The flag

[tagger]

Originally Posted by EricH

I think you are reading the height of the overpass wrong. Also see this thread.

I did say "about" =P. Either way thanks, its still rediculously high in my opinion =\.

[GaryVoshol]

They realized that robots would be going up. So they wanted the flag as high as possible so that it would have a better chance of being seen.

[Rob]

The funny part is that a flag at the proper height will contact the underside of a ball on top of the overpass. I think there could be a few flags broken off during hybrid mode...or maybe everyone will have a built in "ball poker" device!

RAZ

[Tiix]

Originally Posted by Rob

The funny part is that a flag at the proper height will contact the underside of a ball on top of the overpass. I think there could be a few flags broken off during hybrid mode...or maybe everyone will have a built in "ball poker" device!

RAZ

OH! I never thought of that... If either one of those things happen I'll be the one Rolling on the floor laughing

[SteveJanesch]

I believe the height requirement comes from the fact that there's a scoring aid attached to the flag itself and detected when you pass under the Overpass. Keeping the scoring aids at a known height means they'll be reliably detected and you'll get credit for completing a lap. Don't forget that you've got to run a PWM cable up to the flag holder to provide power for this device.

Steve