[FRC Blog] Pool Noodles for the 2017 Season

[Vale]

Posted on the FRC Blog, 7/19/16: http://www.firstinspires.org/robotic...l-noodles-2017

Pool Noodles for the 2017 Season
Written by Frank Merrick.


You'll need 'em.

Want more words than that? You will be using pool noodles for robot bumpers in the 2017 season. As in 2016, the pool noodles must be approximately 2 ½ in. diameter round, petal, or hex shaped in cross section. They may either be solid or hollow, but all noodles used on the robot at any one time will be required to be of the same construction and cross section – in other words, you will not be allowed to use solid round noodles on the bottom of your bumper and hollow petal noodles on the top.

If you are wondering what we mean by 'petal' shaped, we mean pool noodles with a cross section like this:




Photo credit

Frank

[ASD20]

Wow bumpers are explicitly confirmed

[ollien]

Originally Posted by ASD20

Wow bumpers are explicitly confirmed

To be fair, they were last year as well.

[efoote868]

For some reason I'm hoping there's a Ken M post on this picture... caption contest materials anyone?

[ahartnet]

I noticed that they were using a slide of that pool noodle for some arts and crafts sponge painting.

First clue for 2017? Now all we need is for Frank to come out and say that this was not a clue and it'll be confirmed!

[GeeTwo]

Paint Game Confirmed!

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

Paint Game Confirmed!

Paint is usually either water-based, or oil-based. Both are liquids.

Water game confirmed!!!

(couldn't help myself)

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Zebra_Fact_Man

Paint is usually either water-based, or oil-based. Both are liquids.

Water game confirmed!!!

(couldn't help myself)

Thanks for that, now I realize that's just what they want us to think!

Powder coat game double-confirmed!!!

Edit:

Originally Posted by Citrus Dad

I can think of only one reason to use pool noodles as bumpers--to float in a pool!!! Water game confirmed! :^D

Citrus Dad can only think of one reason? I smell troll...

Originally Posted by Mike Schreiber

Can we all take a moment to congratulate the OP for beating Ryan Hall to this post.

And yes, congrats to Vale!

[Citrus Dad]

I can think of only one reason to use pool noodles as bumpers--to float in a pool!!! Water game confirmed! :^D

[Golfer4646]

Originally Posted by ahartnet

I noticed that they were using a slide of that pool noodle for some arts and crafts sponge painting.

First clue for 2017? Now all we need is for Frank to come out and say that this was not a clue and it'll be confirmed!

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

Paint Game Confirmed!

Originally Posted by frcguy

2017 is a rehash of Logomotion but with petal-shaped tubes. You heard it here first folks.

Originally Posted by Zebra_Fact_Man

Paint is usually either water-based, or oil-based. Both are liquids.

Water game confirmed!!!

Originally Posted by FrankJ

He really meant the Bumpers will be required to float your robot. WATER GAME! Better make sure your bumper attachments are secure or your robot will sink.

I really like the petal noodles. Can we work out some kind of game hint with that?

Every blog post must be a game hint! Classic Chief Delphi, am I Right?

[asid61]

Flower Power 2017 confirmed.

[FrankJ]

Originally Posted by asid61

Flower Power 2017 confirmed.

Tie dye team shirts?

[ASD20]

Originally Posted by asid61

Flower Power 2017 confirmed.

Is Woodie the game piece?

[BBray_T1296]

you will not be allowed to use solid round noodles on the bottom of your bumper and hollow petal noodles on the top.

Did this happen? That is an interesting idea.

[ASD20]

Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

Did this happen? That is an interesting idea.

I don't know, but its been a rule for several years.