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Offline Somebody

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Real world learning what we've known for a while
« on: July 09, 2011, 08:37:36 PM »
This shows that flails are more effective! The weapons stand up to more abuse against tough things (like against a chain link fence, or razor tips against a 70kg hammer), they do more damage (cutting through plywood, or eating up bot armor), and that 8 is the best amount of lines (or weapons). I think that they'll end up with 10 or 12 on there one day though.  ;)



Yes I say this jokingly, but it is honestly what I thought when I first saw the commercial.
I built that big robot on that TV show that time


Offline Scrap Daddy

Re: Real world learning what we've known for a while
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2011, 10:42:49 PM »
is it bad I also saw this commercial this morning and thought of flail spinners too?

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Re: Real world learning what we've known for a while
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2011, 10:48:37 PM »
You know you play RA2 too much when...

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Re: Real world learning what we've known for a while
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2011, 11:24:38 PM »
There actually is some truth to the whole "flails multiply damage done"  Of course it should only be effective on plywood-strength armour, not steel and titanium that most robots use

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Re: Real world learning what we've known for a while
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2011, 10:53:56 AM »
It showed it cutting through metal too. Very thin metal, and nothing near that "10 mm Steel" that we can use.
I built that big robot on that TV show that time


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Re: Real world learning what we've known for a while
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2011, 11:03:29 AM »
Hey! Billy Mays here!
If you call in the next 10 minutes you`ll recive a second flailspinner for free.


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Re: Real world learning what we've known for a while
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2011, 11:06:08 AM »
You know you play RA2 too much when...
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Re: Real world learning what we've known for a while
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2011, 11:18:01 AM »
Someone needs to make a Pivotrim Bot. DIBS ON ME DOING IT.