Difference between revisions of "2012 DERPA Challenge"
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* Derpy Engineers for Reaching Profound Altitutdes | * Derpy Engineers for Reaching Profound Altitutdes | ||
* Daring Entropy Research Project Agency | * Daring Entropy Research Project Agency | ||
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| + | == Awards == | ||
| + | * Most spectacular failure | ||
| + | * Derpiest design | ||
| + | * Biggest surprise | ||
| + | * Race Victor (or who got the furthest) | ||
| + | * Best in show | ||
Revision as of 02:30, 23 February 2012
ARE YOU READY FOR DERP
Rules:
- If it's got wheels, they may not be circular NOR can their axis of rotation be near their center nor may the axis of rotation of the wheels be parallel to the ground.
- If it's got legs, the minimum number of leg lengths for N number of legs is (N/2)+3
- If it's in the category of planicopters, then it cannot have an fixed wings or static arms linking to its props.
- If it's a dirigible, it must have multiple buoyancy devices, separated by the maximum width of any of the balloons, and the smallest must not be smaller than half the size of the largest
Judging Criteria
- Winner of race
- Creativity of solution
- Derpiness
- Age of team members on a scale of 1 to 10
- Final score gets a 00.7% bump for brown nosing the judges in a way that doesn't make us feel bad for giving out extra points. Judging is not fair in this category.
Possible Acronyms
- Dont Expect Really Practical Applications
- Deliberately Engineering Rather Problematic Applications
- Derpy Engineers for Reaching Profound Altitutdes
- Daring Entropy Research Project Agency
Awards
- Most spectacular failure
- Derpiest design
- Biggest surprise
- Race Victor (or who got the furthest)
- Best in show
