Egg-O-Naut C

[sachleen]

I agree that general conditions can be practiced for. Rain is an interesting case that can impact the choice of rocket or parachute. Crosswind is in the same genre, but the updraft is another matter. Perhaps the judge on the ground should be instructed to rule in the case of an updraft becoming a violation of the energy rule. A little whiff is one thing, but if you catch a big one, particularly if the recovery system was designed to take advantage of such a thing, it becomes a bit of an imposition on the other competitors. Since the rocket had been approved for launch (it's safe and legal), the team should be given extra time to reset and retry.

Nobody has control over it, if it happens, it happens. you shouldn't be penalised for something that you have no control over, it can happen to anyone. I think if a team prepares for it and takes advantage of it, good for them, they deserve the extra points.

[erp]

It is ridiculous to even consider the fact that a competitor should be penalized for catching an updraft. There are unforeseeable factors in every event. Trying to pretend it is otherwise or should be otherwise is ludicrous. I understand that updrafts give the event an unpredictable aspect, but it's just part of it. Competitors in the event know this and it is up to them to build a rocket that can win with and without updrafts.

[baker]

Did anybody get any of the winning times at nationals? Just wondering, not sure if I saw it posted anywheres...

[scienceolympiadist]

Did anybody get any of the winning times at nationals? Just wondering, not sure if I saw it posted anywheres...

i heard it was 1:05, with parachute stuck on the tree...

[binary010101]

Is that legal?

[starpug]

Is that legal?

Yeah I think so, they just didn't get the survival bonus

[Dark Sabre]

Is that legal?

3c "Timing...stops when the portion of the rocket containing the egg touches the ground, comes to rest on a tree..."

[GitItWright]

but if you think about it all events have a "get lucky" factor i have had some times in robots when i wouldnt have done very well if luck hadn't helped me so i don,t think it is possible or a good idea to make a rule that take out a natural phenomena

Well, let me say that if I were sitting in the cockpit of NASA's shuttle and one of the top engineers states over the radio, "Ah yes, we are depending on luck to make this work so bear with us...", that I would ask for another assignment.

Good Luck.

[GitItWright]

I did write "cockpit" NOT butterfly! What gives?

[GitItWright]

Ah, the games are afoot. Therefore, "If I were in the NOSE of the shuttle...."