[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by dez250

Correct this materal does replicate the COF of Ice with out needing to keep it around 32 degrees F. It is made to resist scratching, knicking and etching from blades on a skate so i expect that material would resist damage from our robots. But unlike the "plastic ice", the HDPE we used last year in the games did sustain damage from the robots. Thus thats one reasoning i think that if there was a plastic that represents ice used this year think it would be HDPE once again due to the low cost. Also I think that Teflon or nylon blocks could be used, due to their extremly low COF with metals. But the material that was used in "Viva La Bam" and "Monster House" i think could be used in the games but would be extremly surprised if it was used do to the extreme cost and weight that it has.
~Mike

P.S.~ Check out my thread labled "What could the fields be" that i am writing now.

HDPE is not cheap. Its quite expensive and I believe that last year we spent a few hundred dollars purchasing it. THat was why a lot of teams complained about the field last year and how expensive it was. Lots of other teams used alternative plastics because of the cost.

That fake ice may be "expensive" but HDPE is not cheap either.