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Re: Greater Toronto Central Regional

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Originally Posted by Irwin772 View Post
In our defense, if the game design committee had made the defenses out of Lexan instead of plexiglass no one would be having these issues. We broke 2 pieces of the chaval de frise on Thursday and we didn't even hit it that hard. Lexan bends at worst, Plexiglass breaks.
No, Lexan breaks as well, it just doesn't shatter. When the drawbridge broke at Northern Lights we didn't have to pick up shards of plastic, just the two pieces of polycarb that broke off.

Yes, polycarbonate is better than acrylic/plexiglas, but it isn't magic. It will still break if you (or 40-60 150 pound robots) put excessive stress/fatigue on weakened points (such as bolt holes).
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