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Re: Air in tires adding to weight?

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Originally Posted by Taylor View Post
Why would you say this? Teams are encouraged to let all the air out of their pneumatic tanks when weighing, but can compete with them fully charged.

Is there a rule you can reference that verifies this claim?
The reason that they must compete with deflated tires has to do with the rule about robot configurations. The deflated and inflated states are 2 different configurations for the same robot, and the rule stipulates that both must be weighed at the same time.
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