Interesting Q/A's

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by GaryV1188

I have the utmost respect for the GDC, and don't like to criticize or second guess them. But why does this matter, as long as you have a functioning flagpole holder according to <R13> above? I predict a lot of machines will come into inspection with reduced-weight tubes.

I'll go out on a limb and assume the reasoning is that if a team tries hard enough to lighten the flag holder, it might suddenly stop functioning as such when the robot gets hit. Thus flinging the flag around and possibly damaging it or messing up other robots. They're erring on the side of caution since they know how desperate some teams can get for weight.