Laser Pointers..

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Posted by Josh at 2/4/2001 1:50 PM EST


Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.


In Reply to: Keep it friendly
Posted by Shawn McMahon on 2/4/2001 12:53 PM EST:



: I think this convo. has gone a little farther than a simple "Can we use a laser or not?" Relax. Why would you only use the laser in parts of the round? Just curious. FIRST may rule it as a driving aid instead of just decoration. (Only my opinion) As it was stated before, they may also veiw it as a safety hazard. I don't know. I'm not a judge. I say put it on there anyway. If they say take it off then take it off. Simple as that. If its only decoration it won't be a terrible loss if you have to remove it.

Me and anton were just playing around, we had an idea of using a lazer pointer, but then we realized that the only reason we needed one on was for directional purposes, and that would act as a driving aid, so we killed the idea in the second week. It is kinda like the helicopter idea, a really cool idea if it could be implimented...but not something anyone is gonna try doing.

We've already thought through this entire conversation, that's why i got a little angry when Mike told us to start thinking...

Josh
Team 419
"Not all who wander are lost" J.R.R. Tolkien