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15x15? Wow, I didn't expect that much. But that's really all you need, when my device was 30x30, I just knew that no heat escaped past something like 10cm from the center. I was planning my device this year to be significantly smaller, now it will be much smaller.JTMess wrote:Finally got my rules manual today... looks like they're changing the max dimensions from 30cmx30cm to 15cmx15cm. Hopefully we'll see some significantly different designs from this change!
The 15x15 is for division C, I'm not sure yet about the division B rules.havenbro wrote:15x15? Wow, I didn't expect that much. But that's really all you need, when my device was 30x30, I just knew that no heat escaped past something like 10cm from the center. I was planning my device this year to be significantly smaller, now it will be much smaller.JTMess wrote:Finally got my rules manual today... looks like they're changing the max dimensions from 30cmx30cm to 15cmx15cm. Hopefully we'll see some significantly different designs from this change!
Dissapointmentness. We'll see, I'm going get my copy of the manual soon.JTMess wrote:The 15x15 is for division C, I'm not sure yet about the division B rules.havenbro wrote:15x15? Wow, I didn't expect that much. But that's really all you need, when my device was 30x30, I just knew that no heat escaped past something like 10cm from the center. I was planning my device this year to be significantly smaller, now it will be much smaller.JTMess wrote:Finally got my rules manual today... looks like they're changing the max dimensions from 30cmx30cm to 15cmx15cm. Hopefully we'll see some significantly different designs from this change!
JTMess wrote:Finally got my rules manual today... looks like they're changing the max dimensions from 30cmx30cm to 15cmx15cm. Hopefully we'll see some significantly different designs from this change!
No. Topics may include, but are not limited to. This is why I have a 1.5 inch binder. I'll let you see it at the first meeting--assuming, of course, that you're actually there.awesome90220 wrote:when it says topics may include:~~~~~, does it mean it's limited to these topics?
Unfortunately this illustrates a minor issue we have with the rules: we clearly indicate new additions each year via bolding, but we don't indicate deletions. If you compare the new rules to last year rules, you'll notice we removed the words 'but are not limited to'. Our intention is for the written test to be limited to the topics listed. Standard disclaimer of course about this not being the place for official clarifications, etc. etc.foreverphysics wrote: No. Topics may include, but are not limited to. This is why I have a 1.5 inch binder. I'll let you see it at the first meeting--assuming, of course, that you're actually there.
Thankschalker wrote:Unfortunately this illustrates a minor issue we have with the rules: we clearly indicate new additions each year via bolding, but we don't indicate deletions. If you compare the new rules to last year rules, you'll notice we removed the words 'but are not limited to'. Our intention is for the written test to be limited to the topics listed. Standard disclaimer of course about this not being the place for official clarifications, etc. etc.foreverphysics wrote: No. Topics may include, but are not limited to. This is why I have a 1.5 inch binder. I'll let you see it at the first meeting--assuming, of course, that you're actually there.