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Re: rtlToronto10 Tentative Rules Preview
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Sun, 28 Oct 2001 02:43:55 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
> 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:
> > >
> > > 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. :-)
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Calum
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 anything wrong with it).
Benjamin Medinets
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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