
13-01-2017, 15:31
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Alumni turned Mentor
AKA: Branden Gunn
 FRC #4761
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Reading, MA
Posts: 879
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Re: Team Update 2
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Originally Posted by efoote868
Then my question becomes, why would tow strap material be legal and the hoops portion of velcro not? The velcro loop is made up of fibers that are flexible, non metallic, and woven, same as the tow strap. In my opinion, neither would be categorized as rope in English, but both meet FIRST's definition in the rulebook.
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you just described the pro-velcro argument. Find a piece of velcro that meets these specs (no adhesives, completely made of fibers, woven, braided or twisted, size, etc.) and you have a legal component for your rope.
there are MANY examples of velcro that are not legal, but not because they are velcro.
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