First Team Meeting 2/4/07

Our first meeting was spent brainstorming over dinner. We began by telling Cassie and Anisha about our time at the info clinic and answering any questions they had. Then we all looked over the diagrams in the guide booklet and discussed some ideas. Cassie's dad had recorded a video of the information clinic which was really helpful. It made explaining this year's challenge to everyone a lot easier.

Brainstorming

• padding for fall: water wings, balloon
• throw something over (winch)
• Question: How much of the vehicle has to be below the lip?
• grappling hooks (a lot)
• umbrella parachute

We also discussed an idea in which our device never touches the bottom of the crater but instead glides onto the platform after being released. A variation on this idea was to have something shoot out as the device was released and set off the sensor. We weren't sure if these ideas would be fitting with the "spirit of the challenge."