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I like the way you think.

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2006's nerf ball wasn't inflatable either. Footballs are unlike any other ball, but are still balls. My case stands.

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The ball no ball pattern was broken with lunacy, like it or not. The sports related/non sports related pattern still stands however.

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actually, by definition, no. the definition of a ball is "a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere" (dictionary.com). The definition of a sphere is "a SOLID geometric figure..." The moon rocks weren't solid. I know it probably is a ball by looks and behavior, but I think if you want to be really technical, it's not a ball.

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I fail to see how lunacy balls would not fall into the ball category. Soccer balls are not SOLID, they are filled with air... Just like the orbit balls :cool:

And you cant say solid on the outside because wiffle balls have holes all over them.

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Then neither are tennis balls, basketballs, soccer balls, footballs or volleyballs.

I'll end this discussion with a prediction:

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also! the live test broadcast is showing a summer camp run by Matt Light (left tackle for the New England Patriots football team). It's a football game.

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Why not "Flash Forward" with autonomous opportunity to activate a gate (shooting object at target in Aim High type situation but in center of field) that activates a tiered light like last year's end game (first object through gets higher bonus, second next highest, etc...) and signaling successful activation allowing the robot to advance forward through a barrier for a bonus and some advantage for first alliance through gate? Just my 2.5 cents...

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Dark game with no field lights, footballs, use the Kinect to use hands to pick up the balls. Some type of "flashlight" on the bots.

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Has anyone considered the safety implications of a dark game with tunnels or curtains or anything of the sort? I think it may not be safe enough for field reset crew, drive teams, and robots for there to be an obscured field.

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Also, it would be far from audience friendly.

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I've brought that point up many times. It's valid, and the reason why we probably won't see a game like that. Even if it was just a curtain over the driver stations, drivers not being able to see their robots could result in a serious safety hazard if two robots were to become entangled, or if, say, a drivetrain exploded on the field.

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I would just like to note that our uUu conclusion was actually pretty correct. Go team!

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In retrospect, the source for our uUu ramp was completely wrong... even though it was kinda right. When you take the 4th Flash update into account, we'd have a uUuu ramp.