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Re: Two Story Pit Area?

The module design would allow rearrangment of the entire pit and also stacking for more storage. Assuming that the supports are at least a couple inches wide, however, boxes that are more than two feet wide in any direction wouldn't fit. Maybe there could be 4x2 modules, the size of two small ones stuck together. With horizontal supports for the top, it could still hold a lot of weight on top.

The module system would also be great if you're going to more than one competition with very different pit sizes.
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Re: Two Story Pit Area?

Out of sheer curiosity, by how much do the pit sizes at the regionals vary?

The standard I believe is 10'x10'. However, there are reports (a.k.a. complaints) that pit sizes reach as low as 8'x8'. Furthermore, there are even reports that pits aren't even perfectly square.

Can someone confirm this?
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Re: Two Story Pit Area?

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Sadly, most regionals already take on 1-2 lawsuits per regional, which is a sad statistic for gracious professionalism.
OK, before this whole thing gets out of hand, let's put this one to rest. This statistic is a complete fabrication, without any basis in reality. NASA has sponsored 42 regional FRC competitions over the last nine years. I have direct knowledge of the financial, organizational and legal status of each of these events, and significant insight into many of the other non-NASA sponsored regionals. Across this entire history, there has only been one incident involving the potential for litigation (which was due to a serious injury). The idea that "most regionals already take on 1-2 lawsuits" is, to be blunt, completely ludicrous.

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Re: Two Story Pit Area?

Dave, does this account for ALL lawsuits against FIRST Regionals? Or only the major ones? Given the trigger-happy lawyers here in America, coupled with the presumably deep pockets of FIRST, we can all expect some frivolous lawsuits. Which might be where the 1-2 lawsuits per regional figure comes from.
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... Given the trigger-happy lawyers here in America, coupled with the presumably deep pockets of FIRST, we can all expect some frivolous lawsuits. Which might be where the 1-2 lawsuits per regional figure comes from.
Maybe. Or maybe the figure is pure horse hooey.

No source has been offered. Dave says the figure is wrong, and Dave is in a position to know.
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Re: Two Story Pit Area?

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Dave, does this account for ALL lawsuits against FIRST Regionals? Or only the major ones? Given the trigger-happy lawyers here in America, coupled with the presumably deep pockets of FIRST, we can all expect some frivolous lawsuits. Which might be where the 1-2 lawsuits per regional figure comes from.
OK, let's try this again: The 1-2 lawsuits - of any size, any type - per regional statistic is a complete fabrication, without any basis in reality. Period. End of discussion. Let's move on.

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Re: Two Story Pit Area?

Oooh SketchUp! I didn't think anyone else actually used it!

Ronald Raygun, Does your team use SketchUp during the build season at all?
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