[Manoel]

As I've said in an earlier post:

"When in doubt between the Yahoo forums and a team update, go for the team update. And, as I said before, if you read team update # 6, on the part that specifically addresses to tethers, you'll note that it does not prohibit any tether, it only lists devices that could present a risk of entanglement, etc. However, in the end of the text, it is clearly stated that what does present a risk of entanglement is subjective, and the decision is up to the inspector/referees at the regional.

So, as someone pointed earlier, people are blaiming on the teams with tethers for breaking the rules and now getting advantages for it. That's not true. Teams that took the risk of building extendors are being rewarded for it, be it with the extra points in the end of the match, be it with awards - we won the Judges award at Seattle for Outstanding Machine Design, especially our tape measure. "

So, seems perfeclty legal. And, based on their support, I don't think the teams that went to Seattle were mad on us for the tape, actually it was the opposite.