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by Daniel1224
February 22nd, 2013, 2:26 pm
Forum: 2013 Build Events
Topic: Mousetrap Vehicle B
Replies: 110
Views: 46485

Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

This is what the rules has for an example of a run score:

Distance Off Score 155.3 cm
Time Score +28.95 (which is 5.79 seconds x 5)
Total Run Score =184.25

Is the distance off actually being scored as centimeters??? This would weight the time score extremely. For example, Team A gets only 1 cm ...
by Daniel1224
February 15th, 2013, 1:38 pm
Forum: 2013 Build Events
Topic: Mousetrap Vehicle B
Replies: 110
Views: 46485

Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

This is what the rules has for an example of a run score:

Distance Off Score 155.3 cm
Time Score +28.95 (which is 5.79 seconds x 5)
Total Run Score =184.25

Is the distance off actually being scored as centimeters??? This would weight the time score extremely. For example, Team A gets only 1 cm off ...
by Daniel1224
January 31st, 2013, 2:04 pm
Forum: 2013 Build Events
Topic: Mousetrap Vehicle B
Replies: 110
Views: 46485

Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

Has anyone been to competition yet? I went to invitationals a few weeks ago, and the target point was centered on the track. Will it always be in the center, or can it be placed further left or right at competition?
by Daniel1224
December 21st, 2012, 8:48 am
Forum: 2013 Build Events
Topic: Mousetrap Vehicle B
Replies: 110
Views: 46485

Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

In the past we just tied the two mousetraps together and one trigger was able to hold both springs, so just don't set one of them and it should be fine.

My parter and I are trying this with our car, and we are just setting the left mousetrap. It holds just fine, but when the car is set off, it ...

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