Your Daily Random Comment

[JoeyC]

Not one that I don't have to spend an extra $20 on...
Guess I'll just have to spend the time scanning all the pages

[Things2do]

They make devices to digitize books without damaging 'em, if you're willing to shell out some money... Otherwise, you could try photocopying the pages you need.

Edit: How do you have a whole hardcover textbook in your binder?

[JoeyC]

The binder's a 2 inch binder, meaning the rings are 2 inches in diameter. The textbook's 1 inch thick.
Since it's hard cover you can easily secure it (where it won't fall out) with 3 large binder clips.

[Things2do]

Oh, I didn't think of using binder clips...

[BennyTheJett]

Joey and I have talked a little about this before. I think that you should be fine. The only reason I can think they wouldn't like it is if there's a relatively new event supervisor or someone that hasn't read the rules before. I've seen teams use strictly a textbook that they slap in a binder (it usually doesn't go great however). My partner and I stick to less notes (like 20 pages), and it's usually worked out for us. I hate that dynamic has went to a binder, because teams can just make notes rather than actually know the content (like me in Astro xD). Either way you do it, textbooks are legal.


EDIT: Joey, were you at MIT?

[JoeyC]

Nope. We were at Brown, though.

I just really hope that some random proctor at state/regional doesn't shut us down because they haven't read the rules. (in other words, though textbooks are perfectly legal in the format we're putting them in, I want to try and idiotproof our notes as much as possible - 8th grade thermo at state still gives me PTSD)

However, I think it's going to take too much time and effort and money to scan and print the entire book right now - and if I am just not meant to be able to use my notes in the future, I'm sure that nothing I do will change that fact.

Thanks guys for your suggestions!

[raytay]

Maybe Google Books? It may leave some pages out, but you can screenshot the pages you need and print them out

[TheChiScientist]

When the spam bots get smarter...

[DatSciolyBoi]

Taking my spanish test, and there were like 3 kids taking pictures from outside through the window. The teacher noticed, i turned around cause they were making a racket, and they got a full picture of my face. I think they thought I snitched cause when I went to the restroom about 10 minutes later, there was a blown up picture of my face with the words, SNITCH WANTED. It's almost admirable how fast they worked.

They made a whole stack of posters...

[CookiePie1]

Taking my spanish test, and there were like 3 kids taking pictures from outside through the window. The teacher noticed, i turned around cause they were making a racket, and they got a full picture of my face. I think they thought I snitched cause when I went to the restroom about 10 minutes later, there was a blown up picture of my face with the words, SNITCH WANTED. It's almost admirable how fast they worked.

They made a whole stack of posters...

dang that's a lot of effort