Thread: [FRC Blog] Pool Noodles for the 2017 Season
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Re: [FRC Blog] Pool Noodles for the 2017 Season
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Originally Posted by Tartan47 View Post
Pure speculation, but I'm wondering if solid noodles on bottom and hollow noodles on top would allow a robot to have a better chance of "getting under" an opposing robot depending on that robot's bumper height and this could aid in a pushing match
Not a good strategy at all. If you go into a season with the intention of "getting under" other robots, I can all but guarantee you will end up with at least one red card for tipping. It was bad enough as is this year with the large bumper zone and most robots were not even top heavy.
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