[FRC Blog] 2014 Game Hint

[Zeromonkey]

Originally Posted by Martian86

If you take each digit in the hint and rearrange them in numerical order, you get

0111122223334556666667889

The middle number is 4, with twelve numbers on either side.

Also, 0 and 9 appear with the same frequency as 4.

Originally Posted by Connerd

The median is a center of spread, which could be interpreted many different ways. What would be even more interesting is if someone found the mean (average) or the inter-quartile range (IQR). That way, we could get some real statistical analysis on this hint.

Don't worry. I gotchu so you don't have to do AP Stats!

Given the above data, we can find the mean: 4.12
And the median: 4
We can also find the quartiles: Q_1= 2, Q_3= 6
And the max/min: Min= 0, Max= 9
That means the IQR is: 4 (Curious...)
There are no outliers.

Not sure what you can do with this data, but maybe it will be of some use to you!

[czielinski]

Okay. Let's recap all that we have up to this point:
The numbers are possibly zip codes
They are zip codes for cities that have a connection to baseball
In Andy Baker's video for the Robot in Three Days, he uses a baseball bat.
In the kit of parts apology letter, the following phrase is used: "Our apologies for the two strikes this weekend, we promise our next swing will be a home run."
Statistics have been ran to show there are no outliers
No results from the hex theory or anything that worked last year
Morse code is a possibility but with many different ways to be coded into english it's almost impossible to figure out
Everything leads to baseball however, it has been presented that this is trying to throw us all off?
Also, that the game could possibly relate to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Finally, a picture of a man, Woodie, and Dean have been posted so check that out it there is potential for anything to be dug into with that photo
That's all the pertinent information i've taken away from this thread so far

[mhos1997]

Originally Posted by czielinski

Finally, a picture of a man, Woodie, and Dean have been posted so check that out it there is potential for anything to be dug into with that photo
That's all the pertinent information i've taken away from this thread so far

Guys, the other guy is Donald E. Bossi, the president of FIRST.
http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/bio/don-bossi.
But, great ideas, i'm probably leaning towards baseball, or football.

[karomata]

Originally Posted by czielinski

Okay. Let's recap all that we have up to this point:
The numbers are possibly zip codes
They are zip codes for cities that have a connection to baseball
In Andy Baker's video for the Robot in Three Days, he uses a baseball bat.
In the kit of parts apology letter, the following phrase is used: "Our apologies for the two strikes this weekend, we promise our next swing will be a home run."
Statistics have been ran to show there are no outliers
No results from the hex theory or anything that worked last year
Morse code is a possibility but with many different ways to be coded into english it's almost impossible to figure out
Everything leads to baseball however, it has been presented that this is trying to throw us all off?
Also, that the game could possibly relate to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Finally, a picture of a man, Woodie, and Dean have been posted so check that out it there is potential for anything to be dug into with that photo
That's all the pertinent information i've taken away from this thread so far

As previously mentioned, I think the whole baseball theme is a red herring. It doesn't seem too feasible nor safe, and the fact that it seems so obvious lends itself to being a false lead. I mean, like really, when's the last time FIRST or the GDC gave us anything on a silver platter like that?

[Abhishek R]

Though I can't imagine using actual baseballs...maybe something like a wiffle ball or just the bases aspect...

[yash101]

I haven't read the entire thread, but here's a lovely list of things that happened in 1953

[cadandcookies]

Mmmm, I love the smell of wild mass guessing in the evening.

[ReapersRule]

I would like to point out that depending on exactly what the game is, baseball may not be that much more dangerous than frisbee. Maybe they're just pulling elements from baseball, or using baseballs as a game piece.

[Kevin Leonard]

Originally Posted by czielinski

Okay. Let's recap all that we have up to this point:
The numbers are possibly zip codes
They are zip codes for cities that have a connection to baseball
In Andy Baker's video for the Robot in Three Days, he uses a baseball bat.
In the kit of parts apology letter, the following phrase is used: "Our apologies for the two strikes this weekend, we promise our next swing will be a home run."
Statistics have been ran to show there are no outliers
No results from the hex theory or anything that worked last year
Morse code is a possibility but with many different ways to be coded into english it's almost impossible to figure out
Everything leads to baseball however, it has been presented that this is trying to throw us all off?
Also, that the game could possibly relate to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Finally, a picture of a man, Woodie, and Dean have been posted so check that out it there is potential for anything to be dug into with that photo
That's all the pertinent information i've taken away from this thread so far

And that two of the numbers can be colors in RGB:

Originally Posted by Romano2630

found out that 8234/57 = 144.4561404... which google brought up to be the hex code of green.
also - 61126/1963 = 31.13907285... which is the hex code of BLUE, same method.

And that some of the data might relate back to Dr. Who.

[runneals]

Originally Posted by mhos1997

Guys, the other guy is Donald E. Bossi, the president of FIRST.
http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/bio/don-bossi.
But, great ideas, i'm probably leaning towards baseball, or football.

If we do in fact do football, our local energy company threw out some awesome foam football game pieces at the July 4th parade, which I think they would probably look like.

[Flimsor]

Originally Posted by RB73

Going back to this picture: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default...ff-Filming.jpg

Im surprised no one has commented about how, from left to right, they have 0, 1, then 2 feet on the ground.

Endgame involving climbing on something? full points for fully supported, partial points for partially supported.

What if we get points for being lower? As in maybe the robots will be higher most of the time, then get bonus points for being lower somehow?

[mcchev]

Originally Posted by alectronic

Not that it would matter, but the post says 16:08 and it was definitely not posted at 16:08... (more like 16:20)

Well, if this is true, then in 1608 I found this

Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey

Something with light maybe?

Also, I don't think that 1963 and the rockford, il is a coincidence.

[mickeyds0071]

I honestly think the best bet is baseball. I think this year will have that aim high feel to it with small nerf baseball sized balls going into goals at different heights like in ultimate ascent and rebound rumble. Kind of like that idk if anyone has seen it but the gumball pinball machine that looks like a baseball field the homerun will be a smaller hole than a sinigle or double and different point value. To me it sounds like a fun a game. Just some thoughts

[LunatickLauren]

Anyone else notice the color components say "3"? It says "There are no game clues in this photo" but what if it's in the details of the photo? Aka: 3 alliances, red, blue, green?

[The_ShamWOW88]

Ok, stick with me here guys. Not sure of the significance but if you take the 144.456 from dividing the first two numbers, you get a radio frequency from a beacon with the coordinates 50.479167 / 10.041667 which place you in Germany. Still working out how this means anything yet.