Car Nack Predicts 01/08/07

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Oh great and knowledgeable Car Nack, you have spoken and your words are true.
Finding a hole in a wall (a fixed plane) set under one light is not the same as multiple lights above multiple moving objects on a moving assembly for potentially only 2 points. If there is any successes, it will be late in the season.

[Chris Fultz]

I believe Car Nacks vision is getting blurry -

I think many teams will score in auto, using the camera.

Regarding the low vs. high - there is a distinct advantage to scoring on the lower level - but i wont divuldge my strategy

[Jack Jones]

I'm not sure how many will get lucky.
I do know that we won't. 1213 doesn't do high-risk for low-pay.

[Raul]

Originally Posted by Levin571

I too disagree, now that the camera has become so common in the last few years, I expect that teams more teams will be able to use it effectively.

Are you sure about this? The fabrication rules have been tightened up so that you cannot do any SW work at all after ship, except for the fix-it windows.

[Swampdude]

Originally Posted by Car Nack

Car Nack Predicts

The scoring of keepers will be a relative rarity. In fact there will be at least one Regional where there will be a total of less than five keepers scored for the entire competition.

Car Nack has spoken

It won't be in Florida

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Swampdude

It won't be in Florida

That took you 16 seconds

[Donut]

Originally Posted by Car Nack

Car Nack Predicts

The scoring of keepers will be a relative rarity. In fact there will be at least one Regional where there will be a total of less than five keepers scored for the entire competition.

Car Nack has spoken

Well, was Car Nack right yet? It certainly appeared that the prediction was very close to true (not many keepers were scored anywhere), but did any of the 1st week regionals have less than 5 keepers scored?

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Donut

Well, was Car Nack right yet? It certainly appeared that the prediction was very close to true (not many keepers were scored anywhere), but did any of the 1st week regionals have less than 5 keepers scored?

In New Jersey, 237 scored four keepers. 25 scored two or three I believe. 375 also scored two?

Certainly not as much as I thought would be scored.

[Gary Dillard]

Seemed to be quite a few blind squirrels finding nuts in Florida. I lost count.

[Daniel Brim]

Only one keeper was scored at the Southern California regional (by 330). Many close calls, but only one found its mark.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Daniel Brim

Only one keeper was scored at the Southern California regional (by 330). Many close calls, but only one found its mark.

Car Nack was correct in his prediction. (By the way, no camera on our robot--and we came the closest to having more than one (or zero)).

[nuggetsyl]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

Seemed to be quite a few blind squirrels finding nuts in Florida. I lost count.

In Flordia the refs barly moved the rack. If that happened in nj we would have hit it every time.

[meaubry]

At Great Lakes ther were a number of keepers were scored in multiple matches - some teams
(1114, 67, others) had it down pat - congrats to them, they made good use of the camera

[Koko Ed]

At FLR 1126 and 354 scored quite a few times. 73 and 639 also were able to score as well but since it was only worth 2 points it was hardly worth the effort. Keepers should have been worth more.

[rees2001]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

At FLR 1126 and 354 scored quite a few times. 73 and 639 also were able to score as well but since it was only worth 2 points it was hardly worth the effort. Keepers should have been worth more.

Um Ed, I think you missed a team. 424 had it down. They scored in auton all but 1 qualification match on Saturday and all of their elim matches.

From what I hear our crazy programmers are using their 5 hours this weekend to adapt the code to the 340 bot.