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Re: Best moments of Ultimate Ascent

This moment was kind of... I don't even know. When you read it, you'll understand.

It happened at the NC Regional, in Raleigh. I was watching from the pits, but I had a perfect view of it. The Flying Platypi (2655) were climbing to the top of the pyramid. The were about to hook the top rung, and it was the last 30 seconds of the match - they were locked in for those points.
Until they fell.
Their entire bot tumbled all the way down, to the control floor of the field.
It was terrifying, and I'm pretty sure everybody's hearts stopped.
Luckily, they only broke the shield of their control board - which they happened to have a spare of.
Everything else was fine and they could continue.
I hope something like that never happens again, though.

Edit:
I apologize if this brings up bad memories, but I truly thought this was an amazing moment. They kept on going, and did an amazing job with the rest of the matches.
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