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GaryVoshol 17-10-2007 09:45

No water game this year
 
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...=2007710160347

There is unlikely to be enough water in Atlanta this year to do a water game.

pufame 17-10-2007 14:15

Re: No water game this year
 
Well then I guess we'll just have to use salt water, lets start construction on the pipeline now to be ready!

JesseK 17-10-2007 14:44

Re: No water game this year
 
Maybe no water in the game, but it very well may be an environmental-based game -- like putting water pipes together to connect a desal plant to a major city.

Interesting.

Qbranch 19-10-2007 11:17

Re: No water game this year
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pufame (Post 646524)
Well then I guess we'll just have to use salt water, lets start construction on the pipeline now to be ready!

Better get working on that all-aluminum corrosion resistant transmission... I don't think you can even buy non-ferrous ball bearings! :yikes:

I hope the field doesn't smell too much like low tide... :rolleyes:

-q

Kevin Sevcik 19-10-2007 11:37

Re: No water game this year
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Qbranch (Post 646834)
Better get working on that all-aluminum corrosion resistant transmission... I don't think you can even buy non-ferrous ball bearings! :yikes:

I hope the field doesn't smell too much like low tide... :rolleyes:

-q

Actually, fully ceramic ball bearing are pretty easy to find. Incredibly expensive, but easy to find. For example:
http://www.vxb.com/page/bearings/CTG...eramicBearings

There's also various plastic options and other such things as well.

Andrew Y. 23-10-2007 10:01

Re: No water game this year
 
well, living in marietta, GA I am happy to say ...ITS RAINING!!! WHOO:ahh: :D ...now the question is...will it be enough.


The president has declared a state of emergency for georgia so maybe we can get florida and alabama to slow down on the water use too cuz thats where all the waters are being released to.

Im read for this water ban to be over cuz my truck has been muddy for almost a month now.....:o

JesseK 23-10-2007 12:30

Re: No water game this year
 
I visited some friends in Atlanta this past weekend. Apparently hospitals are exempt from water bans, because the hospital on Alpharetta Highway north of Roswell had at least 20 sprinklers going at 11pm Saturday night. ...

Wayne C. 23-10-2007 18:07

Re: No water game this year
 
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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol (Post 646489)
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There is unlikely to be enough water in Atlanta this year to do a water game.

No way- they'll just use dehydrated water. It's easier on the electronics and the event floors.

Andrew Y. 23-10-2007 22:45

Re: No water game this year
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by JesseK (Post 647596)
I visited some friends in Atlanta this past weekend. Apparently hospitals are exempt from water bans, because the hospital on Alpharetta Highway north of Roswell had at least 20 sprinklers going at 11pm Saturday night. ...

yea it was not too bad a few weeks back, but since then the ban is very very strict. they have even asked our house to use less water...apperently we use 645% more water than our neighborhood average...i cant help if we have 8 people living at my house right now. They have even threatened a fine!

DAD, MOM, sister#2, me
sister#1 and brother inlaw are stayin over cuz there house is being renovated
Gandparents are visiting from korea...

Uberbots 23-10-2007 23:57

Re: No water game this year
 
Its just going to be a dirt game. We are going to be using shovel bots to dig for gold. Anyone who strikes oil gets the 100 point bonus!

Rapt0r9 07-11-2007 20:09

Re: No water game this year
 
Well, our machine shop, and now my work, typically makes sacrificial zinc anodes, so I'll see if they want to donate anodes.

But really, think about it. Water + Electrical = Bad Idea That is unless we are using diesel engines instead of batteries now, which might be a good idea.

Blue_2220 27-11-2007 12:02

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Yea most likely no water game just think about it dropping 120 lb robots(electrical) into water not smart at all everyone will be electrified not to mention we will kill our very nice expensive robots

Rupnick 27-11-2007 12:11

Re: No water game this year
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Uberbots (Post 647729)
Its just going to be a dirt game. We are going to be using shovel bots to dig for gold. Anyone who strikes oil gets the 100 point bonus!

Yea we could have big rubber tires, independent suspension and front and rear diferentials.Time to get sponsored by JEEP. Now were building rock crawler,YEY.

wingnut1705 27-11-2007 15:07

Re: No water game this year
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Rapt0r9 (Post 650255)
Well, our machine shop, and now my work, typically makes sacrificial zinc anodes, so I'll see if they want to donate anodes.

But really, think about it. Water + Electrical = Bad Idea That is unless we are using diesel engines instead of batteries now, which might be a good idea.

FIRST wouldn't use diesel as a power source. Think about trying to get all of the exhaust out of a stadium. The smell alone would be terrible.

BiTurboS4 27-11-2007 15:34

Re: No water game this year
 
Is it me or am I the only one who doesn't find humor in the water game posts anymore?

synth3tk 27-11-2007 17:50

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http://www.h2orobots.org

I think that there won't be water games for a while. People keep saying there can't be water robotics, we'd be electricuted, but that's not entirely true. The problem lies in saftey captains and paying attention to details/rules, specifically, if they forget to install a piece or decide to take a shortcut to save time. FIRST just isn't due for water games, maybe they never will. All that really matters is if the game will be fun and engaging for the students, mentors, [and yes] even the volunteers.

EricH 27-11-2007 19:03

Re: No water game this year
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BiTurboS4 (Post 653970)
Is it me or am I the only one who doesn't find humor in the water game posts anymore?

I don't find them funny either. I suggest that the next one million to propose such a thing be directed to a) the previous threads on the topic and b) the website for the underwater robotics competition (listed by blakcheez).

At first, "water game" was funny. Then it went to silly. Now it's just dumb. Not to mention unrealistic for FIRST.

alicen 05-12-2007 17:47

Re: No water game this year
 
wit ha water game, the entire border of the feild would have to be redesigned. The current field borders were designed to be used for many years to save teh costs it takes to have a ton of them built and shipped out.

soo... water game = HIGHLY unlikely.. for now. in future years things may change, and when a whole new generation is leading and we are nothing but mentors, THEN the water game we all have hoped for will come along :rolleyes:

Steven_585 20-12-2007 01:23

Re: No water game this year
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pufame (Post 646524)
Well then I guess we'll just have to use salt water, lets start construction on the pipeline now to be ready!


or we have to distill the water ourselves!:eek:







:]

Mike Schreiber 20-12-2007 15:12

Re: No water game this year
 
Maybe first won't do a water game, but that doesn't mean they won't do something outrageously different like sand, gravel....or GERBILS! Although cleanup would be a mess I think it'd be really fun goin over dunes, and definetly a challenge...when teams are still working on climbing silly ramps


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