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Are you suggesting to ban human players from drinking water during the match?

• AnimalMuppet 7y ago
  No, I wasn't. I don't think that a drink of water is the same as a battery swap.
  • Andrew_nenakhov 7y ago
    Why not the same? If you impose the restriction on competitors to use only the fuel that he/she has stored, it would be very unfair to allow one player to break this rule and refill himself.
    • AnimalMuppet 7y ago
      Water isn't an energy source, though. Letting the robot top off on, say, hydraulic fluid or coolant or whatever, might be the same. Even battery water.
      • Andrew_nenakhov 7y ago
        But tennis players' drinks are definitely an energy source: https://www.quora.com/What-kind-of-sports-drink-do-professional-tennis-players-put-in-their-little-bottles https://www.quora.com/What-kind-of-sports-drink-do-professio...
        • AnimalMuppet 7y ago
          True. On the other hand, five comments up-thread, you specifically said "water".
          • Andrew_nenakhov 7y ago
            Yes, for brevity sake. Anyway, banning "fuels" but allowing other types of refills is a slippery slope. Can a machine have maintenance if it breaks? If no, can a human player be treated by a doctor if he has a muscle spasm?