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Originally Posted by 1885.Blake
Let's try a little gedanken (thought experiment)....
Anyone who thinks sand would make a good thing to have within 100 yards of a FIRST competition, should imagine sprinkling just a little over their robot (on the Victors, transmissions/gears, bearings, conveyor belts, treads, etc.) (maybe get a little into the driver's controls too) and then imagine trying to use the robot.
Now, tell me if you have changed your mind. :-)
Nothing smaller than a ping-pong ball inside or outside of containers please.... This includes water, even if it distilled and consequently is non-conducting.
Even something as big as ping-pong balls is asking for lots of trouble if they escape containment while above a robot(s).
Blake
PS: If you remain unconvinced, get permission to destroy a robot, and then try the sand experiment. :-) :-)
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This is true, I wouldn't want to carry sand in an open bucket without a -lot- of preparation of the robot. But a device like the tetras should be fine. Sure, the clovers broke, but did anybody break a tube in competition? (I didn't see one between UCF, Palmetto, Curie, Einstein, the Capital Clash, and a few snippets of webcast. Surely at least one of those would've had one.)
On the other hand, it might just be easier to fill up one of those tubes with cement and call it a day.