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[DPRG] Black Paper Floor - Worth Keeping?
Subject: [DPRG] Black Paper Floor - Worth Keeping?
From: Erik Petrich
epetrich at ivorytower.norman.ok.us
Date: Sat Dec 16 21:11:25 CST 2006
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Jeff Koenig wrote:
> According to recent posts, the black photography paper flooring for the
> large robot course is in poor condition. This has been a recurring problem
> for at least the last decade of the club, and we've always dealt with it by
> periodically replacing the paper. Attempts to find a more durable, portable
> surface haven't worked out very well (I'll admit, I was one of the ones
> behind the infamous "car carpet" surface).
>
> I'll risk a beating and stick my neck out - are members really interested in
> contests that require a black floor with white lines on it?
>
> I propose eliminating the black flooring, and changing the contests in 2007
> that would have relied on white lines on a black surface. I think some of
> the outdoor contest ideas (proposed by David Anderson, if memory serves)
> could be reduced to the walls of the existing course.
But my back patio looks so cool with the current (white lines on black
background) Roborama course painted on the concrete.
Erik
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