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Posted by Tom S. at 2/4/2001 10:33 PM EST


Student on team #177, The Bobcats, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells.


In Reply to: Car Nack Predicts
Posted by Bill Beatty on 2/4/2001 12:31 PM EST:



I think that 1 in 10 robots will be able to go under the bar efficiently. this may seem a little bit high, but i already know that a lot of teams are planning to do this.

Tom

: Car Nack predicts.

: 1. Less than one percent of the robots will be able to go under the bar, less than six machines Nation wide.

: 2. As the Competition progresses, bridge balancing will become very easy and common with a greater than ninety percent success rate in the National elimination matches.

: 3. Less then ten percent of the robots will be able to go over the bar, less than fifty machines Nationwide.

: 4. No high meet score (regional or National) will be a 29 second, 3x multiplier match.

: 5. FIRST will hire a large crew of carpet layers to repair the bridge surfaces during the competition.

: 6. No high meet score will be created by laying the goals on their sides.

: 7. The stretcher will be used in more than half the elimination matches at the Nationals.

: 8. The high meet score will always occur in the elimination rounds.

: 9. There will be a surprising number of 1x muiltiplier rounds.

: 10. Except for the small regionals ( under 30 teams) the high meet score will always be a 59 second, 2.5x muiltiplier match.

: Car Nack has spoken.