3295: SG7 - loaded beanbag orientation
Under SG7, is a Loader permitted to fold, scrunch, or compress a Bean Bag by hand before placing it into the Load Zone? The Loader would release the Bean Bag entirely within the Load Zone, in contact with the floor, and allow it to remain stationary after release. Is changing the Bean Bag's shape during loading legal, or does this violate another rule governing Scoring Objects?
Folding or otherwise deforming a Bean Bag prior to placing it in the Load Zone would be legal, assuming that all <SG7> criteria are met and that this action does not damage the Bean Bag (see <S1>).
<SG7> clauses B and G are particularly noteworthy in this case, noting that the Bean Bag must be placed entirely within the Load Zone, in a stationary position, and in contact with the Floor until it is contacted by a Robot. If the Head Referee determines that a Bean Bag was Loaded improperly, for example because it moved or expanded after release, they may instruct the Loader to retrieve and reintroduce it per <SG7.f>.