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  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
A couple of suggestion on the proposed rules: "The rope will hang roughly 12" from the floor." I think this needs to be a more exact measurement...because of the reaching-up aspect, the differerance between 11" and 13" could be the difference (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) HUH!!!???? how much more exact do you need than 12" ???? the only thing I can add, is that dead hung rope will have a tendency to curl. I think we can cover our buts and let people know that fully stretched the rope will be 12" from the (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) Come-on Chris, the 12 is exact and the inches is exact (25.4mm as a SI reference :). It is the term roughly that I wanted clarified. From a google define (URL) roughly means: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) you need help. I'm here to help you. when the rules say 'roughly 12"' thats a nice way to cover our butt, and say that when fully streched out, the rope will be 12", BUT we have pointed out the natural curve of rope will make it sit a bit (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) I agree. You guys need to eliminate the lower mark. That will make it much easier for people like me to build robots that will be talked about for months after the contest. If I were making up rules, I would simply hang a second rope with a (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto16 Preliminary Rules Released
 
(...) snip (...) steve, lets go to dinner again. I know the perfect place. I'll just need to gather 6 other friends to make up a minimum 8, and we can be off to the tulip. i can not foresee any problems. :) Chris (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: [rtlToronto] dinners...
 
(...) That sounds cool. I thought last time we were there, it was nice that the waiter didn't confuse us by giving us each a check. It's much easier when there's only one check to worry about. And it was nice that the entire wait staff was willing (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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