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Re: The Ultimate Game-Breaker Robot: 2012 Edition

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Originally Posted by wireties View Post
We have to supplement the rules with some common sense. it is not possible for the GDC (or anyone else) to be perfectly clear. The same is true in the real world, there is no such thing as a perfect contract. At some point both parties have to be reasonable. When the rules say SUPPORTED by the bridge (further reinforced by the points awarded by BALANCING), teams should start with the assumption that the robot is on top of the bridge. Any other interpretation is NOT common sense, carries considerable risk (doesn't mean its wrong) and should NOT be the basis for a design (especially with only 6 weeks) w/o crystal clear clarification from the GDC.
They were perfectly clear. Twice. The bridge was defined as everything in a certain drawing. The rule says supported. To me balanced and supported do not mean on top of. As an engineer my job is to be clear in unambiguous in the language I use.
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