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Re: Curie 2010!

The ball stuck under the return was one of those things you don't expect to happen. A robot kicked a ball, and it somehow wedged itself on the underside of the ball return, between the cable and the poles. I made the decision to let the match run because a robot had kicked the ball there, and then sought guidance from above on a replay while the match continued. You can always replay a match after it ended, but you have to replay a match if you stop it early. The decision came back to replay, so we did. The balls did not fall off the ramp because as they ran down, they hit the stuck ball, and had to go up and over it. That stole enough speed that they did not clear at the bottom.
The ball return was as tight as it goes all weekend. We checked it after the ball got stuck and there was no room to take any more slack out of the cable. If you ever have a concern about the field being incorrect, please go and talk with your FTA at the event. If you had, I would have looked at it and been able to show you that it was fully tightened down.

Other than that, I think the field performed well. Thanks to all the teams for working with us to get things running. We may have run behind the other division a bit due to some extra troubleshooting, but I believe in No Robots Left Behind. Also, thanks to the many captains that listened to my spiel before selections about not using "graciously accepts." Your English teacher thanks you.


See you at the next one,

Wetzel
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