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[Mark Pettit]

. . and what about the Vmax thing?
There is a motorcycle called the Vmax.
Two wheels or Four????
Maybe they'll give us a Segway as part of the kit?

[Adam Collet]

Returning to speculation on Vmax ... remember, FIRST official hints are obscure and try to get us thinking somewhere different from what the game actually is, though you can always figure the hints out in hindsight. Thinking along these lines, I highly doubt that it will be a maximum speed, and it is more likely but still improbable that it is giving us the height of the stairs. I'd think in totally different directions ... my mind doesn't really work this way, but for example, like (someone) mentioned not too long ago, Vmax, for one thing, is used a lot in kinetics stuff. So think along the lines of kinetics. Kinetic engergy. As opposed to potential energy. So constantly moving is important. Or you can get stuck somewhere and be trying to move but not going anywhere. Who knows. It's not very likely that we'll crank it out. Point is, it's more likely that it'll be something way off of the obvious. And besides, it's more fun to think about the clues this way.

[danielkitchener]

Originally Posted by Mark Pettit

. . and what about the Vmax thing?
There is a motorcycle called the Vmax.
Two wheels or Four????
Maybe they'll give us a Segway as part of the kit?

V is the physics symbol for Velocity - speed with direction
I'm guessing 10 fps is down, given that they cannot control our robots in other directions due to the differences in drive trains
Vmax means maximum velocity, or the fastest velocity at which the robot or object will travel

[UlTiMaTeP]

spec·u·la·tion - Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.