1) 148 is fun to watch. Pretty robot, and very quick.
2) 217's scoring style could be called a Thunderhurdle. I kept expecting their arm to snap off, or their whole 'bot to topple, each time they slammed one across. Despite the violent appearance, their action was very fluid and they repeated it often.
3) Repeated endwall slamming will stretch the field. Ours stretched a little more than four inches by the time we took it down Saturday.
[edit] 3.1) Endwall slamming can cause team controls to jump off of the shelf! Read
this, and put some velcro under yours.[/edit]
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02-03-2008, 14:05
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