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Re: Designing around the flag.
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Whoa, never saw that rule...
but what stops you from just duct-taping it to a yardstick? Will it really cause you guys design problems?

Then again, it's easy for our team because we're a rolling box again, so...
Duct tape is illegal... Zip ties, on the other hand, are not.
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Re: Designing around the flag.
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Duct tape is illegal... Zip ties, on the other hand, are not.
That is wrong. Please be careful about making up rules that don't exist.

Duct tape is not illegal. I have read through the rules a few times () and I can't find any rule that prohibits it. Duct tape is treated like any other adhesive-backed tape (see Rule <R38>).

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Re: Designing around the flag.
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Duct tape is illegal... Zip ties, on the other hand, are not.
Duct tape is illegal as a fastener. That's because it's an adhesive-backed tape, not because it's "duct tape".
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Re: Designing around the flag.
The flag holder is a design issue we have been face with since our robot it not tall. It may take on a very functional part of our robot though.

Our team had discussions of a launched ball hitting the flag holder. Concerns were if a launched ball could tip the robot if the flag holder was located in a corner.
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Re: Designing around the flag.
How do you think that this will affect the number of teams planning on throwing or catapulting the ball?
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