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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
My understanding is that the "shorter than 8 inch" rule was placed there to explicitly allow sides shorter than 8 inches (and require that they have bumpers). Without this rule, you couldn't have a (for example) four-inch long side because you could not then put 8 inches of bumper extending from each corner without violating other bumper rules limiting extension of hard and soft parts away from the frame perimeter.
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I liked the 2013 version of this rule (as clarified in a team update) that essentially said the required 8 inches wraps around the next corner for sides shorter than 8 inches (see attached image). It's the essentially same rule as this year's, but it would have stopped most of the BUMPER questions this season.
