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Re: YMTC: did Team Blueabot cook the books?

Here's a scenario to consider:

Greenateam, who is obviously not sponsored by Bluasponsor, found a great way to use 9 pounds of LIGHTSTUFF on their bot. They have $900 of other things on their machine, and weigh 119 pounds.

Greenateam's inspection sheet looks like this:
LIGHTSTUFF: 9 pounds at $300/ pound = $2700
Other stuff: $900

Total: $3600

"Oh crap!" says Bill Greena, leader of Greenateam, "What are we gonna do?"
They sit all day Thursday wondering how they're going to be able to get rid of 2 1/3 pounds of LIGHTSTUFF to make the pro-rated cost requirement.

Then, the little freshman Tiny Tim Greena looks up at his daddy and says, "What if we put one more pound of LIGHTSTUFF on?"

Bill reworks the numbers and comes up with:
LIGHTSTUFF: 10 pounds at $200/pound = $2000
Other stuff: $900
Total $2900

Hmmmmmmm.......
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