The Triple Tortuga is Contest born.

[Amanda Morrison]

Originally Posted by Joe Johnson

Second, I will send a $10 gift card to Starbucks (or equiv.) to the first 5 CD users that post a reply to this post with links to a video showing a Triple Tortuga in official FIRST match.

Third, I will send a $50 gift card to the first person to post a link to a match with a Double Triple Tortuga. I hope it doesn't happen but if it does, I want to see it.

Dr. Joe -

Might I suggest you add verbiage that it must be the first five CD users with unique matches, so you don't end up with five cell phone videos of the same match?

[Joe Johnson]

Originally Posted by Amanda Morrison

Dr. Joe -

Might I suggest you add verbiage that it must be the first five CD users with unique matches, so you don't end up with five cell phone videos of the same match?

As usual, Amanda speaks wisely. Consider the contest so amended.

More explicitly:
One Triple Tortuga match yields (at most) one gift card. if a Double Triple Tortuga is in the first 5, you also only receive one gift card* (albeit for $50 rather than $10). Before you ask, yes, I will still give out 5 $10 cards.

Keep sharing the links. When I'm out of cards, you'll have to be content with the CD fame for your Triple Tortuga finds.

Dr. Joe J.

*let's share the wealth. what else would you expect from a FIRST related activity? ;-)

[IronicDeadBird]

I like the idea that one guy turtles and another guy goes to help and ALSO turtles, and then the final alliance members turtles all on the same object.

[evanperryg]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

I like the idea that one guy turtles and another guy goes to help and ALSO turtles, and then the final alliance members turtles all on the same object.

How would they all fit? I want to see a (double) stacked, one-defense, triple tortuga. That'd be interesting.

[droswell]

Originally Posted by IronicDeadBird

I like the idea that one guy turtles and another guy goes to help and ALSO turtles, and then the final alliance members turtles all on the same object.

Reminds me of this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=bigg...XWSL5l5KcQM%3A

[Joe Johnson]

There have been a few legal eagles asking for the definition of what it means to be "tortugaed*"

It is a little like art, in that we'll know it when we see it, but a good working definition is that a robot is tortugaed when it stuck or disabled while attempting to traverse or helping another robot traverse a defense. Stuck should be broadly interpreted.

Some examples:

if you flip over crossing the Chapel of Frost and you're technically not in the defense zone anymore but everyone knows that it was the defense that done you in. Of course, we're going to give you a tortuga for that.

If the Drawbridge thwaps your battery from its cradle and the field officials don't disable you until they see you dragging that 17AmpHours Anchor around the courtyard, again, you've been tortugaed my friend.

If your alliance partner gets stuck on the rock wall and you go over to try to give them a bump to save them only to have their flailing Sally Port arm reach into your robot and, horrors, turn off your main breaker, why, that's a tortuga for two right there!!!

If you are holding open the Sally Port and an alliance robot goes insane, pushes you against that very door after which their motors start smoking and they hit their e-stop and you spend the rest of the match unsuccessfully trying to get out from the pin they've put you in. Again, two tortugas will be awarded.

I hope this clears things up, even as it maddens the legalist in the FRC world.

Cheers,
Dr. Joe J.

*Yes, it's a verb now.

[MOE]

HELLOOoooooo
YEP I know I was wired different than most!!!! could be the dyslexia thing ???? oh yeah!!!!! no soup for me this time but
thankx Dr. Joe.. Keep up the great FIRST thing miss the fun..
Lets play some great old New England DEFENCE

[Mr. Tatorscout]

Perhaps a box of chocolate turtles sent to the teams that do triple tortuga as a consolation prize.

[Clinton Bolinger]

Week 1 Event - 6 vs 0

Both Alliances go out for $50 worth of coffee after the match.

-Clinton

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by Clinton Bolinger

Week 1 Event - 6 vs 0

Both Alliances go out for $50 worth of coffee after the match.

-Clinton

I like the way you think.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Clinton Bolinger

Week 1 Event - 6 vs 0

Both Alliances go out for $50 worth of coffee after the match.

-Clinton

Why wait for Week 1? There's a Starbucks in Myrtle Beach...

Edited to add: 4901 wouldn't partake in this, of course--we're planning to handle our business.

[marshall]

Originally Posted by Billfred

Why wait for Week 1? There's a Starbucks in Myrtle Beach...

Edited to add: 4901 wouldn't partake in this, of course--we're planning to handle our business.

I for one look forward to drowning my robot sorrows with caffeine after we get stuck.

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by marshall

I for one look forward to drowning my robot sorrows with caffeine after we get stuck.

You'll probably need that caffeine to get all those robots unstuck...

[Joe Johnson]

Originally Posted by Mr. Tatorscout

Perhaps a box of chocolate turtles sent to the teams that do triple tortuga as a consolation prize.

I love this idea.

But I'm afraid for my d(bank balance)/dt that first week of the season. Could get expensive.

Dr. Joe J

[Sperkowsky]

Good thing we signed up for the suffield shakedown. Should I eat the card for taking my phone out during a match I mean c'mon it's 10 bucks.