Hockey Game Confirmed?

[nardavin]

Possible hints for hockey game:



-Long package is obviously hockey sticks
(Probably more realistically hockey pucks after discussion in the comments)

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...5-kit-of-parts



-In the source code for the site, the word "Choice" in the title "FIRST Choice" is split into "Ch", "o", and "ice". The word "ice" being alone is the first real hint towards it being a hockey game.

view-source:http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...5-kit-of-parts



-However, The "Ch" and "o" must be important because they are also separated. Since they posted all of this 24 days before the kickoff, and openly acknowledged it was 24 days until kickoff, let us assume 24 is important. If you google "24CH", you will find it is the title of a hockey documentary.

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...blog-Kit-Hints

http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=86513



-The final and most convincing hint: the remaining "o" looks like a hockey puck.

Hockey game confirmed.

New:

-FIRSTweets posted a picture related to lunacy, possibly a hint of a low-friction surface (for hockey).
https://twitter.com/firstweets/status/543108834932563968


Edits:

Added info about tweet and added info that long box is more realistically pucks.

[Anthony Galea]

But hockey is played on frozen H20

Water game confirmed

[MrForbes]

If only the long box had a bend in it....

[cadandcookies]

Ah, it's that wild mass guessing time of year again.

[Landonh12]

Hockey pucks are 3 inches in diameter.. could the long package be hockey pucks?

This is interesting. Why else would they break it up in the source code like that?

They're probably just messing with us, but who knows.

[StAxis]

Originally Posted by Landonh12

Hockey pucks are 3 inches in diameter.. could the long package be hockey pucks?

This is interesting. Why else would they break it up in the source code like that?

They're probably just messing with us, but who knows.

There would have to be some filler. the box is 0.1 pounds per inch, and hockey pucks are 0.375 pounds per inch. So in order to be hockey pucks it would need to have only 16 hockey pucks. Seems like a lot more effective ways to package that than a 60 inch tube.

[orangemoore]

Originally Posted by StAxis

There would have to be some filler. the box is 0.1 pounds per inch, and hockey pucks are 0.375 pounds per inch. So in order to be hockey pucks it would need to have only 16 hockey pucks. Seems like a lot more effective ways to package that than a 60 inch tube.

But would we really use real hockey pucks. I would want to be behind the only Solid wall (driver station ) while playing that game. I would be concerned if a robot went rogue during a match. It could be Dean kamen 2010 except worse.

[jgrindle]

Originally Posted by StAxis

There would have to be some filler. the box is 0.1 pounds per inch, and hockey pucks are 0.375 pounds per inch. So in order to be hockey pucks it would need to have only 16 hockey pucks. Seems like a lot more effective ways to package that than a 60 inch tube.

But they could also be using Mites pucks, which are 3oz instead of 6oz.

[SpaceBiz]

Originally Posted by jgrindle

But they could also be using Mites pucks, which are 3oz instead of 6oz.

The package weighs about 27% of what one filled with regulation hockey pucks would. If they were using 3 oz pucks they would weigh 50% of a regulation package. Also, If it were pucks, they would be packaged in a square box, not a long tube, not only for cost restraints, but to give away minimal information on game.

Still, at this point I can see a hockey game as the most likely rumor thus far.

[HelloRobot]

How about AIR HOCKEY???

Just a thought

They've had soccer- and basketball-themed games, which were loosely based on common sports. Then frisbee- and exercise- (last year's ball) themed, which are kind of not common sports. Now air hockey... that's a fun sport. Maybe FRC is cycling through common to popular to fun to totally random (Lunacy maybe. I'm not familiar with that game). Just my guess. They have to keep it fresh. Hockey would be nice though. It's a nice challenge for us to make non-ball shooters. (flashback to 2013) Not sure about ice though... but I mean if it's based off hockey, it would technically be a water game so....

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by nardavin

Possible hints for hockey game:

-Long package is obviously hockey sticks
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...5-kit-of-parts

-In the source code for the site, the word "Choice" in the title "FIRST Choice" is split into "Ch", "o", and "ice". The word "ice" being alone is the first real hint towards it being a hockey game.
view-source:http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...5-kit-of-parts

-However, The "Ch" and "o" must be important because they are also separated. Since they posted all of this 24 days before the kickoff, and openly acknowledged it was 24 days until kickoff, let us assume 24 is important. If you google "24CH", you will find it is the title of a hockey documentary.
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...blog-Kit-Hints
http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=86513

-The final and most convincing hint: the remaining "o" looks like a hockey puck.

Hockey game confirmed.

Note that "CH" is in the logo for the Montreal Canadiens...

[dtengineering]

Hmm... a hockey game.

Would that be good news for Canadian teams, considering that Canada has pretty much owned Olympic Gold Medals for the past decade?

Or bad considering that we haven't seen the Stanley Cup in twice as long?

Jason

[RamZ]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

Hmm... a hockey game.

Would that be good news for Canadian teams, considering that Canada has pretty much owned Olympic Gold Medals for the past decade?

Or bad considering that we haven't seen the Stanley Cup in twice as long?

Jason

The Kings won the Stanley Cup last, so us LA teams have this hockey game in the bag!

[nardavin]

I was messing around that the long box was a hockey stick, but it could legitimately be hockey pucks. Never even thought of that

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by dtengineering

Hmm... a hockey game.

Would that be good news for Canadian teams, considering that Canada has pretty much owned Olympic Gold Medals for the past decade?

Or bad considering that we haven't seen the Stanley Cup in twice as long?

Jason

Considering that FRC is geared towards high school students, the U18 World Championships are probably a better barometer for FRC hockey purposes. I wonder how the medal count looks there?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIHF_Wo...8_Championship