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Re: YMTC: Redateam Uncrates Redabot on Wednesday
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Originally Posted by dlavery
Put contents off to one side, and then start putting them together because we are bound and determined to push and bend every rule until the breaking point because we want to get every competitive edge possible no matter what the consequences and no matter what example of professional behaviour we are setting, and even though the meaning and intent of "uncrate but don't work on the robot" is absolutely clear we are going to pretend that it is not and play lawyer and argue the exact wording so that we can have our entire robot in competition form ten minutes ahead of everyone else and then we can go and eat donuts."
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This is the longest sentence I've read in a long time  - but I fully agree with every word. Let's not be silly, you all know what it means - don't work on the robot. I think it's great that they have opened it up to allow Wednesday night uncrating to help things run more smoothly in the morning.
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