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Originally Posted by Sscamatt
Teams in the west get an extra 3 hours of build time. Who thinks that isn't fair?
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They're called time zones. Yes, they do get 3 extra hours in absolute terms, but you also have to keep in mind that their day doesn't start until 3 hours later, also. So, if a team started working at 3PM yesterday on the East Coast, and worked straight through 'til 5PM today, they would get 25 hours. If a team on the West coast did the same thing, also starting at the end of the school day at 3PM Pacific time, they would still only have 25 hours to work. Yes, over the course of the six week build period, they do get 3 extra hours, but those hours are basically lost due to time differences, anyways.
From another standpoint, what would happen if all teams were required to ship at exactly the same time? Teams on the West Coast would have to ship their robot at 2PM. If they wanted to put in an hour or two working after school today, so they could pack up their robot, they wouldn't be able to, because the deadline would have passed. Thus, the teams on Eastern time would have an advantage. So all in all, it makes sense, if you look at it in relative terms.