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General Parameters
Teams will be tasked with cooling an air-temperature beverage in the quickest and most creative way possible cooled to the target temperature of 42 Fahrenheit.
Competing teams should consist entirely of badge-wearing DefCon attendees and should not exceed three people
Teams must pre-register for this competition in a signup thread in the "Unofficial Contests" area of the DefCon forums.
All contestant beverage will be of similar consistency and have the same starting temp, but exactly what their temperature will be is not completely predictable since we will be setting up outside and working during an uncertain time frame.
Contestant contraptions won't be judged on cooling speed alone
Any beverage that passes through a team's contraption will become the property of that team and may be distributed to bystanders, but the contest organizers shall have no control nor responsibility of such distribution and consumption by third parties
Specific Requirements
All contraptions will be tasked with cooling the beverage by nearly any means necessary.
The contest will provide the beverage. You cannot provide your own beverage during the contest.
No commercial appliances.
All contraptions must be constructed and designed by the team.
Power will be available but is by no means is required.
The goal is to have the fastest time to cool 12oz beverage and have them transferred into cups at the target temperature.
Due to potential foam issues multiple cups will be allowed per beverage poured.
There will be 3 separate runs for time/Temperature
The temperature will be measured in each cup as it is being transferred.
The target temperature is 42.
Time will be added for each degree off of the target temperature.
Time will be subtracted for each 12oz beverage cooled and transferred into cups
The contest starts at 1:00pm on Saturday
Scoring
Total Time for the 3 timed beverage: time in seconds
Off target scoring: +5 seconds added for each degree off target (no penalty if on target)
per 12oz beverage cooled: -.25 seconds (You can cool as many beverage as you can, not just the 3 timed beverage.)
note: the total number beverages we will have is not unlimited. We will eventually run out of them.
+5 seconds added for flavor tainting and ie: a metallic taste or other off-notes to their beverage
+5 seconds added for completely flat beverage
+1 seconds added for each incident of spillover - Try not to waste our precious beverages.
Fastest total time WINS!
Prizes
Prizes will be given for:
BCCC Winner (1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes)
Team Style prize
Design prize
Teams will be tasked with cooling an air-temperature beverage in the quickest and most creative way possible cooled to the target temperature of 42 Fahrenheit.
Competing teams should consist entirely of badge-wearing DefCon attendees and should not exceed three people
Teams must pre-register for this competition in a signup thread in the "Unofficial Contests" area of the DefCon forums.
All contestant beverage will be of similar consistency and have the same starting temp, but exactly what their temperature will be is not completely predictable since we will be setting up outside and working during an uncertain time frame.
Contestant contraptions won't be judged on cooling speed alone
Any beverage that passes through a team's contraption will become the property of that team and may be distributed to bystanders, but the contest organizers shall have no control nor responsibility of such distribution and consumption by third parties
Specific Requirements
All contraptions will be tasked with cooling the beverage by nearly any means necessary.
The contest will provide the beverage. You cannot provide your own beverage during the contest.
No commercial appliances.
All contraptions must be constructed and designed by the team.
Power will be available but is by no means is required.
The goal is to have the fastest time to cool 12oz beverage and have them transferred into cups at the target temperature.
Due to potential foam issues multiple cups will be allowed per beverage poured.
There will be 3 separate runs for time/Temperature
The temperature will be measured in each cup as it is being transferred.
The target temperature is 42.
Time will be added for each degree off of the target temperature.
Time will be subtracted for each 12oz beverage cooled and transferred into cups
The contest starts at 1:00pm on Saturday
Scoring
Total Time for the 3 timed beverage: time in seconds
Off target scoring: +5 seconds added for each degree off target (no penalty if on target)
per 12oz beverage cooled: -.25 seconds (You can cool as many beverage as you can, not just the 3 timed beverage.)
note: the total number beverages we will have is not unlimited. We will eventually run out of them.
+5 seconds added for flavor tainting and ie: a metallic taste or other off-notes to their beverage
+5 seconds added for completely flat beverage
+1 seconds added for each incident of spillover - Try not to waste our precious beverages.
Fastest total time WINS!
Prizes
Prizes will be given for:
BCCC Winner (1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes)
Team Style prize
Design prize
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