Official 2005 Clue Thread

[JP_1163]

Pi relates to a circle
Me can refer to mechanical energy
A circle of mechanical energy can be a spring
Amethyst is known for increases your ability to open to new ideas and help open the channels to your higher self.
So, somewhere in a circle is a spring that holds mechanical energy. This energy is tapped when you open yourself up to new and dynamic ideas.
Look out!

[Steve W]

[quote=Jay5780
2. Pi (defined as: the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle)
The goal perhaps is round or cylindrical is shape.

[/QUOTE]

As has been stated before :

pi is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle

Pi when capitalized means product.

There was a deliberate attempt to capitalize Pi which means there is no relationship with a circle. That doesn't mean there won't be but the clues from previous years have been meticulously written.

[Madison]

Oops.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

George Harrison is dead as well, making Ringo Starr the only living Beatle.

Gee, won't Paul McCartney be surprised! (and please, let's not go off on a "but everyone knows that 'Paul is dead' because he wasn't wearning shoes on the cover of the 'Abbey Road' album, and then there are all the clues on the cover of the 'Sgt Pepper' that confirmed it" tangent!)

-dave

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Gee, won't Paul McCartney be surprised! (and please, let's not go off on a "but everyone knows that 'Paul is dead' because he wasn't wearning shoes on the cover of the 'Abbey Road' album, and then there are all the clues on the cover of the 'Sgt Pepper' that confirmed it" tangent!)

-dave

Tangent! There it is again!

[Madison]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Gee, won't Paul McCartney be surprised! (and please, let's not go off on a "but everyone knows that 'Paul is dead' because he wasn't wearning shoes on the cover of the 'Abbey Road' album, and then there are all the clues on the cover of the 'Sgt Pepper' that confirmed it" tangent!)

-dave

Well, crap. If you're reading this, sorry Paul. I really liked that song you did with Michael Jackson, "Say, Say, Say".

[Steve Howland]

Originally Posted by JosephM

Tangent! There it is again!

It's a trick! We're getting too close to guessing some parts of the game so Dave keeps trying to throw us off with false hints! His putting it in plain view twice is unlike him - usually he will hide his hints embedded within an unrelated thread, not place it right in front of us. So we should concentrate on non-tangent related ideas...

[Jay5780]

As has been stated before :

pi is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle

Pi when capitalized means product.

There was a deliberate attempt to capitalize Pi which means there is no relationship with a circle. That doesn't mean there won't be but the clues from previous years have been meticulously written.

Good point let me revise what I said. Maybe Pi doesn't refer to a goal in the sense of cylindrical shape or roundness, maybe it refers to the scoring object. or if you read into the mathematical meaning of the word product it could be the multiplier.

[Swampdude]

I've just had revelation!

OK FIRST just unveiled a new logo

Think about the logo for a minute, it's got a circle (pi) "between" red (me) and blue (you) objects (triangle and square. To celebrate the new logo, they might have built a game around it! And it just so happens that I suggested a game that would do just that in the "you design the 2005 game" thread"!

[Elgin Clock]

Just a thought.. Has anyone looked at the new logo through some purple lenses?

Maybe the new logo is like one of those hidden eye images?

[anna~marie]

Originally Posted by Jay5780

4. "Look closely and you will see something between Pi, You and Me."
An IR "invisible fence" between the teams and the goal.

Perhaps in between the opposing teams there is some sort of "beacon" that blocks IR transmissions, etc. to the robot, forcing the use of sensors in the opponent's territory???

[Ryan Foley]

Notice that in baseball, there is one person on offense (batter) and 9 on defense (fielders).

This also ties in with daves post about the un-even aliances.

Just a thought.

[KimT]

I've still been trying to figure out how the uneven alliances would work. Dave implied that the robots would already sort of be characterized as stronger or weaker. What I can understand is how this will be determined, and how scheduling would work to allow for this determination before the matches begin. In other words, how can it be determined which robots are strong or weak. OR! Maybe they'll simply put down seven teams per match and allow the teams to pick their own alliances.

Again, I just think this idea would be much to complicated to be put into place. The entire elimination tournament would have to be restructured to allow for the elimination, the way I see it. Does anyone have a better understanding of this?

[Ryan Foley]

Originally Posted by KimT

I've still been trying to figure out how the uneven alliances would work. Dave implied that the robots would already sort of be characterized as stronger or weaker.

They wouldnt necessarily be characterized like that. It could just be 2 v 3 with the alliance of 2 having some sort of advantage.

Eliminations could just be alliances of 3. The alliances would use 2 or 3 bots each match depending on which side they are on.

[Pi Is Exactly 3]

No, I see what you're saying, KimT. That's pretty much what I thought when that idea went around. I can't see how it would work out.

Another thought. Maybe this new evolution of the FIRST logo could be a clue itself (without having to look through purple lenses, although that was a clever thought). Maybe the fact that they added depth to the logo can be a clue that a new depth will be added to the field. What comes to my mind would be the same pyramid in the middle of the field idea.

Just a thought.