Crazy Idea, looking for comments

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Posted by Daniel, Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M Gunn Senior High School and NASA Ames.

Posted on 5/4/99 9:15 PM MST


In Reply to: Crazy Idea, looking for comments posted by Joe Johnson on 5/4/99 7:58 PM MST:



I know I've said this before, but sit tight cuz I'm gonna say it again.



It is a well known statistical fact that luck is eliminated with increased trials. We need increased trials!

If one 540 match can put a lucky robot into the select sixteen, and similarly one 8 point round can pull a select sixteen team from that coveted position, there is obviously a problem. You have all acknowledged this in your posts. The solution is to increase the trials!

How do we fix it? More arenas. More time.

I saw someone suggest an extra day. This costs more, but it may not be such a bad tradeoff. We all want more matches. Don't you think those 80+ hour all-nighters would be better requited with more than six matches? Seriously, we put our lives into this thing.

More arenas would mean a big headache for FIRST and less time between matches. Unless another day is added. Once again, it may be worth the costs.

Personally, I think adding a third alliance partner is merely a way to avoid the issue. It works to a point, but it reduces the amount of matches some team gets to play. In essence, it makes the situation worse. No mater how well a teams bot performs, they deserve some play time. We all deserve to play. Remember what FIRST stands for...

And as for practicing for the finals, that also seems a little contrived. It's human nature to try to find reasons to support our opinions so I don't blame you, but it didn't really seem like an issue to me. It's not something you need too much practice for. I know my team didn't have a problem with it.


Just some thoughts from the guy who's got too many...
-Daniel