2007 Official FRC Game Hint / Email Blast

[jacob07]

No this isnt a joke the hint was posted today. Here it is:
heres the link:
http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...t.aspx?id=3720

Its disappointing though...

[rees2001]

What kind of hint in 5?

[mtaman02]

Hrm A Number 5 on Diamond Plate Backing. Against a Blue Background maybe the number of teams in scoring position, number of scoring positions, number of socing items, number of teams that are allowed to play at once hence the back bot in '06

[dtape]

It could also refer to how many wheels the robot must have

[Steve W]

Maybe it is the 5 of diamonds. Part of a card game. Stack the cards and build up your score. I could be that as lights change color then there would be some kind of shuffle.

Also could mean 5 manhole covers. HMMMMMMMMM

[dtape]

I did think that the background looked like a light

[emmell]

If you save the picture as a file the filename is 2007Clue1.jpg. Could we perchance get more??

Mannie

[anna~marie]

Crazy.

[Gary Dillard]

That sure looks like water in the background

[JackN]

Maybe your robot must be able to play music by the Jackson 5

[TeknicllyInsane]

Originally Posted by 1derboy

Maybe your robot must be able to play music by the Jackson 5

that....was more far-fetched than the tennis ball I threw for my dog earlier today...

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by emmell

If you save the picture as a file the filename is 2007Clue1.jpg. Could we perchance get more??

Mannie

Not Necessarily maybe the game design committee had to vote on which one gets sent out to drive teams nuts before the holiday season.

It could also be part of a Countdown like what they usually have during their Power Point Presnetation of Sponsors during Kickoff

[Billfred]

Note to self: if 1293--D5 Robotics, mind you--doesn't pounce on this one...

Just for reference, I tried to get some technical details on the photo, perhaps some EXIF data. I found nothing in iPhoto and OS X's File Info panel, so it seems they've covered their tracks that way.

[Cody Carey]

yep, no EXIF, and I tried about 4 different programs to find some...

Man, circular diamond plate would be VERY awkward as a field element/scoring peice.

Is that background abstract design, or a colorized picture?

[Doug G]

Here's the pic to keep it in the thread....