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Originally Posted by Navid Shafa
What bigger fish are there to fry compared to a blatant disregard of the rules? I agree that the whole "Bumpers out of the bag" arguement is rediculous, but I see no reason that any team should push the limits knowingly.
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Not to give the wrong impression. I highly recommend compliance with all the rules. We're weighing all our parts because we intend to comply with the rules as per the honor system and we will be under 30 lbs as per the rules. I'm very unimaginative when it comes to rules and bending them... I would have been a lousy lawyer. However it is sometimes unavoidable that a team may "push the limits" due to something like a robot damaged at a previous regional, But my perception of this rule... IN THE WAY IT IS ENFORCED is that it is more like speeding. At 30.1 mph in a 30mph zone, you are breaking the law and should expect a police officer to pull you over, chew you out, give you a ticket and tell you to never do that again...and possibly roll you with a nightstick for good measure. That doesn't happen. Maybe at 40... and I would hope that if someone brought in 40lbs or more of highly machined parts they would be asked to prove compliance. I guess Florida has the manpower to have someone stand by a scale and check everyone in but the volunteers at most regionals are very busy with robot inspections, moving supplies, directing teams and visitors, checking for safety glasses and appropriate shoes and the other thousand things it takes to make a regional go. As for me, PERSONALLY, if I were an official, I would just say yeah 35's ok just because I'm soft that way and I believe most people intend to follow the rules and if they are 5 lbs over bringing stuff in they are probably going to weigh in at 125lbs on the robot... and I KNOW that weight is dead serious.
<sigh> everybody takes these thing so seriously.
Steve