[FRC Blog] 2014 Game Hint

[runneals]

Originally Posted by 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.

144.456 is in the 2 meter band of Ham Radio. What if the game is finding radio beacons? (Although this would probably be a pain for teams, as you need an FCC license to operate on them).

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[Shadowstriker]

So I've been analyzing this hint and using the single digits to get 4/3 5/4 5/5.

Taking this and removing divisions and spaces you get 43545 to pull up on Google, information for an IR High Temp Thermometer.

[Zaque]

Originally Posted by runneals

144.456 is in the 2 meter band of Ham Radio. What if the game is finding radio beacons? (Although this would probably be a pain for teams, as you need an FCC license to operate on them).

My theory since last season has been IR or some other type of RF signal for aiming, as opposed to reflective tape.

[momter]

All these references to Dr. Who connecting with FIRST..... "Who's on FIRST; Baseball Game. Probably not

[BobRaygen]

From the
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...em-Option-2014

Looking at the changes to this years game base kit might help us figure this thing out. Especially since it was stated that the specifics would give away the game, or not. Is there a reason they specifically say 10.5 feet per second? The post might be a secret hint. Superstructures, can be like bridges.*Can be tied to the future water game* Or maybe there is a tower that robots must drive around wearing.*Or maybe they carry a tardus* why is “long robot” and “wide” in quotations?

Also looking at the image http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/at...5&d=1387605929

might uncover more clues. Not the image as much as the details under it. Is there a copy of this picture that doesn't have the black circle crossing out the bottom most number? Also color seems to be a big theme, and 3 colors in particular. The same colors in JPEG, unless I am wrong, Red Green Blue. Maybe 3 alliances, maybe instead 3 types of vision targets, in 3 different colors? If you imagine the image width and length as inches, and convert to feet, we could have rectangular field dimensions.

Well I don't know how this relate but looking at the hint
8234/57, 61126/1963, 62326/15806

under the assumption that the / means or in this case.
On the left side of the /,
the digits that repeat in 8234, there are none, 0
the digits that repeat in 61126, 1 and 6. 2 is the odd one out
the digits the repeat in 62326 is, 2 and 6. 3 is the odd one out
AND
6 repeats in both numbers. 1,2. 2,3. and 6.
Things to think about.

EDIT: No one seems to have read all the way through, and I understand why so here is the important part that I would like attention brought too.

I think there is some reason why they said easier to attach superstructures to base. They didn't say mount, attach. Something in this game might do with ... o dear everything is falling into place. The lunacy references and the recycling of past games. It might just be a game similar to lunacy where you attach something to your robot, like a superstructure 0-0 *because that is descriptive*! Maybe the three colors represent three different types of recycling, like paper, glass etc. Each robot in the alliance has a different bin attached to them like in lunacy, and we need to put the game pieces in their proper bin. there is probably only 2 of each type, and the scoring is either 0, 1, or 2 properly recycled. Which ties in with their feet in the image (because feet are important!) 6 game pieces per alliance.

well ok the whole recycling game might not happen, but reusing the idea of attaching something to your bot, like in lunacy is probably a thing. Explains why they wont tell us the full details about whats what with the base. Could be anything we attach though, maybe we haul other robots around in a co-op like event.

[Caleb Sykes]

Okay, so I programmed a rough binary to morse code converter to test out that theory. I tried plugging in 8234 = 1000000010101010 and I got the output in the attached file. I also tried 57 = 111001, which is a much more readable option. Among the interesting ones that I saw in 8234:
be star
die inc
the earn
dive ten

I might play around with the settings later to try to filter the massive number of results. I am also curious to see what happens with 16 bits for each number. But I think I should go sleep now.

If anyone would like me to run any other numbers through, I would be more than happy to do so, although I will not look through every output for you .

[Caleb Sykes]

I just realized that I assumed 0=DOT and 1=DASH for no good reason. Here are the inverted outputs. Tell me if you find any outputs that do not translate correctly, I tend not to trust code that:
1. works on the first try
2. works for the first time at 3:30 AM

[yarden.saa]

I searched the numbers in google earth with my brother.
The second numer refers to a sign "FIRST Security"
The third number refers to the "FIRST Baptist church"
The first number is very intresting, there is a strange sign that I couldn't read it all: "Weight limit reduced 25%"

It means that the robot weight limit is going to be 90 pound.

[Bryce Paputa]

Originally Posted by yarden.saa

I searched the numbers in google earth with my brother.
The second numer refers to a sign "FIRST Security"
The third number refers to the "FIRST Baptist church"
The first number is very intresting, there is a strange sign that I couldn't read it all: "Weight limit reduced 25%"

It means that the robot weight limit is going to be 90 pound.

Source?

[Emily286]

Maybe the numbers are from the periodic table and we will have to form molecules with balls that represent atoms, and the numbers are the atomic numbers of different atoms...

[yarden.saa]

Originally Posted by Bryce Paputa

Source?

it's attached
another thing, I found a US post office in front of the "FIRST Security sign"

[yarden.saa]

Better picture,

[wilhitern1]

There is a train engine the CSX 8234

Do you remember a TV Show called the Rockford Files?

Neal

[rtomp]

The only thing I could pull off google for '1963 baseball' that I could find a way to possibly tie in was that the New York Yankees (Who came in first place for the AL East) had 104 wins and 57 losses.
Someone else might have better luck looking

[wilhitern1]

The S&W 57 is a revolver.

Neal