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Arefin Bari 22-07-2008 20:51

pic: Flux Capacitor
 

TheOtherGuy 22-07-2008 21:07

Re: pic: Flux Capacitor
 
1.21 jiggawatts!?

heh, I guess you have the compact model...

http://www.project1726.org/forums3/d...=115&mode=view

we hid one on our robot this year, but it's a little larger ;)

Arthur S 22-07-2008 21:49

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omg dude are u sure the robots battery can power that??

cooker52 22-07-2008 23:22

Re: pic: Flux Capacitor
 
No, they'll have to use plutonium before the matches

Lions for First 22-07-2008 23:28

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i think there is a rule that you cant use plutonium but i may be wrong off to read the rules

cooker52 22-07-2008 23:31

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if you run a cable from the plutonium in the truck to your pit, it might work

they would never know the difference

Lions for First 22-07-2008 23:37

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Except that Geiger counters would be going crazy thats a bit of a give away

cooker52 22-07-2008 23:40

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isn't that what the three foot thick wall of lead is for?

R.C. 23-07-2008 00:55

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or titanium???

tseres 23-07-2008 09:42

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now i can go forward in time, see who wins the match and how, and re-play the match accordingly :)

JudyVandy 23-07-2008 10:39

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Duckie was supposed to get me a couple of those!!! Jersey keeps asking for them, right Mike?;)

tennispro9911 23-07-2008 10:43

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I don't think plutonium is explicitly made illegal in the rules ... Of course there is some general rule that goes, don't use things that can kill everyone at the competition. :D

Doctorwho 23-07-2008 10:58

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Wouldn't the refs get mad at you for leaving flames behind your robot when it hits 88 feet per second?

Roger 23-07-2008 12:14

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According to the 2008 Parts Use Flowchart, it probably can't be used.

Quote:

Is the part a safety hazard, or likely to damage robots, the field, game pieces, or interfere with the humans or the controls?
And...
Quote:

Energy Sources? Is the part an energy source...?
Both of those YES answers end up being not allowed. (Did you notice all the YES answers in the flowchart end up being NO conclusions? Sounds like life, doesn't it?) The rules also mention not allowing gerbils, but nothing about hampsters. There might be some wiggle room going down the "Electronics" branch, if you can get by the "safety hazard" above it. By the way, usfirst.org is already set up for the 2009 FRC Competition Manual!

Doctorwho: More like "field damage" -- refs wouldn't get mad, but you'd get DQ'd! But more realistically (once you build the flux capacitor ;) ), how are you going to hit 88 feet per second when an empty field is a little over 60-feet on the diagonal?

Think Geek has a replica available, and the obligatory sign.

Al Skierkiewicz 23-07-2008 13:16

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I like Roger's analysis above but we should also consider that GP pushes us away from items that are not available to all teams. That is unless the provider is willing to deal with all teams.


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