Trajectory Submit a question about this topic Your email Enter your email address Your first name Your last name Your state - Select -AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict Of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming Your level - Select -StudentParentCoachEvent SupervisorDirector Section Number 1, 2, 3, etc. (Description, Event Parameters, etc.) Part I, II, etc Paragraph Number a, b, c, etc. Sub-paragraph Number i, ii, iii, iv, etc. Line Number 1, 2, 3, etc. (Line# in Para. line # where statement begins) Identify Section, Paragraph, Sub-paragraph and Line# (as applicable) your question concerns. Limit of ONE question per FAQ (maximum 50 words). If more than 1 question is asked, only the 1st question will be answered. Your question Submit a question to the Knowledgebase about this topic Additional comments Leave this field blank Reveal Questions (Section: 3 / Paragraph: f / Line: 1) 02/22/2022 Are electrical tools such as lasers allowed for the event? Electronic tools, such as a laser pointer, are allowed as long as they are removed prior to launch and comply with SO's laser policy: https://www.soinc.org/lasers (Section: 3 / Paragraph: 1 / Sub-Paragraph: 1 / Line: 1) 02/22/2022 Can a temporary aiming tool which protrudes beyond the 60cm cube be attached to the device while aiming, as long as said tool is removed when ready to launch? Yes, that is allowed. General rule #1 applies: https://www.soinc.org/code-ethics-general-rules (Section: 5 / Paragraph: c / Line: 3) 01/31/2022 Does the device have to return to being within a 60 cm per side cube as indicated in the "ready-to-launch position" after a launch? No, it does not have to return to the ready to launch position. It only needs to return to being within the launch area. (Section: 3 / Paragraph: a / Line: 1) 01/31/2022 Does the triggering device need to fit in the 60 cm per side cube as well, or not since it is not considered a part of the launch device? No, it does not have to fit in the 60cm per side cube. (Section: 4 / Paragraph: a / Sub-Paragraph: v. / Line: 1) 10/08/2021 How is an Event Supervisor to interpret the word "appropriate"? The Event Supervisor should make sure that the units being reported are consistent, or appropriate, for the dimension being measured using the 7 SI base units of measurement in the metric system. Since teams may be reporting many different measurements it is impractical to try and define all the possible relationships between numbers and units. (Section: 7 / Paragraph: e / Line: 1) 10/08/2021 If a team violates a competition rule during one launch, but does not violate any competition rules during another launch, are both launches subject to the 0.9 multiplier penalty or should the supervisor only penalize the launch with the violation? The rule applies only to the launch where the violation occurred. (Section: 7 / Paragraph: e / Line: 1) 10/08/2021 If a team violates a competition rule during only one shot, does only that shot's TS get multiplied by 0.9, or do all of them? And if the penalty only applies to that one shot, is there any penalty for a competition rule violation during a bucket? The penalty only applies to the shot the violation takes place, and yes there can be penalties during a bucket shot. (Section: 7 / Paragraph: d / Line: 1) 03/11/2022 Is a team allowed two bucket shots that score? Or is it the best bucket shot score that adds to the total? Yes, a team may qualify for two bucket shots. (Section: 3 / Paragraph: b / Line: 1) 02/15/2022 Is there a restriction on the type of force supplied by non-metallic elastic solids? Falling weights would not be permitted under the rules. All energy is to come from storing energy in a non metallic elastic solid. There should be obvious deformation in the material ‹ What exactly is a distinct audible/visual signal at the end of the time interval? Are electrical tools such as lasers allowed for the event? ›
