[Josh Hambright]

i wonder if first would mind if you just grounded the ramp yourself with the coathanger idea before the match started....
as far as having a coat hanger or the solder braid coming off your robot, i would be afraid of violating one of the rules like no metal in contact with carpet or no penetrating the surface of the mesh.

Static electricity can really hurt...i used to get nasty shocks off my trampoline in the back yard when i would touch the frame of it after jumping for awhile....then there was that faulty vangergraf generator at work that numbed my arm for 2 hours....hehehe.