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Originally Posted by T. Hoffman
Where is that bolded part explicitly stated in the rulebook or team updates? Only place I've seen it is the Q&A.
By the way, other than that, I agree completely with what you just said.
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Originally Posted by Dictionary.com
sup·port
Pronunciation[suh-pawrt, -pohrt]
–verb (used with object)
1. to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
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The primary definition for support is to hold up.
So if a robot was on top of another robot, then it would be considered supported because if that robot was removed it would no longer be held up where it is.
In the example above, the robot in question is
NOT being held up (in position) by the tube, thus it is not supported by the tube. Had the tube been under the lift that the 2nd robot was on it would have been held up (in position) by the tube and therefore not scored.
Daves analogy is more like looking at a jack that is lifting a car vs. a jack where the handle is touching the car. It the first instance it is supporting the car and in the second it is not.
However, I agree that this rule needs to be clarified in an official place, not the Q&A.