Least favorite rules?

[GMKlenklen]

whatever, dude... I want to use some electic solinoid actuators! lol. pnumatics are just more trouble than it's worth for a small latch. And It doesn't help that IFI fresh ran out of HS-322HD servos!

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I have a suggestion. Let's all step away from this thread for a few months, build some robots, go to some competitions, and then come back and use this thread to develop some good comments and feedback for the team forums.... Only after we've seen all the rules in action and see how they work. Instead of guessing about how things in the future would've been better with different rules, or declaring our dislike for a rule because we heard someone say something about some part of it.

Can we still complain about the battery rule in the mean time? There's still a little part of me hoping that something will change in the next week.

[Jack Jones]

If I had to select a least favorite rule it would be the Fixit Window. There was talk last year about a rage against dogmatic rules, but nothing came of that. So, I’m trying hard to become comfortably numb and let others ponder the absurdity of rules.

Albert Camus (1913-1960) French writer

"Integrity has no need of rules."

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) English politician

"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law."

Sessue Hayakawa (1889-1973) Japanese actor

"Do not speak to me of rules. This is war! This is not a game of cricket!"

Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) U.S. actress

"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."

Tyler Durden (1963-) Fictional character

"The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club."

Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975) English historian

"Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity."

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde) Irish author and playwright

"One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards."

Jeopardy! (1984-) U.S. game show

"Remember to phrase your answer in the form of a question."

[Rick]

<G35>

Haha, just kidding everyone. And if you dont get the joke you havent been in FIRST long enough.

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by Ricksta121

<G35>

Haha, just kidding everyone. And if you dont get the joke you havent been in FIRST long enough.

I don't have the rulebook with me, but I'm going to assume that's the one against tipping. And we're all very glad this was instituted.

(10 years ago, the Islanders (who are now the Rhodewarriors) built a robot that tipped everyone else, then went and scored mucho points without opposition) And yes. It was legal.

[popo308]

Originally Posted by efoote868

Ok, so I didn't find a thread with this in it,
What are your least favorite rules for 2007?

I'll start with mine:
I dislike the rule for the backup battery charger (quite frankly from what I've read, IFI's design doesn't work, and they even put a disclaimer on it)

I also dislike the rule for the power distribution blocks. Put together, it weighs about a pound, and along with the different breaker panels, it weighs around 2-3 lbs

Let me know what you think!
(oh, and it doesn't have to be just with the robot, can be any area!)

I would have to agree with the power distribution block all it is is more weight and it s pointless. all it does is power that huge light the is way excessive. I liked it when we just had the straight wiring into the circuit board and had the small light weight flashing lights they were so much nicer that the huge yellow light that ridiculous. Also the new Radio control is ridiculously huge, and the aren't nearly as reliable. Are radio was having signal problems and then half the time it would randomly cut out when we were testing it in the shop. Let me know what you think about some of the new rules.


Just be glad they took out the rule about no machines in the pits. {e.g. saws, grinders, etc} That was just retarted.