New Jersey 2018

[knottingpurple]

This year's Experimental Design (C) was one of the most unique experiences I've had doing the event: the topic was permeability (in the context of earth science), a deviation from the normal cookie-cutter physics and water properties topics the event is plagued by. With messy materials like diatomaceous earth and sand, the cleanup took longer than usual, but the event directors definitely ensured that everything was cleaned up using the point deductions mentioned in the handout. Although the event was smoothly conducted for such a different experience, what was strange was that I saw the supervisors scribbling notes of the competitors, maybe to take note of people not fully doing the trials? Anyway, I'm glad I didn't have to bounce balls at different heights for once.

Having done ExpDes at Yale last year, I can confirm that this sounds infinitely better than using a pendulum to knock over cups.

So after whythelongface, there is now a whythescratchyface.

Yeah he's from our school as well, it is a deliberate parody of whythelongface

[DarthBuilder]

Wait, trial events count at nationals?

[shrewdPanther46]

Wait, trial events count at nationals?

They DO NOT!!
Everyone is just whining about NJ scioly and their broken policies

[CMS AC]

There is a reason to lol

[CMS AC]

Also, why does NJ have 18 people on a team instead of the normal 15?

[knottingpurple]

Also, why does NJ have 18 people on a team instead of the normal 15?

Tis a great mystery presumably for the purpose of causing logistical headaches.

[CookiePie1]

Also, why does NJ have 18 people on a team instead of the normal 15?

Tis a great mystery presumably for the purpose of causing logistical headaches.

I don't understand why NJ would make coaches go through the painful process of kicking three members after they win states. It just doesn't make sense.

[Matholy]

Also, why does NJ have 18 people on a team instead of the normal 15?

Tis a great mystery presumably for the purpose of causing logistical headaches.

I don't understand why NJ would make coaches go through the painful process of kicking three members after they win states. It just doesn't make sense.

It's not just painful. It's like

[pb5754]

Tis a great mystery presumably for the purpose of causing logistical headaches.

I don't understand why NJ would make coaches go through the painful process of kicking three members after they win states. It just doesn't make sense.

It's not just painful. It's like

Yeah, I feel like this was another one the decisions NJSO made in order to try and include more people, although it definitely makes stuff a lot worse for the winners.

[knottingpurple]

Do people think that if there were a concerted effort to ask NJSO to move their tournament to a weekend or at least a Friday, do you think they would listen? As a senior who would love to ES next year, but for whom the closest university I'm seriously considering is several hours away, there's no way for me to miss all the classes I would need to, in order to get to Middlesex County College in the middle of the week in March. Since I'm sure many other alumni volunteers would have this problem, and probably also plenty of parents who have jobs, etc, would NJSO listen to the argument that they could have more volunteers if they moved their tournament day of the week - and not only would the presence of more alumni greatly improve the quality of the competition, but presumably a surplus of volunteers would mean people affiliated with a div C team would be able to be kept out of C events (this year, that would've included astro, XD, who knows what else)?