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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
by the same logic you could say that as long as you have rules, people are going to cheat
therefore eliminate all the rules?!
isnt that like throwing up your hands and giving up?
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Where you are concerned, I AM thinking about throwing up my hands and giving up... (just kidding).
I think the point is being missed. Plenty of rules are very easy to enforce. Others are impossible. I'm just saying that we should consider getting rid of of rules that can't be enforced.
For instance, rules that are easy to enforce:
- robots must weigh <= 130 lbs.
- robots must fit in 30" x 36" x 60" box
- only kit motors can be used
- robot must be wired a certain way
- no materials from the exotic material list
- robots may not break the plane of the HP chute
- etc.
Rules that are difficult (if not impossible) to enforce:
- disassemled parts must be made before 2/26/2004
- You must do your own machining, or you must account for the time (unless students were involved).
- Cost of manufacturing (if students weren't involved).
- Certain material costs.
- You may not have a backup robot (this is not a current rule, but if it were ever implemented, it would be nearly impossible to enforce).
- etc.