-In the source code for the site, the word “Choice” in the title “FIRST Choice” is split into “Ch”, “o”, and “ice”. The word “ice” being alone is the first real hint towards it being a hockey game.
-However, The “Ch” and “o” must be important because they are also separated. Since they posted all of this 24 days before the kickoff, and openly acknowledged it was 24 days until kickoff, let us assume 24 is important. If you google “24CH”, you will find it is the title of a hockey documentary.
There would have to be some filler. the box is 0.1 pounds per inch, and hockey pucks are 0.375 pounds per inch. So in order to be hockey pucks it would need to have only 16 hockey pucks. Seems like a lot more effective ways to package that than a 60 inch tube.
But would we really use real hockey pucks. I would want to be behind the only Solid wall (driver station ) while playing that game. I would be concerned if a robot went rogue during a match. It could be Dean kamen 2010 except worse.
The package weighs about 27% of what one filled with regulation hockey pucks would. If they were using 3 oz pucks they would weigh 50% of a regulation package. Also, If it were pucks, they would be packaged in a square box, not a long tube, not only for cost restraints, but to give away minimal information on game.
Still, at this point I can see a hockey game as the most likely rumor thus far.
They’ve had soccer- and basketball-themed games, which were loosely based on common sports. Then frisbee- and exercise- (last year’s ball) themed, which are kind of not common sports. Now air hockey… that’s a fun sport. Maybe FRC is cycling through common to popular to fun to totally random (Lunacy maybe. I’m not familiar with that game). Just my guess. They have to keep it fresh. Hockey would be nice though. It’s a nice challenge for us to make non-ball shooters. (flashback to 2013) Not sure about ice though… but I mean if it’s based off hockey, it would technically be a water game so… :eek:
Considering that FRC is geared towards high school students, the U18 World Championships are probably a better barometer for FRC hockey purposes. I wonder how the medal count looks there?
I believe street hockey is played with tennis balls, yes? Sliding friction not such an issue, then. And, no nasty regolith. How does that jive with the packaging theories?
Why would they force use to use hockey sticks? Wouldn’t it be more (dare I say it?) in the spirit of FIRST to let the students solve the problem and not give them the solution…
