pic: Team 237 2006

[Elgin Clock]

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[Greg Perkins]

is this the vex bot for 2002? haha looks....good, even though its just a bunch of rods!

[Billfred]

Interesting.

Can anyone figure out why the rods are in that clover-esque shape?

[Pat McCarthy]

Originally Posted by Billfred

Interesting.

Can anyone figure out why the rods are in that clover-esque shape?

I would assume that it would be to have the balls stack into the hopper in a predictable fashion.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Pat McCarthy

I would assume that it would be to have the balls stack into the hopper in a predictable fashion.

This is what it appears to be, more or less. When you put the balls into the top of this ball hopper, they will sort themselves into four vertical columns, either automatically or via some interior automatic sorter.

Otherwise, it looks really good.

May I ask what size rods those are? They look like 1/4" or 3/8", but I might be wrong.

[Ted Boucher]

riddle time...

Eye candy is cool
oranges can be moved by tubes
teasers are like waldo .. very tricky

lol.. there should be a better teaser soon

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Ted Boucher

riddle time...

Eye candy is cool
oranges can be moved by tubes
teasers are like waldo .. very tricky

lol.. there should be a better teaser soon

Aaarrrggghhh... must... refrain... from... thinking... about... riddles... Brain... still... hurts... from... Dave's... "hints"...



Edit: Well that worked well.

Maybe it's because I stumbled across this website; as it seems like it does a really good job of getting you to think clearly. (Except for the fact that after listening to it a few times all I can think of now is 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288...)

Anyway, on to the hint! Oranges can be peeled, and then pulled apart into ten self-contained sections/carpels. Also, can this mean that somewhere in the picture is an object which may be of importance? Can the furnace switch near the bench grinder or the words on the joystick be of some importance? Just a thought...

[Greg Ross]

Originally Posted by Billfred

Interesting.

Can anyone figure out why the rods are in that clover-esque shape?

My guess it that the rods are in a circular pattern where they are mounted, but the outward pressure from the stacked balls creates the clover pattern at the top.