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Originally Posted by geeknerd99
Somewhere down the line, somebody proposed the "5" having do to something with "Take Five". Take Five was recorded by the The Dave Brubeck Quartet in '59 on "Time Out". If you don't know jazz, I just totally confused you. If you do, you should know what I'm talking about.
Here's the Wikipedia link to it.
Take Five was special in that it was done in a 3-2 meter, with the driving piano rhythm going "1-2-3 1-2" the whole way through the song, rather than a 1-2-3-4-5 pattern. Hmmm, sounds remarkably like a backbot, does it not? Perhaps the asymmetry of the "manhole" also represents this unbalance.
"Time Out" could mean anything, from "no time left" to "sitting out for a bit". Perhaps the backbot this year really is crippled (stranded in water!), unlike last year where it could gather ammunition? What about rolling disables, where instead of all robots being disabled at once at the end of the match, each team has one robot disabled in the order of their choice 5 seconds apart?
I didn't bother to search it, but perhaps this 1-2-3 1-2 rhythm could tie into the red, green and blue lights? (I'm the programmer, and I've been losing sleep over that since Atlanta).
mmmmm... I could go for a banana.... |
BY George I've think you've got it! 3(or more!) rights always make a safe guess!
Further speculation can be made from the song titles on this page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...dID=823 27097
"Take 5" - Obvious Link
"Blue Rondo A La Turk" - I don't speak any other languages than English, but Blue and (if Rondo = round) is kind of a dead on match to the hint pic.
(Anyone wanna translate that song title btw?)
"Pick Up Sticks" - Am I reminded about all the speculation about last year and the majorette sticks???
I'm thinking less Bananas and more sticks... or at least sticks in curved shapes if we want to stay with the banana clue.
(Boomerangs as game objects anyone?)
As for me, I'm changing my song on my Myspace from Europe's Final Countdown to Take 5 by this band.
<And crossing my fingers that Boomerangs are easy things to get ahold of in America in the middle of January>
