Answered: Rubber Band Size Limit

[captainespinoza]

Is there limit on rubber band size?

[Karthik]

@captainespinoza

Is there limit on rubber band size?

We ask you to please thoroughly read the VEX Toss Up Game Manual and to please review the Q&A Usage Guidelines before posting in this forum. Specifically, please quote the rule or definition that your question is referring to. In this case, the rule in question is <R7b>.

@VEX Toss Up Game Manual

<R7> Robots are allowed the following additional “non-VEX” components:
b. Any parts which are identical to legal VEX parts. For the purposes of this rule, products which are identical in all ways except for color are permissible. Note: It is up to inspectors to determine whether a component is “identical” to an official VEX component.

Thus any Rubber Bands used must be identical to the ones sold by VEX. Here’s a link to the VEX Rubber Band product page. The listed dimensions are:

Size:32
Length:3"
Width:1/8"
Thickness:1/32"

[captainespinoza]

So thicker rubber bands are not allowed? Sorry for any infringment.

[Karthik]

@captainespinoza

So thicker rubber bands are not allowed? Sorry for any infringment.

This is correct. Thicker rubber bands are not allowed.