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Unread 14-01-2004, 09:10
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Re: Leaning against vertical bar

Come on folks, do you not think FIRST intended to allow 4 robots to hang at once? Don't you think Dean and Woodie want to see this happen in some rounds - how exciting is it when at the last few seconds all robots get on the bar?

Assuming that, and since the horizontal bar space is less than 8 feet, is it really likely that 4 robots can hang from the bar without at least one touching or leaning against the vertical post?

I am willing to bet that they will not call a penalty if a robot is hanging and is leaning against the vertical post.

On the other hand, they want to protect that mechanisim that raises and lowers the bar. So, they do not allow attaching to the vertical posts. And they will not likely allow you to use it as leverage to climb to the horizontal bar.

That's what my common sense tells me.
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