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Originally Posted by Erin Rapacki
2. I doubt we'd be able to see a tie wrap (once again, too much to look for in a brief few seconds). Depends on the robot's clearance.
3.It was not difficult to tell if the 28x38 robot base was generally over the triangle (breaking the plane); I think that would make things easier and more consistent for a referee to judge.
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I agree with Erin. There will be teams out there with one or two tie wraps hanging off of the front of their robot, because they don't have the weight to add any more. It will be very hard to look for those tiewraps with all of the other things that we have to look our for as refs. I can picture this following argument:
Coach: "We HAD to have touched the triangle! We have an all-powerful ziptie on it!"
Ref: "There was a ziptie? I was busy diving for cover because your arm nearly killed me."
Ref #2: "Well, actually, I saw the ziptie, but it was about an inch away from the triangle. Still a penalty."
Coach (sobbing): "But we had a ziptie. We had a ziptie..."
Whereas if the rule went back to the original definition, with the following
SIMPLE change:
<G12> The purpose of the LOADING ZONE is to allow ROBOTS to quickly and safely receive TETRAS without interference while HUMAN PLAYERS and/or field attendants are in close proximity, and then return to play. The Robot's drivebase must be clearly over the loading zone to avoid a penalty.
The LOADING ZONE is not intended to serve as a “perpetual safety zone” yada yada yada.
The conversation might look like this.
Coach: "We were over the loading zone by 5 millimeters."
Ref: "I didn't see it. The rule states that the drivebase must be CLEARLY over the loading zone to avoid a penalty."
Coach: "Oh, wow, you're right! Thank you so much for pointing out the error of my ways."
Female College Mentor on team: "You're so smart and fair. Here is my phone number. Call me sometime."
Essentially, there would be a "plane rule," but the plane would be a function of the degree of the referee's head to the loading zone instead of a vertical plane.
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Originally Posted by Andy Baker
It is fun to see Copioil get all riled up about this. I can imagine the crazy Italian's face getting redder by the minute. (I am actually on the phone with him as this post is going out, and I can HEAR his blood pressure rise... fun stuff!)
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It is a lot more fun when you see it in person, and then see him take it out on the drivers:
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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli
If you grab the joystick by the bottom again, I'm going to throw my safety glasses at you!
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