IRI - 2015 Rule Modification Ideas?

[Thad House]

Originally Posted by nuclearnerd

Wait, what? I know you were talking in the Can Burgler thread about ways to place the robot on (or over) the step without being in the Landfill Zone, but as far as I can tell, the Glossary of the manual has the Landfill Zone extending the full width, from guard rail to guard rail. What am I missing?

"Bounded by, but does not include, the STEP, GUARDRAILS, and a 2 in. line of White gaffers tape running between
the GUARDRAILS on either side of the FIELD. Each LANDFILL ZONE is an infinitely tall volume that extends 4 ft. 3 in. from the edge of
the STEP towards their ALLIANCE WALL." Game manual page 9. Also Q&A #52 says the game manual overrules the glossary.

And since the field definition includes the Guardrail, which includes the metal structure, that means the the outside of the field isnt the polycarb like we always thought, but its actually the outer edge of the guardrail. So when refs put the ref stations super close to the guardrail, or on the bottom part of the guardrail, they are actually putting the stations inside the field.

All of this means is that there is a 4 inch area on either side of the field where there is no landfill. So as the rules are right now its legal to go around.