9328490238209

[JoshWilson]

well, it's not an ISBN or barcode number...
Unless it's for a product being released AFTER kickoff?

[kyle_hamblett]

Not to kill the life of the party, but it could be as simple as someone smashing their hand on the number pad...
Just saying...

[Culvan Van Li]

Originally Posted by kyle_hamblett

Not to kill the life of the party, but it could be as simple as someone smashing their hand on the number pad...
Just saying...

That actually seems unlikely since there is no number 5. Also left out 1, 6 & 7. Is the clue in the omission? Is there anything interesting from 1, 5, 6 & 7?

Maybe someone tried to spell something out on a phone keypad or make patterns with the numbers? Not sure how to treat the 0's for a phone keypad.

[maxnz]

Originally Posted by Culvan Van Li

Not sure how to treat the 0's for a phone keypad.

They would be a space

[JoshWilson]

Originally Posted by kyle_hamblett

Not to kill the life of the party, but it could be as simple as someone smashing their hand on the number pad...
Just saying...

Unless smashing your hand on a number pad is the hint...

[ctt956]

After splitting it into two-digit numbers, it becomes 93 28 49 02 38 20 9. 93 and 02 could be references to the games in 1993 and 2002..."Rug Rage" could maybe be a field hint?

[EmileH]

Originally Posted by ctt956

After splitting it into two-digit numbers, it becomes 93 28 49 02 38 20 9. 93 and 02 could be references to the games in 1993 and 2002..."Rug Rage" could maybe be a field hint?

Yes. The field will have a rug.

[ctt956]

I tried splitting it several ways, and got this:

93 28 49 02 38 20 9

9 3 2 8 4 9 0 2 3 8 2 0 9

932 849 023 82 09

9328 4902 3820 9

93284 90238 209

932849 023820 9

There is often a stray 9...9 years after 1992 = 2001. Maybe more hints are in the 2001 game? Could the numbers be references to team numbers? In 1993, there were water-filled balls...maybe the Hol-ee balls will be filled with something?

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by EmileH

Yes. The field will have a rug.

Maybe a different field surface with at least one rug somewhere?

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by MrMARVINMan

This number (9328490238209) when converted from hexadecimal to text, becomes 39 33 32 38 34 39 30 32 33 38 32 30 39. When these numbers are plugged into in ASCII table, they become these characters: ‘! &”’RS !& RS’. Why does this matter? When this is googled, the search comes up with a few things about remote sensing. Remote sensing, if you don’t know, is the scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it. Why is this relevant? Two reasons:

1. The day FIRST released this , AndyMark released this mysterious video .
2. Today, AndyMark tweeted a little GIF that was retweeted by FIRST. What do the two videos from AndyMark have in common? Treads.

What do treads and remote sensing have to do with an FRC game? Remote sensing = images of terrain. Treads = meant for traversing rough terrain. AndyMark is now selling “Rhino Track Modules” .These modules are perfectly priced for FRC and are being released just days before the season begins. If it isn’t obvious by this point, it should be obvious now. The field will be different this year (the 24th anniversary of Maize Craze). Our robots must traverse rough terrain to accomplish the assigned task (but that’s a theory for another day).

Plus, we’re going to war, right? A deciding factor in any battle is the terrain upon which it is fought.

In the SecurityBreach video, when Jake says "Check this out" he points the camera at a cylindrical light on the ceiling...treads have rollers...the GIF has a paddleball...balls on chains were used as weapons in medieval times( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flail_(weapon) )...agricultural tools = field terrain hint?

[maxnz]

Originally Posted by ctt956

Maybe a different field surface with at least one rug somewhere?

Maybe an item covered in a rug-like material along with the regular playing field rug

[CadetGizmo]

This post is truly a testament to how frenzied FRC members can get days before Kickoff as well as how many FRC members have top-tier decryption ideas. Truly amazing.

[JoshWilson]

Originally Posted by CadetGizmo

This post is truly a testament to how frenzied FRC members can get days before Kickoff as well as how many FRC members have top-tier decryption ideas. Truly amazing.

No, we're kinda always like this. I don't think kickoff has anything to do with it.

[CadetGizmo]

Originally Posted by JoshWilson

No, we're kinda always like this. I don't think kickoff has anything to do with it.

True, I guess. Although the amount of speculation that's being put behind a 13 digit number is pretty cool, regardless.

[Connor McBride]

I just hope that treads would be optional. If not, I sense a lot of frustration and anger in the future.