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Hey folks, I have updated the rtlToronto19: Balance of Power website with photos of the fantastic balance beam Chris built: (URL) building for this event? Followup! Calum (19 years ago, 28-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Ahhhh Friction, my old friend
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(...) these are the first few pics. (URL) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Ahhhh Friction, my old friend
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Iain, I have now built the better part of the "balance of power" game board. I was very worried about how I was going to make the board level. turns out, after a few test screws, I found the center of the 2x4. A few "extra" twists of the nut, and (...) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: More for the Hobby Show...
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(...) oh. OK. so the GBC is really MY idea. ok. Im cool with that. thanks Chris ps. did my GBC idea set a world record? (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sorry for the late response Rob, I have been mostly offline for the last two weeks (can I say "I hate Bell Canada???" or is that slander???) That fig is not mine, I just had the honour of being photographed with it. IIFRC that fig "head" is (...) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19 Robotics Contest Rules and Date Finalized
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(...) im about to START to make this game board. my FIRST step is to get the thing to balance (more or less) THEN Since the rules state the robot with its "side" up at the end of the game, is the winner, i see no reason why we CANT just put in a (...) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19 Robotics Contest Rules and Date Finalized
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.... So nobody has any problem with the beam not having a counterbalance, and it cartwheeling wildly out of control at the begining of every game, with the slightest offset in mass between the two robots, and guilotining the lower-guy's robot (...) (19 years ago, 27-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm sure this is killing you. Let me try to make it easier. While I did most of the posting, it was not MY idea. It was actually an idea from our club (LafLRC). There were five or six people who worked out the final spec. But, it didn't start (...) (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) as much as i ~HATE~ having to use steves idea... i like this idea a lot. Chris (sigh) what next, peace in gaza? skating in hell? (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19 Robotics Contest Rules and Date Finalized
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(...) OK. im back. Calum, do you really think that is OK? OR is the fun of THIS game, to see how people solve for this. and without a "cubed" size limit, your thought is to see how NUTS people go?? (...) I guess we can also make the height of the (...) (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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