04-04-2005, 23:53
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Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Herndon, VA
Posts: 3,176
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Re: BEST Tetra Grabber
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Originally Posted by Brant Bowen
I would have to say that Team 16 had the most unique gripper I've seen. It is hard to explain, but it is basically a curled piece of PVC or something that just spins the tetra into it and out of it as needed. I was amazed at how effective it was when I saw it too. If anybody knows, how did they think of it?
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Just look at a corkscrew. Yes, it is an amazingly effective and simple way to grab tetras, and probably one of the most innovative solutions to that particular problem that we have seen this year. Kudos to the Bomb Squad for their creativity!
-dave
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