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Originally Posted by Ether
OK guys, I'll give it one more shot. Al made the statement "I cannot see that a downward movement on a pipe adds anything to the upward motion of the minibot". I was simply stating that it can*. I don't know whether or not it's legal, and I don't think it's the best strategy to pursue (for a number of reasons).
* It's not about the robot. It's about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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Of course it can. Imagine a car with no motor gaining speed coasting down a steep hill. As it reaches the bottom, it begins a race with a car with a motor that was standing still, and they race up the next smaller hill. The car with no motor can win with initial velocity and energy gained from the first hill.