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Unread 05-01-2008, 15:19
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Re: How does descoring work?

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Originally Posted by jgannon View Post
No! What you describe would not be considered crossing, but it would certainly be breaking the plane. Remember, "Once a ROBOT has CROSSED a LANE MARKER or FINISH LINE, it shall not break the plane of the line by moving in the clockwise direction." Any motion that caused you to break the plane of that line from there would have to be clockwise in nature.
The key word here is "moving." Wouldn't pivoting be allowed? You could at lest pivot counter-clockwise if that is where the problem lies.