Tim that is an interesting question.  Looking back at the rules it does not define what the floor of the tank is.  Looking at the vagueness of the instruction the bottom of tank can still be the floor. It is just an interesting way to read the rules.  I know that Head Ref (Steve Scherr) at the Osborn Park Tournament Address this directly with the field judges and still said that it counted.

V/R
Matthew
Rockledge Robotics
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Electro Eagle Gold Team 25188
Electro Eagle Black Team 25189

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Tim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hello all,

I have a quick question regarding the shark-transport mission. At my team's regional tournament, I noticed a lot of team have a set up like this:
- The shark is taken out of the shark tank
- The tank is then turned upside down
- The shark is place on its side (not standing), "on" the bottom of the tank (since the tank was turned upside down, the bottom is now the top)

Now with that set up, they can easily push the shark tank to the target location and still satisfies the requirements:
- Shark and tank are completely in Target
- Shark touching only the tank floor (NOT wall)
- Nothing touched the Shark except the tank

Is this method allowed? I would like to know since I am preparing my team for the Championship event. To be honest, I feel like this is cheating but the ref. did not say anything to teams that did this.

Best,
Tim

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