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Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 10th, 2009, 6:52 pm
by jazzy009
that would be the instructors call for some of that. however, you wont be able to screw anything into the mystery object. it cannot be harmed, you probably wont get away with taping either, its got to be easily removable.
Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 10th, 2009, 6:55 pm
by vofbassist
And all forms of glue are prohibited at competition.
Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 11th, 2009, 6:07 pm
by adam124218
jazzy009 wrote:that would be the instructors call for some of that. however, you wont be able to screw anything into the mystery object. it cannot be harmed, you probably wont get away with taping either, its got to be easily removable.
It seems to me they'd have to let you tape it--if they say that isn't "easily removable," they're basically saying that you can't secure it at all. Tape is more easily removable than any other way you could hold something in place.
Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 11th, 2009, 7:13 pm
by C++
Anyone know the top scores from their regionals?
Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 12th, 2009, 4:21 am
by jazzy009
has anyone started a coin sorter yet? I cannot decide whether or not to use a motor or just hand feed the coins.
Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 15th, 2009, 12:47 pm
by vofbassist
Would we be able to hand feed coins? I thought the rules said that the device had be designed so that a hand full of pocket change, with the value being up to $5, can be inserted into the device and will be sorted automatically after that.
Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 15th, 2009, 1:09 pm
by Aznrunner124
vofbassist wrote:Would we be able to hand feed coins? I thought the rules said that the device had be designed so that a hand full of pocket change, with the value being up to $5, can be inserted into the device and will be sorted automatically after that.
At States, you can hand feed the coins in, but you can't at nationals.
http://soinc.org/sites/default/files/up ... 09Sort.pdf
It's part of the "Additional Specifications" section of the rules.
Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 17th, 2009, 7:25 am
by sean9keenan
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the FAQ's that were answered for JYC. As a summary, it states that rulers should be allowed, if a event supervisor chooses to listen to the FAQ.
Link:
http://soinc.org/node/298
edit: added link and qualifiers
Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 17th, 2009, 4:34 pm
by jazzy009
sean9keenan wrote:I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the FAQ's that were answered for JYC. As a summary, it states that rulers should be allowed, if a event supervisor chooses to listen to the FAQ.
Link:
http://soinc.org/node/298
edit: added link and qualifiers
wow. i cannot believe we didnt find that earlier. thanks sean. they will most likely follow this rule then (it doesnt hurt to print out the FAQ or bring a laptop to prove it
)
Re: Junkyard Challenge (C)
Posted: February 17th, 2009, 7:47 pm
by adam124218
So after reading the FAQ's, I'm kind of nervous about our use of the mystery object. Is it good enough for the mystery item to be essential to the accuracy of the device, or must it be essential to the operation? Because without the mystery item, our device would be far less accurate, but it would still work. One of those FAQ's made that really ambiguous, so now I'm kind of nervous about it.