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Re: [YMTC]: field of view
Redateam gets hit with a 10-point penalty and is disabled for the remainder of the match. Following the match, the Head Referee approaches Redateam and states that they must remove their very large non-transparent ramps before they will be allowed back out on the field.
Redateam realizes without asking that they have been found guilty of violating Rule <S01>. By preventing Blueateam's drivers from being able to watch their robot, they have caused the Blueateam robot to be operated in an uncontrolled and unsafe manner on the field. Even though it was the Blue robot that was operated unsafely, Redateam was the originating cause for the situation and was therefore determined to be responsible. And since Redateam has demonstrated that they would use their non-transparent ramps to cause this situation and could do so again, the ramps must be removed before Redateam can rejoin the competition.
Lucein, er, ah, uhm, I mean Redateam's Head Engineer, pulls much of his remaining hair out as he struggles to come up with a way to remove the ramps in the next four minutes so they won't miss their spot in the queue, without actually resorting to the Sawzall he has stored in the back of his truck...
-dave
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