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I really like this idea...it kinda relates to an idea i had earlier about an "invisible maze" that we'd have to go through using the IR

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My guess is that were going to have to stack unstable boxes on moving platforms that can be either controlled or just move around or maybe even stack it on your robot but wasnt this already used in the stacker game?

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The train tracks were actually for an observation trolley not weights.
The weights were inside the building hanging so when the building shifted they did not shift with it so the weight would help pull it back.

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I deff agree the game piece is prob going to be unstable and there might be something involving counterweight?!? (such as an endgame or autonomous)??

Just a thought:confused:

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Since the first two numbers are such clear lat/long, it seems to me that the last number must be a compass bearing... but to what?

In the near range, it points to The Globe Bar and Grill....

See here... http://www.gearsinc.org/images/342_deg.jpg

But what about in the far field. Somone posted that it points to Manchester....

Well, yeah, sort of.

See here... http://www.gearsinc.org/images/342_deg2.jpg

In fact it's kinda close to the Manchester Memorial High School, where the FIRST FIRST games were held (took a while to find that name).

But it's still not close enough. The real heading to this school is 337 (not 342)

I was thinking that the clue was that the game would be a repeat of the 1992 game :)

Magneic deviation does mess with things, but it's about 15 degress in boston, so that's too much difference.

Sigh... Jerry Garcia is looking better all the time Steph :)

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So, we need to stop and do a quick recap. Are these numbers pointing towards a game name, field element/setup, or sensor related things.

I myself am fairly certain of the first 2 numbers being coordinates just because of the chances that if there were something else how would they also point to the middle of a major city with so many interesting things around it.

I'm picturing counterweights on the field in some way/shape/form either allowing robots to pass somewhere or not.

The "truckin" reference with the lights and visual aspects Stephlee found is also quite profound being it was on Dave's choice of music for a competition. And would also fit using a combo of the cmucam and the newly acquired IR board.

That and the fact those coordinates point into the middle of an area thats been highlighted in several treasure hunt stories (Da Vinci Code, newly released National treasure)

Daves probably just having fun again and finally convinced the rest of the GDC how much fun it is screwing with us.


Wasn't there talk of a pvc gamepiece half filled with sand, water or some object therefore making it unstable? i seem to recall that and a pic of dave holding it

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I have a feeling that the IR board will be used to do AUTO selection or something along those lines for autonomous. The RC still gets signal from the IR board when it is in disable mode and auto mode so the field could easily send the robots data before or during auto??

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sorry for looking like a complete idiot but this is my first year doing FIRST, who is this Dave?:confused:

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Dave Lavery, quite an interesting fellow
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=171

i actually don't even know how to explain him lol

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ok that makes a lot of sense now, thanks;)

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This might help as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Lavery

Basically, he's one cool guy.

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Another thing to keep in mind is that usually the name of the game rhymes.For example rack n roll, stack attack, FIRST Frenzy, ect. so this may somehow help us...i think.lol

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hmmm but what to we have to rhyme off of?

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something box, e.i stock box or vise versa

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it seems to me that they dont rhyme so much as have the first two letters the same but i know what u mean if i knew the time i think i could rhyme(ok so i couldnt help it)
hum sleep... :/
daves response "DO NOT WANT!!!! MUAHAHAAHAHAH"