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Unread 18-12-2011, 00:27
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Re: First Official 2012 Game Hint

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Originally Posted by KrazyCarl92 View Post
They in fact use plexiglass. Having played hockey and seen the stuff shatter, it REALLY shatters everywhere. Video evidence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB9CMKHGjag

As for how they "get away with it", my guess would be a difference in yield strengths. It may take much more force to shatter the plexiglass rather than bend the polycarbonate. I don't know this for sure, but that's how I could rationalize this application. That being said, polycarbonate is better than plexiglass for robotics because plexiglass will shatter like in above video.
It's also that breaking the glass looks really cool and earns them higher ratings, so they want to do it.
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