CoachHinson Oct 14 Greenbrier, TN 98709 Would the following rubber bands be considered legal given that they are the same size offered by VEX: https://m.staples.com/Alliance-Sterling-Rubber-Bands-32-3-x-1-8-Approzimately-950-1-Lb-Box/product_515858 I don’t think these are anything special. All r…

as long as they aren’t ridiculous, they should be fine. one team tried to use a rubber band that was 2" wide and 18" long, and they obviously got told no, but if they are similar to vex, you should be fine.

Well I mean, yeah… The memes that could come from this though…

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Are they the 7" long ones? I like those the best.

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No they need to be identical. The rubber bands Vex sells come in two varieties: #32, 3" X 1/8" and #64, 3.5" X 1/4". The rubber bands you purchase must be identical to that except for color.

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puzzler7 October 17, 2017, 7:28am 4

Not only do they have to be similar to the VEX bands, they must be identical in all ways except for color. That is to say, only #32 and #64 rubber bands are legal.