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Re: 2009 BAE Granite State Regional

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Originally Posted by ScoutingNerd175 View Post
As far as I understand it, match 60 had to be replayed several times because of field error. But the final results were not incorporated into the standings. So the teams picked in the wrong order. When they realized this, the selection had to be redone.
Not to mention the constant replay of quarter final matches.
They finally narrowed down what they though the field problem was to static build-up. To fix it, they taped the airlocks so that robot frames or members couldn't come in contact with them to conduct, and they watered the field.
Yes, they wet the carpet around the regolith to aid in the static problem. I think this is as close as we'll come to getting that water game we've been waiting for.
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