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Unread 28-12-2003, 11:45
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Re: Batteries

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Originally Posted by Wetzel
What competition are you competeing in? Have you never had to make swiss cheese?
An extra 6 lbs to play with would make a big diffrence in what we could do.
Then... within 2 years... someone would be calling out for 142lbs, because:
"An extra 6 lbs to play with, would make a big difference in what we could do!"

Then... within 2 years of that... 148lbs, because (you guessed it):
"An extra 6 lbs...."

This is why it's an engineering design challenge!
If you want it to be easy, go do battlebots .

Besides Jeff,
would you really WANT to give Wildstang 6 more lbs of aluminum?
I mean... jeez.


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