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GDC Strikes again
Question: What's under the Carpet?
One of our students read that the cables, for the lap counters, will go under the carpet creating a raised area. I said that the only thing under the carpet will be the steel plates holding up the center wall. Who is right? Keep up the great work! GDC's answer: The cables for the lap counters are attached to the Overpass, above The Track. The support plates for the Lane Divider are placed on top of the carpet, and covered with a second piece of carpet that is taped in place. Under the main carpet of The Track you would find (depending upon the venue): - Wood planking or concrete floor or iso-grid plastic matting , then - Plywood subfloor or ice (optional), then - Floor joists or reinforced concrete, then - A crawlspace (optional), then - Packed soil, then - Clay, then - Bedrock, then - Continental crust, then - The Moho Discontinuity, then - Upper Mantle (primarily composed of molten peridotite, eclogite, olivine, spinel, garnet, pyroxene, perovskite, and other oxides), then - Lower Mantle (primarily composed of magnesium and silicon oxides), then - Core (primarily composed of iron and oxygen, sulfur, and nickel alloys) |
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Re: GDC Strikes again
Oh thats good.
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Re: GDC Strikes again
Haha, glad to hear that the GDC still has a sense of humor this time of GDC
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Re: GDC Strikes again
Once again a sloppy, lazy answer from the GDC. Honestly, I expected more professionalism from them...
They've clearly left out some layers, as a quick perusal of Wikipedia reveals. The proper answer would be: ... 1. continental crust 2. Mohorovičić discontinuity 3. upper mantle 4. lower mantle 5. Gutenberg Discontinuity 6. outer core 7. Lehmann discontinuity 8. inner core (Tongue firmly planted in cheek in case anyone wondered) |
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Re: GDC Strikes again
New post in the Whats Under the carpet thread:
FRC467 Junior Member Post Thank you regarding Arena Construction Thank you for clarification of what is under the carpet. We were under the mistaken impression that the Moho Discontinuity was ABOVE the Upper Mantle. This will alter the design of our robot, but not significantly. GDC is offline Senior Member Re: Thank you regarding Arena Construction The Moho Discontinuity may be above or below the Upper Mantle, depending upon your frame of reference and the direction from which you are approaching it. Obviously, one of us is upside-down. |
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Re: GDC Strikes again
Another mildly humorous one:
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=8686 Quote:
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Ummmmmmmm...the universe explodes? |
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Re: GDC Strikes again
My father helped me understand the proper answer many years ago. What happens when an irresistable force meets an immovable object is an inconceivable event.
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Re: GDC Strikes again
From statics, if an object is immovable, then it will generate an equal and opposite force to the original force. So, even if that applied force is infinite, immovable object still wins and the Universe keeps running.
![]() Technically speaking, it would be improper to say an unstoppable force. There is no velocity associated with units of force, so what is there to stop? Yes, it's late, and I have nothing better to do than nitpick on the GDC's tongue-in-cheek answers! |
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Re: GDC Strikes again
Another golden answer.
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