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Re:Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they ar... by jogjayr on Saturday February 24, 2024 @04:24PM (#39495257)
The rules, as you gave them to us, didn't define an "airplane". So you have to go to a dictionary for that. Which means ball of paper isn't an airplane because an airplane has to have wings.

I understand why it felt unjust to you at the time. But even if you go 100% rules lawyer, the disqualification was correct.

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Re:Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they ar... by forgetfreeman on Saturday February 24, 2024 @05:43PM (#39495811)
Nope. Airplane was undefined as specific questions regarding design requirements and defining features where asked, the response was: there are no limitations other than it must be a shape made out of paper.
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