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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall
[url="http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=464"]...The match is over, let the team do as they see fit—it's absolutely clear in the question that there is no possibility of the extra battery being used in a match...
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playing a bit of the devil's advocate but here goes...
If they really want to be technical (not that I would want to be the one on the field making this argument) but, the match is over, what FRC Game or Robot Rules really apply when not in a match (looking through lawyer-type glasses) I can see where safety would win in this case though, but it raises other questions...
FIRST keeps saying things to the affect of "...make the balls easily removable...don't take too long..."
Who defines "easily" or "too long"?
are they defined?
Better question; what happens if "too long" is surpassed trying to unload robot after the match?
Deduct 5 pts?
DQ after the match?
Smacked with a pool noddle?
Don't get me wrong, the last thing I am asking for is more rules, but some reference for all the good-intentioned judges to use at all the various competition sites would be nice.
my 2 cents
-Bill