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SluffAndRuff wrote:At this point, are y'all pushing for 3 mins to get the 2 pt chemical reaction bonus at the cost of the time deduction? Or do you think aiming for the proper target is the way to go?

I'm aiming for almost 3 minutes. Plan on cutting 10-20 seconds off the timer to ensure my final action gets activated even if the timer runs slow.

I just got placed in this event and I read the rules and some of the basics. Needless to say I'm completely lost and very confused. Where would be a good place to start and are there any recommended articles or whatnot I should read? Thanks. (:

megan_scioly wrote:I just got placed in this event and I read the rules and some of the basics. Needless to say I'm completely lost and very confused. Where would be a good place to start and are there any recommended articles or whatnot I should read? Thanks. (:

Oof. There's a saying that the best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. Likewise, instead of focusing on building everything you want right now, build one task after another. I would recommend making all the tasks accept electrical inputs and produce electrical outputs, to allow a degree of modularity. I would start with the start and the end tasks, as they are worth the most, and so that, if the device is incomplete before competition, what you do have can be put together to make a legally complete device. And keep it simple. Good luck!

andrew lorino wrote:

megan_scioly wrote:I just got placed in this event and I read the rules and some of the basics. Needless to say I'm completely lost and very confused. Where would be a good place to start and are there any recommended articles or whatnot I should read? Thanks. (:

Oof. There's a saying that the best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. Likewise, instead of focusing on building everything you want right now, build one task after another. I would recommend making all the tasks accept electrical inputs and produce electrical outputs, to allow a degree of modularity. I would start with the start and the end tasks, as they are worth the most, and so that, if the device is incomplete before competition, what you do have can be put together to make a legally complete device. And keep it simple. Good luck!

My suggestion would be to build the finishing and starting tasks first (worth the most points) and then simply build one transfer at a time starting with the easiest ones. As Andrew said building with electrical inputs and outputs would theoretically be the easiest and most reliable method. This would also allow for easy replacement or upgrade of a transfer.

What are we saying is controlled and uncontrolled fire because the rules only say we cant use uncontrolled fire?

heyimben wrote:What are we saying is controlled and uncontrolled fire because the rules only say we cant use uncontrolled fire?

Please refer to the FAQ on this subject.

heyimben wrote:What are we saying is controlled and uncontrolled fire because the rules only say we cant use uncontrolled fire?

https://www.soinc.org/what-considered-controlled-flame

Would 2 batteries wired in series with each other count as one battery source?

scioly2012 wrote:Would 2 batteries wired in series with each other count as one battery source?

I would most certainly say it is two seperate sources. There are plenty of relatively inexpensive, high power, Nickel metal hydride batteries out there. Finding ways around the explicitly stated rules is almost always considered in violation of the spirit of the rules.

Do you think 1M HCl would be considered hazardous by event supervisors? A higher concentration is used in many lab events (even in division B).