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First Lego League in Virginia and DC <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:17:20 -0400
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  Sonya is correct.  The groceries may be piled on top of each other,
and the table would still be supporting the weight of all the
groceries.

  To score points for the groceries, the table may not be supporting
the weight of anything but groceries and the centerpiece, and nothing
else can be supporting any weight of those groceries.

Steve Scherr
VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Sonya Shaver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I wouldn't think that would matter.  The table is still supporting all its
> weight.  If that was the case, then I think the rule would say it has to be
> *touching* the table.  And it just says supporting all its weight.  So, I
> would think that if the grocery units are in a jumble on the table, just not
> with anything else holding them, then they would all count.
> That is my interpretation, and I hope that's right!  :)  Hopefully Steve
> will chime in.
> Sonya in Harrisonburg
>
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Heather Dyson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Am I correct in that the groceries cannot be on top of other groceries on
>> the table since it says the table has to support all its weight?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Heather Dyson
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