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Re: Hockey Game Confirmed?
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Originally Posted by mrnoble View Post
Just so we're on the same page: every time someone here says "regolith" referring to the actual surface Lunacy was played on, I get a little crazy. Regolith is the loose surface of dirt or dust over bedrock; in this case, the dust on the surface of the moon. What we played on was the stuff that is used to line cheap showers, and it was called "regolith" so that we would associate it with low gravity on the surface of the moon, in keeping with the theme. That stuff will never be used again in FRC, as it disintegrated and lost the desired low CoF characteristic, and made a mess.

Please don't dog on me, veterans. I know that you know already, but some people (especially students) don't know and might need to get caught up on the terminology.
THANK YOU FOR THIS!! The actual material is called FRP (Fiber-Reinforced Plastic) Board. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded...9600/100389836 This is a huge pet-peeve of mine as well!
FIRST made the mistake of saying "a slick polymer material called regolith" in the game animation, and it has stuck ever since.
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