Transporting Engineering Events
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Never trust public transportation for building events. EVER.
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Care to elaboratepaleonaps95 wrote:Never trust public transportation for building events. EVER.
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That's what our coach told us. He said it applies especially to the precision events, because damage is very likely to occur. You know, the bump the wrong way that causes a small, almost imperceptible discrepancy in the alignment of the mission possible that causes losing of the event.
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What does that have to do with Public transport?paleonaps95 wrote:That's what our coach told us. He said it applies especially to the precision events, because damage is very likely to occur. You know, the bump the wrong way that causes a small, almost imperceptible discrepancy in the alignment of the mission possible that causes losing of the event.
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UPS busted our Trajectory base board in half. 1 inch oak. We were able to fix it before comp. We were more lucky than that team from FL who had their device lost.
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That's what I meant. Public transporters can be very unscrupulous.
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People loading the stuff on the plane aren't likely to be gentle with it.starpug wrote:What does that have to do with Public transport?paleonaps95 wrote:That's what our coach told us. He said it applies especially to the precision events, because damage is very likely to occur. You know, the bump the wrong way that causes a small, almost imperceptible discrepancy in the alignment of the mission possible that causes losing of the event.
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Even if you stick tons of "FRAGILE" stickers all over the box, it doesn't help. At the luggage carousel at various airports, I've seen tons of half-flattened/slightly crushed/definitely beat-up boxes with said stickers plastered all over.
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Yeah, I don't trust anyone else to handle my devices. I had my Mission Possible at my feet for the entire trip to Illinois and my Mousetrap Vehicle was in the trunk. If you want things done right, transport them yourself.
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