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Talking Re: How much air can be stored onboard?

For a 28" x 28" x 60" robot, you can theoretically store 47,040 in^3 of air onboard.

The problem, of course, lies in all the structure and electronics required to actually HOLD the air, some of which are required, which displace some air as well as removing some air storage capacity. Actually pressurizing the air will need some thicker material, thus even less storage capacity.


Oh? The air actually has to DO something? That complicates things. See previous paragraph.

(If you can't tell, this post is not intended to be serious. Sometimes, the GDC will get a question similar to the first one on some other component, and answer with something like the above.)
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