they keep the “objects” simple, nuthing complex, something over the shelf. I like the idea of the five gallon buckets, handles removed ofcourse…We’re about due for a change of motors also, those CIM motors have about had their life span.
A three inch diameter steel ball (if I could find one) would weigh just about 4 lb., and would fit nicely inside the PVC. So the interesting dynamic properties that Dave mentions could be realized without using tungsten. Just a cost-saving suggestion. 
Quick someone start looking at the records for a purchase of 10000 3" steel balls!
Or just look for the FedEx truck with the rear bumper dragging on the ground…
A slight problem just occurred to me – if FIRST distributes 3" diameter steel balls, then the TechnoKats will be tempted to modify their air-cannon to fire the danged things! No one will be safe at the IRI! :eek:
they wouldn’t do that…it wouldnt be safe …but i do like the sound of “i graciously destroyed your robot in a professional manner”:] :]
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 100 times! Those tubes at the end of last year’s video were not a hint! They were a joke explaining where the “Rack ‘n’ Roll” idea came from!
I apologize if that was rude, but PLEASE!
Air cannon, What air cannon? O you mean that thing that destroyed a ceiling tile at IRI last year?
Well the cannon does speak for itself, but it is more like BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! I GRACIOUSLY DESTROYED YOUR BOT! DON’T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS! THAT’S WHY THEY PAY ME THE BIG BUCKS! [/sarcasim]
Besides our next task is punkin’ chuckin’! [/sarcasim for real]
Oh? Really? And upon what information is this conclusion being based?
This is wierd, but maybe they will try something entirely new. They might be beginning to tire of balls, balls, pvc shape, balls…
All I know is that Bill Miller has a warehouse full of about 12,000 left-over tubes from last year, and is desperate to get rid of them SOMEHOW!!!
-dave
Dave, if you try something akin to the “Triple Replay” joke, I for one am not buying it. Now, I’m not saying you don’t have a use for those tubes in a future game, but I’m guessing not this year.
Better yet–bring 'em to the regionals with snow and hills nearby. Tubing races during breaks sounds fun.
That sounds. SO. awesome. I really want to do that at NJ now.
Bonus- if you’re somewhere down south, like Florida, you can have a pool party.
I don’t know about in the middle of March…
LOL
Even Atlanta is cold in April… although coming from a Floridian (of over 13 years, I forgot what cold even was… lol), everyone may have a different opinion…:o
lots of folks from up north go swimming in Arizona in winter. Those of us who have lived here a while can’t get into a pool until after the ice breaks on the Santa Cruz river…which is Tucsonspeak for when it gets over 100 F outside!
That would be cool i would have a magnate on the device picking it up so the steep ball wont move around =.
hmm… I do agree with the cuboid theory. I dont know what else it would be besides stack though. I doubt that magnets would be allowed due to the fact that so many teams use steel on their robot. also this might pose some other issues. lol
-vivek
So we have heard that we have at least one “super regional” - basically two separate regionals colocated in time and space.
I’ve heard that in order to put two fields up, the game will be played on a vertical field, such that two fields are placed back to back.
Get out the grappling hooks and the dirigibles!
so… looks like we have to make the freshmen start working out to haul the robots up the ropes
And NASA will have to break out a few dozen pairs of anti-gravity boots, for the referees and field reset volunteers.
(If that happens I am SO volunteering at CT. 
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