, but just think if the color could be remotely changed.....MWAHAHAHAHA).

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Glowing field elements and 3-4 colors.....anyone up for "Glow-in-dark FIRST"? that would be cool to see.

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Maybe the chair in the back represents the black ps3 thats coming out. Maybe Sony is only releasing 400k of them on release because FIRST has bought half a million of them to use as game pieces.
wouldnt it be cool to have the game be
:PS3 CHALLENGE:
Make your robot play Ridge Racer 7 for the ps3.

just a thought :)

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does anyone notice the poof ball down under the stage/platform dave's on top of over on the right??? could it be a repeat of 2006 with the poof ball?:ahh:

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You have to keep in mind that this was posted originally during the 06 build season. 2/09/06

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This is so confusing. i am very mind-boggled about all of the different clues i have seen. this one just does not make sense:ahh: . i wonder if this is a peice of something or something by itself all together. if any one knows anything else post=it please cuz i would love to know. THANX :cool:

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That's the first thing I thought of... to do a large uber tuber challenge would be sort of bizarre... certainly a challenge!!! ^_^

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or goals

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Actually, what Dav's holding is NOT the clue - see that level sitting at the left side???

:D

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I've figured it out!

Its just a random picture of Dave Lavery, holding some random pieces of PVC!

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No please no. We are done with all things uber. If only I designed those vex games to make sure nothing like that will ever happen, oh wait.

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Awesome hint. Too bad no one saw the connection.
Wait.. What?? What do you mean you still don't see the connection? :ahh:

Well obviously the shape of the canister matches the shape of the cut out in the wall for the tubes to pass through.

Well done Dave!!!! :D ;) :rolleyes:

Another clue which is "right there" but yet, "so far away".