Junkyard Challenge C

[fleet130]

i just measure my plane with my belt. idk if its cheating but i have a belt with a ruler on it

This is a good example of the sort of "out of the box" thinking that gets people disqualified. Really, take the rules for what they were intended to mean! There are enough situations where the rules are unclear without trying to "stretch" their meaning.

[jet1891]

I used a ruler in my most previous invite and i was put in tier 3. They attached a copy of the rules and underlined the statement about the scales and added a note stating that a ruler was a scale.

[sachleen]

assume a ruler is not allowed.. you would still be allowed to take a piece of paper that you made marks on at certain increments... right?? If you're worried about the ruler thing, make your own 'scale' of length

[jazzy009]

very true tehk. you could very simply make your own ruler. though i keep reading the rules and im almost positive they are allowed. but for the sake of my team, i suppose ill make my own ruler.

[BGSO]

On that topic, I find this program very handy in order to print graph paper that we use for our junkyard.

http://www.nutsnbits.com/nutsnbits_000060.htm

[jazzy009]

Wow. Thanks BG. That's really a big help. I've been trying to think of an effective way to make a ruler. This definitely does minimize my thinking!

[DeltaHat]

I used a ruler in my most previous invite and i was put in tier 3. They attached a copy of the rules and underlined the statement about the scales and added a note stating that a ruler was a scale.

I'm sorry this happened to you. "Commercial scale" is supposed to mean things-that-measure-mass, not rulers. A ruler is a ruler. A scale is a scale. If you walk into a hardware store and ask for a "distance scale", they would stare back blankly. Sadly, some judges over think things just as much as students.

[Flavorflav]

But if you ask an architect, engineer or geographer what that thing with the lines on it is, he will tell you that it is his scale.

[jazzy009]

yeah its a scale of length... a scale is a scale. good thing the instructors at my competition really hadnt read the rules...oh well, ill have to read the rules more carefully for state.

[binary010101]

Before the event, you should probably ask for a rule clarification, just in case.