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Unread 15-02-2012, 09:40
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Re: The Ultimate Game-Breaker Robot: 2012 Edition

Does anyone else see the similarity between the "bridge problem" and the use of the term "vertices" for the frame? Some of the first words from my team members upon hearing the vertex-8-inch rule was "what if the robot is oval?" (having no vertices). Forget about how you might go about making 3/4" plywood bend around an oval, they were simply exploring what was meant by the given terms. The GDC has always been able to make their intention clear by specific wording to the desired effect. It is becoming apparent that the attempt to turn the rule book into some sort of street sign (word starvation) is doomed to failure. Particularly in a high-school context in which members are ALWAYS and constantly looking for imprecise statements and the way around rules. There's no furor about the vertex thing because no one is making a round or oval robot. Or are they?
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