[Clark Gilbert]

Originally Posted by dez250

I just was thinking about this years game and did a double check with the FIRST page

Originally Posted by dez250

Regional event stats showing that there will be at least 6 Official FIRST fields this year. I came up with the 6 fields by checking to see how many regionals are max per weekend and saw that during weeks 3, 4 and 5; 6 fields wil be needed for regionals. Thus i am thinking that with the rumor of "Dry Ice", a plastic material that does not damage from skate blads, yet replicates ice's pysical properties with out needing the 32 degree F temperature, will not be used for a full field, or even half a field. I think if it is used it will be a small spot, like the HDPE was used in this past years game. I think that if a replica plastic ice is used for much of the field it would be HDPE, Nylon or Teflon due to its much lower costs then the "Dry Ice". But due to the HIGH DAMAGE that these materials would recieve from robots over 3 days, I DOUBT that there will be any "replica" ice over the field this year!
~Mike

P.S.~ What are all your thoughts

I wouldn't bet as much money on fake ice as I would on large goals that are higher than normal (they wont move either).

Normal = since 2000 the goals have been about the height of the robots. I'de expect goals this year that make you reach up high.