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Originally Posted by UBY
what will the very high speed counter be used for? I was wondering if there would be tennis balls, racketballs, golf balls?
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Small balls are a possibility, but also consider the safety aspect of any game piece... a golf ball that gets shot out into the crowd (or at a ref!) could injure someone. If you've ever played tennis or racquetball, you know those can sting pretty good too, when hit hard!
Foam balls - like those used in many Nerf toys - can be launched pretty quickly, yet won't hurt much if a shot goes wrong. But those are probably too easily obtained and frequently stocked to be used as a FIRST game piece
See, building a really great robot is just a pseudo challenge for the concept of the whole FIRST program. It is just a phony way to bring people together to reach one common goal. - sanddrag [more] 
14-12-2011, 17:16
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