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Unread 23-08-2004, 16:02
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Re: Weight

I agree with Lavery, I think that 130 is pretty generous (even though I've seen us go over it, but usually by just a little). I think 120 would be a better idea then 135 or 140. In real life you can't just hope they'll bump up the weight limit. For example, shooting a payload into orbit (and especially if going out of orbit) you have to be very cautious with how you use your resources, because it costs much much more to launch something that weighs more.

One thing I would like to throw into the mix though as a thought, over the past 3 years I have noticed every year that the scales vary so much from competition to competition. In 2002, for example... at the local regional we weighed 129 pounds, yet when we got to Epcot for nationals... we were weighing in at 134. I think many others have run into this issue as well, and I personally wish that the scales were all calibrated equally... but at the same time... it makes you want to try to keep as far under the 130 pounds as possible, in case you happen to run into a scale that overweighs you by 5 pounds. The teams who don't look into that possibility could run into this problem, even if you design right around 130... so I'd suggest working around 125 because of this issue. Trust me, it'll save you tons of frustration.
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