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Originally Posted by Taylor
FTC currently encourages students to lift bowling balls way up high. There are many ways in which safety can be instituted in an exciting way.
Recall the initial velocity rules from 2006.
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No it doesn't, it doesn't specifically discourage it either, but the goal into which the bowling ball is scored is only 8 inches above the playing field and there is a ramp leading up to it. Furthermore, the bowling ball only weighs six pounds, so it would hurt, but anything that could make it do more than that would likely be declared a safety hazard and would have to be disabled in order to pass inspection.
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Originally Posted by zaphodp.jensen
And Remember, they had numerous palates of plexiglass, which could be used to enclose the entire field, protecting spectators and drivers alike...
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Just a word of caution, Plexiglass is acrylic, which shatters on impact; The palates had polycarbonate, which doesn't shatter under normal conditions and bends to absorb impacts rather than failing completely. I don't recommend using plexiglass on or near the robots for anything, but polycarbonate is a good material for FRC when it is properly used.