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(...) Welcome back my old mini-bike-lov'n great-robot-building freak friend. :) feel free to post about.... anything. so, how many times have you crashed your bike? Chris (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) OMG SCREAM!!! death I'm BAAA...AAACK!!! Iain (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Really? Iain (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) they held a single shot, then I'd be impressed. The way this video is done makes it look like they lined up pieces for each shot. Even the initial collapse has a cut in the middle of it. Derek (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Personally I have no strong feelings either. Other then I'd like a resolution so I can get on with building. (...) As for "true" tug o' war, I think the rules are simple: Two guy, a rope, and a mud puddle. The one that falls in looses. Rules (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Well, I'm not completely adamant about the 'flag crosing the 18 inch line for a win', but if a 'bot gets the flag to the 18 inch mark, the chances are the other 'bot is in (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Wait a minute, I'm not the one adding a rule after the rule page as been up for months. What's your motive. :-) (...) I'm also not saying the match has to go 3 minutes. As you say below, a gentleman's agreement to end the match early is alway (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Who knows? Maybe it's a pneumatic actuator that takes that long to fill up a tank and then actuate? A slowly geared robot? Something that races to the far end of the table? If the middle Marker Point going over the start line at 18" is instant (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) While you have valid ideas, Im not sure what your "motive" is behind this rule addition. I dont see any advantage to forcing us to watch the game for the full 3 min, if one robot is clearly winning. What other strategys exist that would offer (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) thanks Rob, thats the stuff Chris (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (snip) (...) NO!!!! (strongbad voice) man, when will you people learn, the swapping thing was SOoooo LAST cockamaimy-idea ago (/strongbad voice) Chris (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Can I swap one for something bigger or better? (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (URL) (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Yet in a real tug of war match, that's the only 'real' rule that counts, and the other rules are ones that we just added. So are we going to let our 'bots play 'real' tug 0f war' or are we going to just make a 'pseudo' tug of war match? Dave K (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No it only has to be on your side at the end of 3 minutes. (...) If they are equal as you say, you'll be watching them for 3 minutes regardless of this rule. (...) Right, but before you could play out around 8 feet before it was a problem. (...) (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) but to compare this to a REAL game of tug of war...... your saying that we either HAVE to pull the bot off the table, OR, keep the marker closer to your side for the full 3 minutes? What about 2 equal bots? are we supposed to just sit and (...) (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't know this does change strategies significantly. For example playing out the rope would no longer be very effective. You can't release more then 18" of it or you loose. Also makes loosing a hold on your rope an insignificant rule. I (...) (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) could you please add the one other winnig condition dave mentioned earlier: ---from this----- A robot wins the contest immediately if: * The opponent is pulled, removed or knocked off the table. * The opponent has "lost" the rope such that it (...) (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey folks, I have updated the rtl21 rules page: (URL) check it over for any inconsistencies and propose any changes you wish to see. The REAL ruler of the free cats (Derek) and I will discuss. Calum (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Wow! 48 inches long.... that's gonna be one heck of a tug of war.... -Rob A> (...) (18 years ago, 31-May-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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