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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Hassenplug writes:
> Not the contests. The competition. Now, I've only been to one RTL event,
> and maybe I didn't understand the actual goal, but when the rules suggest
> putting blocks on top of each other, well... a robot that flings blocks
> across the table is not really much competition.
> And, while we're at it, a really good group begins with solid leadership,
> right. Well, I would question the skills of anyone who would post a message
> to a LEGO newsgroup with the heading "I can't build"
Personally, I think it added a lot of fun to the contest.
One of my favourite activities is taking shots at Chris’s building
capabilities, but, he has created a number of unique solutions for our
contests. And of course, he did come in 2nd in Project X (arguably, one of
the most difficult competitions to date), and ... he made one heck of a
CLOCK for the Monkey competition!
Bruce
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| (...) it was NOT a clock!!!! ;) it was a very well torqued machine. and the only robot to most closely mimic a real monkey... Chris (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Fun, maybe. But not competition. It's like taking Jim Carry to the Olympics. It may be fun, but it doesn't make anyone run faster, or jump higher. Or maybe it does. I guess it's possible people have shown up at events thinking, "I just hope my (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Well, as long as no one's pointing fingers... (...) I doubt this is really relevant, but you may want to include the question that prompted this remark: " All this talk of line following competitions has got me interested. Does anyone know if (...) (22 years ago, 8-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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