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Re: [FRC Blog] Questions That Need Answering

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Originally Posted by Squillo View Post
But I STILL don't know if it's legal. My guess would be that the loopy side might be but the hook side might not? Are little plastic hooks "fibers"? Is velcro "twisted, tied, woven or braided"? If fibers are "woven" but also have parts (other fibers, extensions of the fibers) sticking out like pile, do they count as "woven"?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Time to get out the microscope, I think. Oy.
my understanding of this is that loops can be legal (all other rules still apply), but hook can't be legal because they are molded plastic? The hooks themselves aren't fibers woven into the rope, but the loops are.

Edit: this video make it look like the hooks are cut threads of plastic.
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