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Re: rtlToronto18 Draft Ruleset Posted
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Thu, 28 Oct 2004 05:03:22 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Greg Hyland wrote:
Why is it called "rtlToronto18"? Obviously because one plus eight is nine and
it's the fiftheenth contest in six years (or was that the sixth contest in
fifteen years?) and fifteen minus six is also nine, and if you take those two
nines and add them together, you get eighteen, so therefore it's rtlToronto18.
Well, duh.

Yeah, okay, it's confusing.  Blame Chris. (for no reason)

rtlToronto3 was the first robotics contest.  18-3 is 15.  That's all.

Calum



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  Re: rtlToronto18 Draft Ruleset Posted
 
(...) While the concept is solid, I think the math is lacking. With the above numbers, rtl3 would be the 3-3= 0st robotics contest. :) It looks like rtl4 was the first. Ignoring all that my suggestion would be to remove the whole "fifteenth contest (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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"rtlToronto18 is a robotics design competition run by rtlToronto, a group for Lego enthusiasts in the Greater Toronto Area. It is the fifteenth such contest in six years and intends to challenge Lego fans to build complex contraptions that solve a (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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