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Re: rtlToronto10 Tentative Rules Preview
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Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:08:23 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft writes:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
> > I've put the new rtlToronto10 Robotics rules online:
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> > http://peach.mie.utoronto.ca/events/lego/lego-020002-rules.html
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> It appears string is missing as a legal non-Lego element in the rules. :-)
Well, here's the question of the week: Should something like
monofilament/fishing line be allowed? We've always said basic rubber bands
and cotton string that approximates Lego string and rubber bands would be
perfectly fine. But fishing line is rigid and stronger than average cotton
string that you'd find in your average Lego set. In fact, for reference,
if you ever need to hang a pair of matched Sennheiser microphones over an
orchestra for a simple recording, 20 pound test will support a heavy mike
and 25 feet of XLR cable behind it...cotton twine will not do this.
It may exclude certain performance capabilities to not have fishing line,
but if people want to keep things Lego oriented, it's up there with sawing,
gluing, melting and attaching P3/750 laptops outboard to the RCX for
external processing.
Calum
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| I only mention it because Iain was so desperate to use it, and at the dinner after rtl9 I recall Chris, after much persuasion said he could. I believe in the end we decided as a group it was ok, for this contest only. Correct me if I'm wrong. Anyway (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I think you have a point, but I think due to the "spirit of game", I think the fishing line doesn't cross the line. If he wants his gantry crane to use the line to "make it faster" by pinching it....then I (personally don't think there's (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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