pic: Sneaky at Gen Con

[Steve W]

Originally Posted by Jill1022

Chill out, its barely breaking a rule.

First, Its not a FIRST rule that's being broken, so its not that big of a deal.

Second, It's not illegal.

Third, there are no consequences besides getting your drink taken away. If there were consequences like being kicked out or dq'ed then I'd understand better the big deal, but all they'll do is take away your cans and drink them in the back room.

So what you are saying is that if its only a little penalty then it is OK as long as you are not caught. If I were to use the Nothing-But-DeWalt solution on our robot and used 6 Fisher Price motors then that would be OK as long as I didn't get caught. No one can see the motor inside the case so it is OK. The only penalty that I face is that if caught I would have to change out the motor before my next match. No big deal so I guess that makes it OK.

Are these really the standards of most FIRST participants? Maybe I will post a poll to see.