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Re: 2011 Events.

Post by amerikestrel »

Anyone know what it means by "Optics (Out of Sight)"?
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Optics is the generic name, Out of Sight is the clever name that keeps the middle schoolers interested in doing the event.
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Meh, I wish they would just call each event what it is. I hope it doesn't mean the event will be focused on a certain area of optics, like in meteorology or anatomy.
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Paradox21 wrote:Optics is the generic name, Out of Sight is the clever name that keeps the middle schoolers interested in doing the event.
Yeah, I've noticed that a lot of the Div B events have interesting names (Shock Value, Science Crime Busters, Reach for the Stars, Amphibians & Reptiles), while their Div C counterparts are named after the actual subject at hand (Circuit Lab, Forensics, Astronomy, Herpetology).
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AlphaTauri wrote:
Paradox21 wrote:Optics is the generic name, Out of Sight is the clever name that keeps the middle schoolers interested in doing the event.
Yeah, I've noticed that a lot of the Div B events have interesting names (Shock Value, Science Crime Busters, Reach for the Stars, Amphibians & Reptiles), while their Div C counterparts are named after the actual subject at hand (Circuit Lab, Forensics, Astronomy, Herpetology).
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Post by paleonaps »

Just a fancy name for trajectory.
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paleonaps95 wrote:Just a fancy name for trajectory.
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Do NOT call Storm the Castle a fancy name for trajectory, seeing as they are completely different events
  • Trajectory is non metallic elastic solid powered, Storm the Castle is powered by a falling counterweight.
  • Storm the Castle is more focused on distance then accuracy as your target is a box rather then a pin
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I'M SORRY!
I knew it was a different event. IT WAS A JOKE!
Granted, I never did Trajectory, but I did see them in action many times.
I apologize again, I meant that it was a fancy name for a trajectory oriented science. I just typed trajectory, but not in reference to the EVENT but the FIELD OF SCIENCE!
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paleonaps95 wrote:I'M SORRY!
I knew it was a different event. IT WAS A JOKE!
Granted, I never did Trajectory, but I did see them in action many times.
I apologize again, I meant that it was a fancy name for a trajectory oriented science. I just typed trajectory, but not in reference to the EVENT but the FIELD OF SCIENCE!
As you can tell, Storm the Castle is my favorite event :P

The people before you were talking about the same event in B division being called something fancy and in C division being called something which tells you the roots of the subject.
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Post by zyzzyva980 »

Even so, Storm the Castle is likely just B this year, right? C gets... Sounds of Music O_o

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