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('cause I can't use the square brackets, and besides, it's still tentative...) After many great ideas were thrown around, we decided to go with somethign that's visually exciting for the audience-- RCX Tug 'O War... The tentative rulesets thus far (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Any thoughts on the actual rope? We were discussing something commonly/easily available (unlike the sash cord :) Something like (URL) Canadian Tire - 50 ft of 5/16" rope for ~$10. Is that too thin/flexible? Is a thicker/stiffer rope desired? (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, thin and flexible is good in my view--easier for people to build something to grip the rope. Spec'ing Crappy tire is fine by me--basically everyone has a Can Tire near them, so this should make it easier than to get them from Chris. I'd (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) At first look I thought this will be similar to the "Balance of Power" competition, didn't make me too crazy about it, but then I got to the part about the robots not holding on to the rope before the competition start and that made it really (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Tentative addendum to the rules... was Re: {rtlToronto 21} Tug 'O War
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K, I tried experimenting with the 8 or so battery boxes that I currently own, as well as throwing in a few RCX's/motors and a basic frame. Turns out that I can get all this stuff easily into a 10x10x10 and it's realll...llly heavy. So to stop me (...) (19 years ago, 23-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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