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Subject:	Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date:	Tue, 1 Mar 2005 19:44:04 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote: > Calum Tsang wrote: > > Do we really need a weight restriction? I mean, if you really want to load yer bad boy up with lead bricks bought off BrickLink, go right ahead. > > It's easier and heavier to do it with battery boxes. I have more then > enough of those. In the MIT contest, how do they handle this? Derek's got a good point - lead bricks aren't necessary - lots of battery boxes with dead batteries, or, 8466 tires. I would suggest a digital postal scale for event day, or a mechanical LEGO-built scale. Anyone UNDER the defined weight limit could have 2x4s added to their robot to bring them up to the maximum. I think trying to weigh and balance all the robots on the actual 2x4x8' would be much too time consuming on game day. John

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		Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
(...) Another thought is to use some external source to hold the beam still for the first 10 to 20 seconds of the contest, allowing both robots to do their stuff, and then let the beam go. That should have the effect of slowing down the super-fast, (...) (19 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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		Re: rtlToronto19: Balance of Power and other upcoming events
(...) It's easier and heavier to do it with battery boxes. I have more then enough of those. In the MIT contest, how do they handle this? Derek (19 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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