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Originally Posted by pmcoburn
Actually, I disagree, at least on the intent of this rule. I think this is trying to prohibit teams from creating anti-aircraft air cannons to shoot opponents' fuel off-target.
Assuming that you aren't sustaining a stream of pressurized air as the ball continues out of the robot, I think it's very reasonable to think that this rule allows a ball to be shot from within the volume of the robot using pressurized air.
-Phil
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If this was the intent of the rule, why would it say "direct or redirect", and not just "redirect"?
I don't mean to make this more black and white than it is, but it's not a very ambiguous rule to me. People have an idea in their head what they think the rule is supposed to be for, and then they decide that something else explicitly prohibited by the rule actually isn't, because it doesn't match that notion.
The rule says you can't direct (or redirect) balls outside of your robot with air. Can you provide an explanation as to how that isn't what an air cannon is doing?