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Re: Materials not specifically allowed are now illegal?!?!

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery View Post
Much ado about nothing.
OK, lets play "what if".

What if your team interprets the ruling the way it was probably meant, no other implications other than no tape. You build your bumper the way you always have and staple the fabric to the plywood backing. You attach the bumpers to the frame using De-sta-co clamps and arrive at your regional ready to go.

The LRI, on the other hand, has read the Q&A carefully, and interpreted the ruling to mean that nothing is allowed that is not listed in R21. He says your bumpers are not legal, and you have to remove the staples and come up with a different way to mount your bumpers. You spend all day Thursday bringing your robot into compliance. You miss all practices on Thursday, and two matches on Friday morning because you weren't inspected.

Wouldn't you wish then that there had been no ambiguity? Wouldn't it be simpler and make all regionals and inspections go more smoothly by making things crystal clear now? What is the advantage to waiting until Inspections to find out if your interpretation is correct? (or more importantly, in line with the interpretation of the LRI).
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