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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
Trust me, I'm not forgetting this is an engineering sport. But breaking the rules is not engineering. If I issue a requirement for a contract, and you come back with a design that "technically" meets that requirement, but doesn't meet the intent of what I want accomplished, I'm not going to issue you that contract. ...
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Not that am advocating layering the rules but. That is why mil specs are so long & buyer & sellers have ridiculous terms and conditions. Companies routinely underbid contracts knowing that they will make it up on change orders. Like it or not this is all real life engineering that you need to be aware of even if you choose not to participate.
Back to FRC. The real underlying issue is how to limit the resource requirements of the competition or do we even try. I am not sure either side has the moral high ground. This same discussion goes on in Formula One BTW.