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Re: The Most Spectacular Falls of 2010
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Originally Posted by gvarndell View Post
The Chesapeake regionals saw a nice fall -- I believe it happened yesterday.
A robot winched itself up and looked good.
Then the entire lift mechanism broke off and the robot hit the floor hard.
If anybody has video of it, please put on youTube or somewhere.
I'd love to show it to some friends.
I think you are talking about 272 in the Quarterfinals. It was a very loud snap. They landed on their wheels so rest of the bit is probably OK. Whatever doesn't kill them, only makes them stronger for Philly Watch out!
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