Game Hint #1

[njamietech]

Originally Posted by answers.com

BEHAVIOR

There are no published observations of living Lampris. Swimming behavior has been inferred from the anatomical and morphological features of the pectoral fin. The massive shoulder girdle; the presence of extensive pectoral musculature, including a large red muscle mass; and the horizontal placement of the pectoral fin base suggest that the opah swims by pectoral-fin "flapping." This unusual swimming mode apparently allows the opah to swim rapidly, since it is an effective predator of active prey. Records of occurrence of opah are sporadic and widespread, suggesting that the species is a solitary wanderer in the world's oceans.

i noticed something new (huzza!)

in the above paragraph it mentions the "pectoral flapping" method of swimming

maybe we have to use a new method of getting around the field.

this would fit in with the bills blog post early in the semester that warned against pre-planning your design due to some sort of change (paraphrase).

any thoughts?

[NorviewsVeteran]

well the FTC had those stupid rough terrain sections, maybe they're just going to scale them up or make them worse.

[Renee Becker-Blau]

A variation of the Sharks and Minnows game, w/o the water

(I have to say it- WATER GAME! *_* jk)

[jacksparrowlov6]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

Check out this animation from NASA about multiple levels on Mars
http://www.nasa.gov/mov/295588main_mro20081204-480.mov

Any comments Dave?

MARS LAND ROVER REMAKE!!!!!

[jacksparrowlov6]

Originally Posted by Littleswimmer14

A variation of the Sharks and Minnows game, w/o the water

(I have to say it- WATER GAME! *_* jk)

didnt think of that but that could be a possiblity!

good thinking

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by billbo911

I have my thoughts on why, but until I see a concrete answer I will avoid spewing out another suggestion for game possibilities.

Does this mean you are going to start singing?

I looked up some hyponyms and other names for moonfish..there are a few.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Does this mean you are going to start singing?

I looked up some hyponyms and other names for moonfish..there are a few.

Actually the expression I should have used is closer to "regurgitating another possibility."

What I'm looking for is more along the lines of their behavior that might lead to them being referred to as "moonfish". Do they feed more at night? Do they use moonlight to see in the dark? Is it just because of their shape?.....

I'm thinking along the lines of needing to use the vision system. You must admit, FIRST has put an emphasis on it in the past.

[hipsterjr]

Dave has been too quite. You would think he would have dropped a couple drops of blood in this clue feeding frenzy by now.

[GGCO]

Maybe we already figured out what the clue is............?

[njamietech]

Originally Posted by hipsterjr

Dave has been too quite. You would think he would have dropped a couple drops of blood in this clue feeding frenzy by now.

Or maybe it is his evil plot to drive us all to insanity by remaining silent.

Mwahahahahaha! <--(what dave is saying right now)

[logicalyrandom]

So far, all we have are two fishes and a bit of morphology text. Based upon this information, I predict that the game will involve capture the flag. /Nostradamus

[Optimogdor]

Isn't moonfish a prison term? I think it is. It its a term for one of the inmates that is marked to be "taken out" by an opposing prison gang. Maybe there will be an actual inmate in the ring and it will be our job to kill him without him breaking out. 2 members of the team will work guard duty and one will hold the knife. This game will be awesome!

[njamietech]

Originally Posted by Optimogdor

Isn't moonfish a prison term? I think it is. It its a term for one of the inmates that is marked to be "taken out" by an opposing prison gang. Maybe there will be an actual inmate in the ring and it will be our job to kill him without him breaking out. 2 members of the team will work guard duty and one will hold the knife. This game will be awesome!

[Benjwgarner]

Wow. Speculation hurts my brain. Anyway, the most likely solution to this hint is that we'll be fishing in a box or somewhere where the drivers can't see. There will be game pieces of different colors, and different colors will be either different points or for a different alliances (like the trackballs last year.) FIRST wouldn't have included the camera unless it was needed for the challenge.

[Tottanka]

Originally Posted by Optimogdor

Isn't moonfish a prison term? I think it is. It its a term for one of the inmates that is marked to be "taken out" by an opposing prison gang. Maybe there will be an actual inmate in the ring and it will be our job to kill him without him breaking out. 2 members of the team will work guard duty and one will hold the knife. This game will be awesome!

The exact term in jail is just "fish", nothing more.