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Unread 07-08-2002, 00:18
sanddrag sanddrag is offline
On to my 16th year in FRC
FRC #0696 (Circuit Breakers)
Team Role: Teacher
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Rookie Year: 2002
Location: Glendale, CA
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Somebody's signature says "Build first, ask questions later" I completely agree with this. Sure you could calculate all that stuff and come up with the winning combination but why bother. Just make something that looks right and it will probably work fine. If not, modify it. More speed, bigger tires. More torque, smaller tires. More traction, wider tires. It's far easier to just make it and fix problems rather than calculate it all first. There are real-world factors and problems that no amount of calculations could ever forsee.

I hate calculations.

Hope this helped but I know it probably didn't.
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