12-01-2009 18:49

tdlrali

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Crap, we forgot to build the center goal! I knew something was missing from our field

12-01-2009 18:52

ironbears

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center goal? wasnt in the animation

12-01-2009 18:59

nuggetsyl

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the center goal is a big part of this years game.

12-01-2009 19:13

GaryVoshol

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Still aiming high, I see.

12-01-2009 19:14

Kmo

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love the field but i don'trecallthere being a center goal what is that for

12-01-2009 19:21

bigbeezy

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wow nice setup must be nice to be able to have a full size field at your disposal. we've talked about teaming up with other local teams and renting out a large warehouse during build season but we never managed to do it.

o incase some of you newer FIRSTers dont catch the sarcasm the center goal is from 2006, hense the Aim High remarks.

12-01-2009 19:22

Koko Ed

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Hit the center goal for the 50 point bonus!

12-01-2009 19:25

Dancin103

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Yes it is. haha Thanks.

That is exactly what we were thinking.

We actually have never taken down the center goal from 2006. It is attached to the driver station permanently.

12-01-2009 19:27

waialua359

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Holy Crap! Not that center goal again! ****nightmares from playing against team 25 5 times that year****

12-01-2009 19:28

Dancin103

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Thank you. The school district built us a building that hold's a full sized playing field, some old robots, and we can also store stuff that we need to in there. The school loves the program and we are thankful for that.

Cass

12-01-2009 19:31

Dancin103

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Oh just so you know, there is no center goal. Sorry we left it there since 2006.

Cass

12-01-2009 19:33

waialua359

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Whew!!!!

12-01-2009 19:33

Qbranch

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*puts on white wig and takes the stand*

By extension of ruling <S05> from 2007, due to unforseeable paradoxes, scoring in goals from past or future FIRST competitions is strictly prohibited.

-q

12-01-2009 19:56

Danny McC

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I hope that ours come out looking as nice as this. Thatd be great.

12-01-2009 21:02

pacoliketaco

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i feel bad for you. 25 basically dominated everyone that year.

12-01-2009 21:20

waialua359

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Yes, 3 times at the vegas regional where they just completed a record of 36-0 (including playoffs) and 2 times at championships.

12-01-2009 21:25

smurfgirl

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Nice field, the center goal really adds a nice touch. I hope there is never another game that uses that space, just so you can keep it there forever.

12-01-2009 21:57

Dancin103

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haha thanks. that would be interesting.

cass

12-01-2009 22:52

Hanna2325

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That is really tight!!!

12-01-2009 23:00

JB987

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Has anyone noticed that their regolith panels tend to pucker up where taped at all seams? And yes, we are using the recommended tape. If no problem, did you also tape the underside, use double sided tape on bottom or use other method?

12-01-2009 23:28

Don Wright

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We heard that putting a 1/4" gap between the pieces of material stops it from bunching up. We have three large 50' rolls so we don't have as many seams, but ours hasn't had any bunching up problems... I believe that the regulation fields will also have this gap.

12-01-2009 23:37

katyrobo2177

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this is so awesome! nice work! the center goal is a nice touch. our team hasn't really talked about making one yet but i sure hope we do so we can practice driving

12-01-2009 23:40

Danny McC

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I am not even going to lie right now I did not even notice the center goal the first time I looked at the picture. Lack of sleep ftw amirite?

13-01-2009 08:09

BrianT103

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The tape that you see on top of the panels is the only thing that is holding the panels in place. We considered using double-sided tape or velcro on the underside but decided that the tape on top of the panels would suffice. When we laid the panels down, we left hardly any gap between the panels. So far there has been little or no "bumps" in the field where two panels meet.

14-01-2009 11:15

Elgin Clock

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This photo seems photoshopped for some reason.
Maybe it's the lack of shadows for things from the odd lighting conditions, but I call (probably wrongly) shenanigans!

14-01-2009 11:28

smurfgirl

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You know, you're right. I just went back and looked at it... and the people around the trailer are just sort of there, with no shadows or anything. They look kind of out of place. I'm pretty sure they'd have no reason to photoshop the people in, though, so I don't think it actually is photoshopped.

14-01-2009 12:10

Pjohn1959

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Yeah, you know the next thing they will try to do is put some huge metal rack in the center of the field and try and hang the balls on it....

14-01-2009 12:20

Joohoo

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now lets be realistic..... they would most likely make it out of wood!

14-01-2009 12:22

Jreed129

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I can see your point in thinking that it is photoshoped but I can assure you that it is not, the lighting in the building is not best.


one thing I am surprised that people did not point out our previous years robots in the picture:

2008 - Corner of the playing field
2006 - Back left corner of the building
2005 - Left side of the picture right infront of the blue crate (only can see the front of it)

14-01-2009 12:44

Dancin103

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hey buddy, the left side robot is from 2005. it's our tetra bot. i believe that the 2004 robot is long gone. lol

14-01-2009 12:53

Jreed129

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you are right it was my freshmen year when the tetra where an off season event and ramp riot

14-01-2009 14:12

jax1488

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omg the center goal! lol

brings back memories *sigh*

i wish they put that in this game.. oh dear.. lol i can imagine 25 just throwing the rover wheels on the 06 robot.. yeesh..

will be much harder to defend against lol

14-01-2009 14:18

geeknerd99

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At least they don't have to climb a ramp with this year's wheels.

14-01-2009 17:10

nayer247

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Sorry, but can someone tell me exactly what the regulation tape is, or where I can find out what it is? We were planning on using white duct tape, but i think the recommended tape is different.

Thanks

247

14-01-2009 17:13

GaryVoshol

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No, no, no ... The pokey-pokey stick wouldn't work.

14-01-2009 17:58

Jreed129

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I think the pokey-pokey stick is from 2008 no? i could be wrong but i remmeber watching one of the webcast and the annoucer going "and the POKEY!!" talking about team 56

14-01-2009 22:01

mtaman02

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First thoughts of what me and my sister had just seen after reviewing the animation over and over again:

1- What will Dean, Woodie and Dave come up with next
2- Teams finally get the slippery surface they been wanting but not in the form of water

and

3- nevertheless another challenge that teams will enjoy overcoming

14-01-2009 22:09

EricH

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The "standard" competition tape is actually gaffers' tape. It's better than duct tape, primarily because it doesn't leave a residue. However, the GDC has stated that the tape for the Regolith is a fiberglass tape (and I'm not sure they've spec'd it more closely than that yet.)

Not in this context. Back in 2006, the center goals had a tendency to jam if, say, 217 or 25 or 254/968 or 1114 or some of the other really good shooters let fly at them, particularly if there was more than one. To make it easier to clear the jams, one particular volunteer at each end of the field had a long pole to stir them up and clear them. That pole is the "pokey-pokey stick" referred to.

15-01-2009 08:19

Jreed129

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Ah ok i remember now.... Thank you for clarifying