Team 1262 was fortunate to achieve an Unicorn in Qual 23 at CHS Dist in Richmond, Va this past weekend with Team 1610 & Team 539. My Question is, where in the world did the term Unicorn come from.
Unicorns are super rare. Have you ever seen a Unicorn before? I haven’t…
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What is a unicorn? This is the second time ive heard the term associated with FRC.
A 4 rank point match
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I may have seen a few in college in the 70’s
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A unicorn game this year is one where an alliance gets 4 RP.
A unicorn swerve originates from this comment.
Unicorn in FRC usually just means something that is exceptionally rare.
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Not to be confused with the Loch Ness Monster though, which originated in 2012 as the triple balance.
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I believe a sighting of Nessy was even more rare than a Unicorn
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Name a superior beast
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Should the Loch Ness sticker make a return for triple L3 HAB climbs?
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Only if the Triple Tortuga makes a return for failed attempts in which three robots become inverted.
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What is a Unicorn + a Loch Ness =? That will probably be pretty rare but I hope to see one. Maybe the first one to do it gets to name it.
My knowledge of Harry Potter lore has just been doubled.
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and no stripes
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Unicorns aren’t that rare if you have the means.
Here is an artifact from a real one, via the Doge’s Palace, Venice, Italy:
The word that comes to my mind when thinking of both unicorns and 4-RP matches is elusive.