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by windu34
January 21st, 2024, 1:41 pm
Forum: Invitationals
Topic: MIT Science Olympiad Invitational 2024
Replies: 4
Views: 2661

Re: MIT Science Olympiad Invitational 2024

MIT 2024 Scrambler - ES I was the Scrambler ES. Overall, I was impressed by the quality of the devices that we judged. In addition to the graph of scores I have attached below, I wanted to provide a few comments to help teams put their experiences in perspective and identify areas to improve. We sa...
by windu34
March 27th, 2023, 10:15 am
Forum: Scrambler C
Topic: Scrambler C
Replies: 125
Views: 18755

Re: Scrambler C

Agree with prior comments. Seen multiple devices with 4s times with pulley only. With spring, can probably get to 1.5-2 seconds, but if you're not dead on every time right now, you should definitely focus on accuracy.
by windu34
March 27th, 2023, 10:13 am
Forum: 2023 Regionals & States
Topic: State Tournament Results
Replies: 12
Views: 5073

Re: State Tournament Results

Florida B
1.) River City Science Academy (116)
2.) Galaxy Middle School (136)

Florida C
1.) Buchholz HS (64)
2.) Boca Raton HS (94)
by windu34
January 29th, 2023, 6:27 pm
Forum: Scrambler C
Topic: Scrambler C
Replies: 125
Views: 18755

Re: Scrambler C

Thanks windu! How are you guys timing/measuring? I take videos but they are hard to measure time with. For measuring i measure from egg to wall but it's kinda hard because of the curve of the egg-anyone got an easier way? Stopwatch. We've always found stopwatch plus watching the vehicle to be more ...
by windu34
January 23rd, 2023, 10:57 am
Forum: Scrambler C
Topic: Scrambler C
Replies: 125
Views: 18755

Re: Scrambler C

Hey does anyone wanna trade scores in PMs? Curious to see if anyone has gotten below 3sec in time. Yes people have gotten < 3 seconds. Nobody <2 seconds at MIT - fastest I recall was ~2.1. I would emphasize that distance is far more important than time. If you are consistently below 3-5cm, then I w...
by windu34
January 22nd, 2023, 8:11 am
Forum: 2023 Invitationals
Topic: MIT Science Olympiad Invitational 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 2646

Re: MIT Science Olympiad Invitational 2023

Does anyone have raw scores for top 10 Scrambler and Flight? Raw scores in some form will be released, but likely as histograms as done previously and not specific scores and teams. I was the ES for Scrambler. I will not post raw scores or histograms until given permission from MIT SO. They might b...
by windu34
January 20th, 2023, 11:35 am
Forum: 2023 Invitationals
Topic: MIT Science Olympiad Invitational 2023
Replies: 5
Views: 2646

Re: MIT Science Olympiad Invitational 2023

Hi all - I will be supervising Scrambler. If you are interested in meeting up to discuss design and how to improve you devices sometime today (Friday) or tomorrow before awards after the last time slot, please feel free to approach me. I think chatting after the last time slot before awards is ideal...
by windu34
January 2nd, 2023, 10:44 pm
Forum: Scrambler C
Topic: Scrambler C
Replies: 125
Views: 18755

Re: Scrambler C

I know the backstop must be 5cm*5cm*0.5in, but am I allowed to fuse the backstop with another part? Here's a picture of what I mean. Oh, and another question-for those of you who use 3D printers, have you ever experienced your pieces deforming from heat/pressure? If so, what temperature? And was th...
by windu34
December 20th, 2022, 9:31 pm
Forum: Scrambler C
Topic: Weights?
Replies: 4
Views: 1324

Re: Weights?

pumptato-cat wrote: November 10th, 2022, 5:37 pm Hey, what are you guys using for weights? This year has a very short fall height, so I'm considering something wide, but short in height to maximize fall height. I'm a bit confused on what to use for the weight, though...
If you're looking for wide, maybe weight plates?
by windu34
November 20th, 2022, 7:23 pm
Forum: Scrambler C
Topic: Scrambler C
Replies: 125
Views: 18755

Re: Scrambler C

Thank you for your response. I think I can live with the rules as they apply to everyone. The reason I asked the question is, if everything goes as planned, the weight will free fall for about 5cm from the floor, which can be dampened even by a folded kitchen towel. However, 90% of the runs during ...

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