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Re: Overengineered Bumper noodles

I would take a closely at R21C, which states that bumpers must:
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use a stacked pair of approximately 2 1⁄2 in. round, petal, or hex “pool noodles” (solid or hollow) as the BUMPER cushion material (see Figure 4-7). All pool noodles used on a ROBOT must be the same diameter, cross-section, and density (e.g. all round hollow or all hex solid). Cushion material may extend up to 2 1⁄2 in. beyond the end of the plywood (see Figure
4-8). To assist in applying the fabric covering, soft fasteners may be used to attach the pool noodles to the wood backing, so long as the cross section in Figure 4-7 is not significantly altered (e.g. tape compressing the pool noodles)
I do not believe that noodles cut in this way will meet the requirement.
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