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by Carrot
March 7th, 2019, 6:46 pm
Forum: Boomilever B/C
Topic: Dropping Sand
Replies: 12
Views: 6222

Re: Dropping Sand

go slow and keep the sand pouring in the bucket. inform your partner if the bucket is tilted, always keep it level and still I don't believe that a tilting bucket would affect anything as the center of mass is still in line with the chain and it is loading only from one point. its still important t...
by Carrot
March 7th, 2019, 6:07 pm
Forum: Boomilever B/C
Topic: Dropping Sand
Replies: 12
Views: 6222

Re: Dropping Sand

klastyioer wrote:go slow and keep the sand pouring in the bucket. inform your partner if the bucket is tilted, always keep it level and still
I don't believe that a tilting bucket would affect anything as the center of mass is still in line with the chain and it is loading only from one point.
by Carrot
March 1st, 2019, 11:43 am
Forum: Boomilever B/C
Topic: Dropping Sand
Replies: 12
Views: 6222

Re: Dropping Sand

I know that people always do slow to fast but I feel like there is more of an advantage to stay slow or go from slow to fast back to slow. Isn't it more advantageous to not go too fast as I think it would be similar to dropping a cup of sand at once vs just a few grains at a time? Dropping less sand...
by Carrot
February 23rd, 2019, 7:17 pm
Forum: Boomilever B/C
Topic: PICTURES, SCORES, VIDEOS!!
Replies: 189
Views: 64956

Re: PICTURES, SCORES, VIDEOS!!

TheChiScientist wrote:Best score was 2030 at Loyola Academy (Div. C). Btw it was me with that score!!! :) ;) :D
Congrats on breaking 2k!

Hope to climb up there soon :D
by Carrot
February 23rd, 2019, 7:15 pm
Forum: Boomilever B/C
Topic: Silica Gel Beads
Replies: 14
Views: 6618

Re: Silica Gel Beads

My team hasn't been using silica gel beads and has been able to get a rather competitive efficiency but I heard that it silica gels can shave off a few tenths of a gram. Depending on costs, I might try using them in the near future. To any team that does use them, do you have any recommendations as...
by Carrot
February 23rd, 2019, 7:07 pm
Forum: Boomilever B/C
Topic: Boomilever height
Replies: 6
Views: 4250

Re: Boomilever height

So I'm new to science olympiad this year and I was put in Boomilever. For division c I'm getting that the maximum height may only be 15 cm, but I'm not sure if that's the ideal height to build at because if it bends a little below the 15 cm line you will be done testing right? So basically I wanted...
by Carrot
February 23rd, 2019, 6:43 pm
Forum: Boomilever B/C
Topic: Boomilever height
Replies: 6
Views: 4250

Re: Boomilever height

So I'm new to science olympiad this year and I was put in Boomilever. For division c I'm getting that the maximum height may only be 15 cm, but I'm not sure if that's the ideal height to build at because if it bends a little below the 15 cm line you will be done testing right? So basically I wanted...
by Carrot
February 18th, 2019, 7:48 pm
Forum: Boomilever B/C
Topic: Silica Gel Beads
Replies: 14
Views: 6618

Re: Silica Gel Beads

My team hasn't been using silica gel beads and has been able to get a rather competitive efficiency but I heard that it silica gels can shave off a few tenths of a gram. Depending on costs, I might try using them in the near future. To any team that does use them, do you have any recommendations as ...
by Carrot
February 18th, 2019, 7:44 pm
Forum: 2019 Regionals & States
Topic: Ohio 2019
Replies: 144
Views: 49959

Re: Ohio 2019

I have no idea either. Honestly expected a higher placement than 3rd in an invitational which did not have many competitive teams competing. ...Troy, MI... Yes Troy, MI is a good team that shouldn’t be placing 3rd based off of previous results To me, it looks like they did not bring a full team as ...
by Carrot
January 30th, 2019, 8:44 am
Forum: 2019 Lab Events
Topic: Codebusters C
Replies: 173
Views: 58912

Re: Codebusters C

For solving the timed question, can you get it checked when you still have 1 or 2 errors (as often I can't think of the last word with two missing letters in it) or do you have to fully solve the problem?

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