Update 12

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Mr. Lim

ChiefDelphi, you are slipping. The two most important questions still haven't been asked:

How much does that Dragon weigh?

How are they going to mount bumpers to it?

The dragon gets to use the new 5 inch bumper rules so that's a good start

[Mr_I]

My APCS kids (a fair percentage of which are on 811) came in from lunch all in a panic because of the Team Update ... texts went far and wide to other members (some in other schools) ... more kids (not in APCS) came in to get the details ... and when we found the video we all had a good laugh.


(I _think_ they told all the other kids it was a hoax ... )

[maxnz]

Originally Posted by Mr. Lim

ChiefDelphi, you are slipping. The two most important questions still haven't been asked:

How much does that Dragon weigh?

How are they going to mount bumpers to it?

And is it exempt from R9-F?

R9: ROBOT parts shall not be made from hazardous materials, be unsafe, cause an unsafe condition, or interfere with the operation of other ROBOTS.
-F: Any device intended to produce flames or pyrotechnics

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Mr. Lim

How much does that Dragon weigh?

African or European?

[Edxu]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

African or European?

Hungarian Horntail, Chinese Fireball or Common Welsh Green?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Edxu

Hungarian Horntail, Chinese Fireball or Common Welsh Green?

Sorry, those aren't options. The only options are Cargo and Crew.



[/joke]
Sorry, couldn't resist.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

If the GDC intended for us to deal with dragons why was one not provided in the KoP?

Not all teams have room full of gold and priceless gems for a dragon to inhabit.

Also, what will the dragons be fed? I would assume this factors into the temperature of the breath. And from an event management perspective - will it be the responsibility of the person managing the defenses to wrangle the dragon? How big a dragon are we dealing with? This is important for districts who may not have the space to store a dragon.


(See GDC, if you can be stupid I can be stupider!) [1]



[1] If this doesn't show up in spotlight at some point I'm almost going to be sad.

I'm not going to let blatant self-promotion like this stand on these boards.

EDIT: i got hacked(?) nailed it

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

I'm not going to let blatant self-promotion like this stand on these boards.

EDIT: i got hacked(?) nailed it

Don't prank me bro!

[Michael Hill]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Not all teams have room full of gold and priceless gems for a dragon to inhabit.

I'm laughing at the corollary that there would be, in fact, teams with a room full of gold and priceless gems.

[XaulZan11]

Serious question: What if the GDC really did introduce new defense towards the end of build season? I think it would add a realistic twist (How often do you get specifications and requirements that never change in the real world?) that would challenge the top teams and keep things exciting. The game would not inherently change (no robot or design would be significantly negatively affected) but most teams would have a little extra to do if they wanted to tackle the new defense.

[mrmummert]

Anyone know if CO2 bottles are legal this year? Might need one for that defense.

[techhelpbb]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Also, what will the dragons be fed? I would assume this factors into the temperature of the breath. And from an event management perspective - will it be the responsibility of the person managing the defenses to wrangle the dragon? How big a dragon are we dealing with? This is important for districts who may not have the space to store a dragon.

Alcohol of course. That's how most circus stunts pull this off.
Alcohol + fire + children + public venue......

Somehow the need for the big red extinguisher in the field kits just became more clear.

(I know some of you might get - hot under the collar about this - so let me head you off I posted this on my own NOT on behalf FRC11&193. If you gotta problem, I am a dragon on the Chinese zodiac, take it up over at my cave. Look for the pile of skeletons.)

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by techhelpbb

Alcohol of course. That's how most circus stunts pull this off.
Alcohol + fire + children + public venue......

Somehow the need for the big red extinguisher in the field kits just became more clear.

(I know some of you might get - hot under the collar about this - so let me head you off I posted this on my own NOT on behalf FRC11&193. If you gotta problem, I am a dragon on the Chinese zodiac, take it up over at my cave. Look for the pile of skeletons.)

As someone who, on occasion, spits fire I can safely say how terrible an idea this is. That being said I do dislike our 2015 robot...

[techhelpbb]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

As someone who, on occasion, spits fire I can safely say how terrible an idea this is. That being said I do dislike our 2015 robot...

You are right this should come with a disclaimer and much training by GDC

"Most people who are taught fire breathing and eating skills are seasoned performers in their own right and are taught under the condition that the skills are not passed on until they become a recognised fire performer."

[Nathan Streeter]

While I think I'd prefer that FIRST have shared the amusing 10th Defense video via a blog post (or something a little less official), I hardly think it's worth all the negative sentiments...

FIRST intentionally just linked to the video, rather than making an attempt that seemed "legit" and would give people more than a moment of panic. If you didn't actually find it funny, then just make it a lesson learned that FIRST HQ does have a sense of humor (in case you missed the 2016 game announcement).