[FRC Blog] Pool Noodles for the 2017 Season

[BBray_T1296]

you will not be allowed to use solid round noodles on the bottom of your bumper and hollow petal noodles on the top.

Did this happen? That is an interesting idea.

[Citrus Dad]

I can think of only one reason to use pool noodles as bumpers--to float in a pool!!! Water game confirmed! :^D

[ASD20]

Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

Did this happen? That is an interesting idea.

I don't know, but its been a rule for several years.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by ASD20

I don't know, but its been a rule for several years.

It was put in this year 2016 (almost certain it wasn't there in 2014) to prevent teams from making almost wedged shape bumpers.

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by FrankJ

Tie dye team shirts?

So WildStang pretty much wins by default.

[Mike Schreiber]

Can we all take a moment to congratulate the OP for beating Ryan Hall to this post.

[ctt956]

Is there a way to spotlight an entire thread?

[sanddrag]

Anyone have a cheap source for quality dense and or solid noodles? We're totally out.

[itaybrodsky]

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[bkahl]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

Anyone have a cheap source for quality dense and or solid noodles? We're totally out.

http://www.andymark.com/bumper-p/am-3057_32.htm

[BotDesigner]

Just out of curiosity, are there any teams that don't use the round pool noodles and go with one of the other shapes? It seems to me that the shape of pool noodles in the bumpers could dramatically affect robot to robot contact and I am a little surprised that I have never seen it discussed here.

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by Mike Schreiber

Can we all take a moment to congratulate the OP for beating Ryan Hall to this post.

Congratulations Vale.

Somebody should probably check on Ryan to make sure he is all right.

[jtrv]

Originally Posted by itaybrodsky

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good point, never considered that

[Liam Fay]

Originally Posted by jtrv

good point, never considered that

He makes a compelling point, but I honestly think it deserves its own thread.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Zebra_Fact_Man

Paint is usually either water-based, or oil-based. Both are liquids.

Water game confirmed!!!

(couldn't help myself)

Thanks for that, now I realize that's just what they want us to think!

Powder coat game double-confirmed!!!

Edit:

Originally Posted by Citrus Dad

I can think of only one reason to use pool noodles as bumpers--to float in a pool!!! Water game confirmed! :^D

Citrus Dad can only think of one reason? I smell troll...

Originally Posted by Mike Schreiber

Can we all take a moment to congratulate the OP for beating Ryan Hall to this post.

And yes, congrats to Vale!