Team 2363 ball gathering and lifter prototype

[Siri]

Originally Posted by Borobo

so I actually have a question as to the legality of such a design. does anyone know whether the yellow polycord whips will be counted as seperate appendages toward the limit of 1 14 inch appendage. I had been supporting a similar (but 1 sided) grabber with surgical tubing whips, but I don't know if it can be done, since we already have another appendage planned to lower the bridge for passage.

According to the Q&A:
- "There is no formal definition of appendage; however, a colloquial definition is "a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition" (courtesy of dictionary.com). To elaborate, an appendage is a contiguous assembly that may extend beyond the Frame Perimeter per Rule [G21]."
- "Only one appendage may extend beyond the Frame Perimeter. There are no rules prohibiting appendages that fork once outside the Frame Perimeter."

Interpret and ask further questions as you will. As a possible starting point, I'd interpret that if the frame perimeter splits the bar rather than the tubes, it's a single appendage that splits outside the frame perimeter. Of course, it also counts as your single appendage outside the frame perimeter at a time. Of course, you could also keep the whole thing inside the frame perimeter, or somehow stagger the tubes (though remember the rule applies while in motion, not just static). There may well be other solutions as well.