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Re: wood vs Lego Box
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Tue, 24 Dec 2002 16:18:18 GMT
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
news:H7M6M2.F05@lugnet.com...

No, I think wood is easier to climb-it gives more traction for tires.  The
Lego boxes also deform, which the wood won't.

That of course is all depending on the mass of the robot.  :)

    Iain



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(...) It also depends on the thickness of the wood. 6" thick oak? Even the latest Toys R Us shipment of Lego won't bend it... :) That sounds like a fun rtlToronto contest: rtlToronto15: Woodbending. We take sheets of 1/8" ply (dunno where we'd get (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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(...) No, I think wood is easier to climb-it gives more traction for tires. The Lego boxes also deform, which the wood won't. Calum (22 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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