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Re: can the game flag be used?
I highly doubt the flag pole will be capable of blocking a shot. Bicycle flags are quite weak and flexible, and I doubt that they will be able to severly alter a shot. And if they could, Id be more worried about my own flag blocking my shot than someone elses (if you have a turret system, or place it in a really bad spot).
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Re: can the game flag be used?
One stick can't take all the pressure, but a bundle can..
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Re: can the game flag be used?
what i meant was parking the robot in front of the center goal for defense against the balls. although i agree that it is very unethical i think of one thing:
a center block is good defense for this reason i thought it would be cool |
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Re: can the game flag be used?
I understood what you meant, but I highly doubt it would work. The flag poles are small and flexible enough that a ball would just power right through them.
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Re: can the game flag be used?
I don't know if this'll matter much. Seeing this thread FIRST might add a rule revision which bans intentional center goal blocking with the flag.
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You can, but that dosn't mean you can.
You need to read ALL the rules COMPLETELY to understand them.
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Re: You can, but that dosn't mean you can.
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If people are actually worried about this, it obviously needs to be submitted to the Q&A forums to receive a definitive answer. |
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Re: can the game flag be used?
I'm with Wetzel. But it will be impossible to park in front of the goal and block though. You would need to be at the front of the platform to make any impact.
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Allowed to and able are diffrent.
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Re: can the game flag be used?
so in other words no you probably wont get penalized for the game flag blocking a ball.
however the flag probably wont do much as it would snap from the pressure |
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Re: can the game flag be used?
A couple things to consider...
gondorf, you underestimate PVC's bendability. It won't break with a ball hitting it. If it does, someone is probably penalized for exceeding the muzzle velocity. Wetzel, <G16> says that any robot extending a blocking device (over 5 ft tall) in front of the center goal will be DQ'd. Plain enough, except that the flag is an exception to the height limit. So, the only question here is: Is the flag a blocking device? I predict that Q&A will have to think this over for a while after someone submits the question. (And by the way, you will be penalized if the top of the flag is over 6 feet from the floor, according to the rules.) |
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Re: can the game flag be used?
its hard to believe that any of you have been to a competition before.!
you have a 1/4 inch rod and a 7 inch ball. 5 robots tangling with each other. drivers with so much adrenalin that they can barely hold still. and you think that a robot can be positioned to block a 30 inch wide goal.!! statistically this is a very small event. if you base strategy on this event, you will lose quickly. jerry w |
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Re: can the game flag be used?
I wish they just stuck to LEDs. This whole flag thing is confusing.
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