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Originally Posted by Nuttyman54
You do realize that being in contact with a unique rung is a requirement for scaling? Supporting another robot in the same third of the tower does not get that robot SCALE points. If two robots are in contact with the same rung, neither robot gets SCALE points.
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It's a joke, guys.
However, now I'm entertaining the thought of a stacked scale where the carried robot has an extension that touches the adjacent rung for the sake of the "contact" part of the definition while all the way up. I'll have to look closely at the manual again to check the legality of this. If anyone sees a problem with this, go a head and point it out.
For the record, stacked scaling is not part of our design and never has been.
Edit: I've looked through that section again, and it seems like having a robot stacked on a scaler while the carried robot contacts another unique rung may be a legal strategy. I can't think of any interpretation of the scaling definition to include being fully supported by the rung, and neither does a scaling robot have to stay in front of the tower face to which the rung is attached, as long as it contacts one rung and one rung only with the bumpers at scaling height. Another requirement is that the extension stays within the 15 inch perimeter limit.
I don't recall reading a rule with regards to allied robots breaking their respective frame perimeter planes for a stack configuration. If someone could cite that rule, that would be great. Maybe a stacked scale isn't all that impossible after all?