Glow in the dark tape measure (2014 game hint)

[Mykey]

Water is obviously and important part of this clue. However, the waterproof cRIO has not been released by our sponsors. Thus only ice will be allowed. The OP is completely correct about the fire aspect. Tape measures are blade-like and have a hook on the end similar to a hockey stick. Put all of this together and you come to the inescapable conclusion that next year will be an ice hockey game with flaming pucks.

[NickTosta]

Then again, when he said "you'll need it for next year's game" he might have meant "you'll need it to build your robot for next year's game."

Probably a red herring.

[dubiousSwain]

Originally Posted by Mykey

Water is obviously and important part of this clue. However, the waterproof cRIO has not been released by our sponsors.

NI's new CRIO will be waterproof.

[Qcom]

A nuclear game? Marie Curie was a nuclear scientist... maybe they are going to somehow scew the game to favour the curie divison. I can see the rules now:

G35: All FOULS and TECHNICAL FOULS caused by the CURIE divison during the einstien playoffs will be negated compeletey.

[Roger]

Originally Posted by marandola316

The 16 is in red because the standard distance apart to put studs in a wall is 16 inches. On most tape measures the numbers are in red every 16 inches.

Betcha didn't even notice the black diamonds every 19.2" (it's not quite 19-3/16").

That does sound like an interesting tape measure game.

[sarah_storer]

Originally Posted by Carl C

I actually really want to see a game with backlight. Something like laser tag would be really fun!

Laser tag with robots! This could be awesome!!

[evanperryg]

I think we may be going in completely the wrong direction. Maybe we will use the tape measures for some kind of extending thing (My team almost did this to make a level 2 climber) and the light might be used for the retroreflective tape that they use on the vision targets. Perhaps this game is similar to 2011 with the whole forklift thing.

[pyroslev]

What color does the tape measure glow? Anyone know?

[fb39ca4]

Originally Posted by evanperryg

I think we may be going in completely the wrong direction. Maybe we will use the tape measures for some kind of extending thing (My team almost did this to make a level 2 climber) and the light might be used for the retroreflective tape that they use on the vision targets. Perhaps this game is similar to 2011 with the whole forklift thing.

Exactly what I was getting at. Maybe the game will make use of tape measures to extend and hook onto objects like the game at the power tools booth at championships.

[Iaquinto.Joe]

Originally Posted by pyroslev

What color does the tape measure glow? Anyone know?

I believe it was noted that they had flashlights built in, not actually glow in the dark.

[gchen694]

Glow-in-the-dark air hockey! Idk how I just thought of that but perhaps the tape measurers could be used as pucks?

[Michael Hill]

Originally Posted by 2789_B_Garcia

AMEN! Why am I even on here?!?!?

For some reason, I've found myself on here more in the past few weeks than I have all build season.

[akoscielski3]

As a deans list finalist who was closely listening to this, all he meant was that you can use it when you are at kick off measuring the field. Cause for some reason everyone seems to have the need to measure every little thing on the field. He wasn't referencing the game at all. Im pretty sure Blaire doesnt have any clue what the game is as he isn't on the GDC.

[NanoCollins]

Did anybody else think that they may just turn off the lights on the field, or block the vision of the drivers making us rely on our vision systems. They wouldn't have to do it for the whole field either, just make us go through a maze tunnel or something that you can't see but have reflective tape on the floor making your robot follow the tape to get through. (just a thought, but it would be cool).

[Roger]

2008 had a Pepper's Ghost setup where robots disappear. Probably unintentional, but still maddening to the drivers. Now you know why the robots had trouble turning at the far end.