Information Clinic 1/27/07

Matthew and I went to the information clinic at the Tech to find out about this year's challenge. We were both glad to find out that this challenge is easier than last year. We were excited at the prospect of building a device that would have to survive a twelve foot drop. We made sure to pay close attention to the demonstration so that we could tell our teammates who weren't in attendence, Cassie and Anisha, what the challenge was going to be like. I was inspired by the NASA guy i dont remember his name maybe it was ricky or something but he said that like they always rely on remote control and the time delay between the moment they give the command and the device actually responded could take minutes. This made me think about creating a device where time wouldn't be such a factor. I came up with an idea for our device to remain stationary (and eliminate any problems with time delay) and shoot a projectile, tethered of course, up to the top with a weight on the end. We could then try and winch our way up to the top. Matthew and I left the Tech that day with
a few ideas in our mind, unable to wait to tell Cassie and Anisha all about it. :>