Technology

No, lifting the spring off the snap portion of the mousetrap would be a violation of 3.c.line 2 by modifying the mousetrap so that it would not function as intended and attaching the extension bar directly to the spring would be a violation of 3.c.lines 4-6, which states that items, other than the extension bar attached to the snap portion, may not be added to the mousetrap.

Yes, students are allowed to connect the 2 snap portions of the mousetraps with either one or two extension bars. The mousetraps may not be connected in any other way.

Dominoes must be unaltered commercially manufactured and less than 6.0 cm x 3.0 cm x 1.0 cm. This increase in size is due to the difficulty of finding the smaller size dominoes in certain regions of the country.

Any rule violation that occurs during the actual operation time is considered a competition violation. If there is not a penalty assessed per section 8, it will result in tier 2 placement.

There is no requirement that teams must use all 3 bolts to attach their Boomilever to the testing wall.

No, Teams must use the equipment provided by the Event Supervisor.