[FRC Blog] Frank Answers Fridays: August 8th, 2014

[Thad House]

Now the real question is where are corn dogs located on that list? That is truly all that matters.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Thad House

Now the real question is where are corn dogs located on that list? That is truly all that matters.

Presumably 5th. I can't think of anything else that would fall between the four listed and corndogs, and honestly, I'm a little shocked that "fair penalties" is ranked ahead of corndogs.

[Jon Stratis]

For those youngsters out there... More Cowbell! It's sure to make a lot of people (like me!) feel old when they realize this year's incoming FIRST freshmen were probably born the year that sketch played on SNL

Hey, wait a minute... that sketch aired 15 years (to the month!) before the 2015 champs! I think this might actually be a game hint!

[AllenGregoryIV]

Here's the link to the original blog post with pictures.

[Dragonking]

Well obviously the numbers 0723 are not a game hint. But the picture itself must be a game hing since he writes the sentence "This is a game hint!" right below the picture. Look at the displays. They are layered. Obviously the field will be made up of 4 levels and each driver station will be on a different level.
3 dimensional chess anyone

[artK]

Introducing the 2015 FRC event: Corndog Cowbells!!!

Corndog Cowbells is played on a 27' by 54' field, with red and blue cowbells facing upwards surrounding the field. Corndog Cowbells is played 120 corndogs. The objective of the game is to fill the cowbells with corndogs, the higher the cowbell, the more points they are worth. The Match starts with a 15 second autonomous period, where each robot starts with three corndogs in possession, and attempt to score the corndogs for more points. At the end of the autonomous period, drivers step up to the controls...

[BBray_T1296]

Originally Posted by artK

Introducing the 2015 FRC event: Corndog Cowbells!!!

Corndog Cowbells is played on a 27' by 54' field, with red and blue cowbells facing upwards surrounding the field. Corndog Cowbells is played 120 corndogs. The objective of the game is to fill the cowbells with corndogs, the higher the cowbell, the more points they are worth. The Match starts with a 15 second autonomous period, where each robot starts with three corndogs in possession, and attempt to score the corndogs for more points. At the end of the autonomous period, drivers step up to the controls...

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So Rebound Rumble?

[Boe]

Originally Posted by artK

Introducing the 2015 FRC event: Corndog Cowbells!!!

Corndog Cowbells is played on a 27' by 54' field, with red and blue cowbells facing upwards surrounding the field. Corndog Cowbells is played 120 corndogs. The objective of the game is to fill the cowbells with corndogs, the higher the cowbell, the more points they are worth. The Match starts with a 15 second autonomous period, where each robot starts with three corndogs in possession, and attempt to score the corndogs for more points. At the end of the autonomous period, drivers step up to the controls...

At the end of the match for bonus points teams my dispense free corndogs to the audience, the more satisfied viewers the more points you get.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Boe

At the end of the match for bonus points teams my dispense free corndogs to the audience, the more satisfied viewers the more points you get.

254 is probably working on a Corndog Gatling Gun right now.

[Woolly]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

254 is probably working on a Corndog Gatling Gun right now.

I feel like catapulting a bunch of corndogs with parachutes at once would be a more effective strategy, unless there's a rule about how many the robot can possess at one time. Effectiveness of this strategy is increased by making the parachutes look like EJ.

[EricH]

Just remember, folks: Injury to any audience member from flying corndogs is worth massive negative points. Plan accordingly. Also, huge additional bonus for launching condiments with the corndogs, unless they're pre-applied.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

254 is probably working on a Corndog Gatling Gun right now.

Pretty sure the Philadelphia Phillies has a hot-dog gun on a truck that we could all be inspired by.

[Basel A]

After FRC's yearlong obsession with corndogs (really seems more like a decade), this picture accurately describes how I'm starting to feel every time they come up as a topic of conversation



Every meme gets old. Corndog is the new water game.

[cadandcookies]

Originally Posted by Basel A

After FRC's yearlong obsession with corndogs (really seems more like a decade), this picture accurately describes how I'm starting to feel every time they come up as a topic of conversation



Every meme gets old. Corndog is the new water game.

There is and can only ever be one "water game:"


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Water Game 2015!

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Basel A

After FRC's yearlong obsession with corndogs (really seems more like a decade), this picture accurately describes how I'm starting to feel every time they come up as a topic of conversation



Every meme gets old. Corndog is the new water game.

Yearlong? Try about 4 months.