Oh, they are attached, okay got it! Mike On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 6:44 PM, VA/DC Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Michael, > It fails because the white cells are *attached* to each other--you have > to look closely. You are correct. You are not allowed to attach the cells > doctor and tech to your robot (unless they can separate through gravity.) > > Steve Scherr > VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor > > On Sep 15, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Michael Brown wrote: > > From the games rulings page > * > * > *1 - RAPID BLOOD SCREENING PICS** > Remember, knowledge of the Rules is just as important as knowledge of the > missions… For this mission, IN is required, and TOUCHING is not. But the > NO SCORE status of Pictures 3 and 4 is not about the Mission criteria. They > fail because of the third bullet of Rule 13. (By the way, please IGNORE the > last picture under Professional Teamwork!)* > > I need someone to explain to me why picture three is a no score. it meets > the requirement of "in' but fail from bullet three from rule 13 which is... > > *You are limited as to how you may connect anything to a mission model. > Gently flipping and/or shaking* > *one (the heavier if the two are different) must allow gravity to > completely separate them. The ref does not* > *allow a start with an illegal connection. See Rule 20.* > * > * > So picture three fails because the "cells" are on their sides??? > > If that is so, if the doctor and the tech are face down but in do they also > fail? > > Does that mean I can not attach the cells, the doctor, tech to my robot and > drive my robot so that they are 'in" but are still attached to the robot? > > -- > Michael Brown > Y!:nrune AOL:nrune > GPS: Team Virginia Brown's > Team Wafflebots > ------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave > the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ADMIN-L. Visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html to subscribe. > > > -- -- Michael Brown Y!:nrune AOL:nrune GPS: Team Virginia Brown's -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ADMIN-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html to subscribe.