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Re: pool noodles

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Originally Posted by Basel A View Post
If some "rugged and smooth cloth" can have a tactical advantage over other "rugged and smooth cloth," then why can't some "pool noodles" have an advantage over other "pool noodles"?
Wrong question.

The product in question is marketed as "can be used for pool noodles". NOT marketed as "pool noodles".

"Rugged" and "smooth" are characteristics of the cloth--thus, any cloth with those characteristics, as judged first by the team, then by the inspectors, falls into the category. "Pool noodles" is a product type--if I go to the store and buy pool noodles, I have a reasonable expectation that they won't give me a pipe blanket (foam used to protect pipes/people contacting hot water pipes). They might be the same material, but if I got a pipe blanket instead of a pool noodle, I'd have some pretty good grounds of asking store management to retrain whoever gave me that.


It might be the same discussion as we had in '07 over "grip tape" vs "grip tread", or in '11 over "light switch" vs "switch" on the Minibots, but when it comes to FRC, the distinction can be the difference between a lot of work to pass inspection on Thursday and a lot of practice on Thursday.
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