Appendage Ruleing yet?

[tux]

Originally Posted by EricLeifermann

Do they touch each other somehow outside the frame perimeter?

No. The 2 tongs do not touch each other directly, but they are connected through one other piece.

I am having a hard time understanding how any meaningfully complex mechanism could satisfy

All portions of an appendage that are outside the Frame Perimeter must be contiguous with each other.

if contiguous is meant to indicate "directly touching."

I think the meaning is more like "connected through a piece that is also outside the frame".

So, I believe that our mechanism will be ok, since once it is deployed the 2 sections are connected through a piece that will also be outside of the frame. I guess we will find out for sure when we go through inspection.