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Re: G28 Clarification - Air Powered Shooter

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Originally Posted by pmcoburn View Post
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
I would agree that the two primary reasons for the rule are:

1) Prevent changing the coarse of fuel shot by your opponent via air.
2a) Prevent a leaf blowing strategy to gather all the fuel on the floor to your own end of the field.
2b) Similarly, blowing the 50 fuel coming out of the hopper that you aren't catching in your bot to your end of the field.

The question is whether their intent was/will be to prohibit air powered shooters.
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