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Subject: 
Re: Alternative Mindstorm Robotwars
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 21:34:43 GMT
Original-From: 
Pete Hardie <pete.hardie@SPAMLESSdvsg.sciatl.com>
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Mark Tarrabain wrote:
> 
> Pete Hardie wrote:
> > 
> > More importantly, mice can climb over the shepherd.
> 
> I'd be less concerned about the mice crawling all over the lego than I would
> be about the safety of the mouse.  LEGO constructs can be easily be cleaned,
> repaired, or even replaced at a nominal cost  If a careless 'bot happened to
> go right over the mouse, however, the mouse could be seriously injured and
> might have to be put down.  Can we put any kind of value on someone else's
> pet?

I was more noting that it's hard to herd critters that can crawl over
you to escape.

W/R/T the safety of the mice...well, local pet shops do sell mice for
snake food,
so while I do deplore needless harm to animals, I don't see the
possibility of
harm to small numbers of mice as a great issue to worry about.


--
Pete Hardie                   |   Goalie, DVSG Dart Team
Scientific Atlanta            |
Digital Video Services Group  |
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  Re: Alternative Mindstorm Robotwars
 
(...) I'd be less concerned about the mice crawling all over the lego than I would be about the safety of the mouse. LEGO constructs can be easily be cleaned, repaired, or even replaced at a nominal cost If a careless 'bot happened to go right over (...) (28 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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