Andy Baker

[Karibou]

Andy Baker can play a Super Cell before the last 20 seconds of the match, not get penalized, and score 15 points for it.

[kirtar]

Andy Baker doesn't need a fan on his robot because he can push everybody anyways and can accelerate at the rate of c (that is to say the speed of light).

[MikeRo]

Andy Baker once asked gravity to let go of him. It complied.

[Taylor]

In addition to being co-president of AndyMark Industries, Andy Baker also has successful businesses preparing fresh meat and supplying low-energy lighting solutions. His world headquarters are located in a bathtub.

[gorrilla]

Andy Baker is the robot......

[synth3tk]

Andy is consumers.
Andy is providers.
Andy is you and me.
Andy is not a big truck.

(internet joke)

[Akash Rastogi]

Andy is consumers.
Andy is providers.
Andy is you and me.
Andy is not a big truck.

(internet joke)

Andy is tubes?

[Burmeister #279]

Andy is the only person to have ever successfully trolled a successful troll 0_o

(also an internet joke)

[gorrilla]

(also an internet joke)


Andy Baker IS the Internet.......

[mrbob1000]

andy baker's power level is over nine thousand.

[Taylor]

Andy Baker IS the Internet.......

Andy Baker invented Al Gore.

(but not global warming)

[vivek16]

Global warming is caused when Andy Baker uses sea water to cool his CAD computer.

-Vivek

[JaneYoung]

When Andy Baker turns 40, it's cool, dude.

[synth3tk]

Andy put a workshop in his workshop, so he could work while he works!!!

[Akash Rastogi]

Andy Baker's birthday is the only World Wide holiday.

Hope you had a great day man.:)

[miketwalker]

Andy Baker didn't go over the hill, the hill went under Andy.

Happy birthday Andy!

[IKE]

Andy Baker made Northern Indiana flat so he would never be over the hill.

[Taylor]

Superman has an Andy Baker poster in his bedroom.


....


Andy Baker has a Mark Koors poster in his bedroom.

[EricH]

Andy Baker can use non-Lunacy wheels on the Regolith.

Andy Baker also doesn't need to trade Empty Cells for Super Cells. The EC's just count for 15 points anyways if he scores them. And putting them through the hole? As I understand it, he just uses a wormhole that conveniently exits right above his opponents' trailers. That's through the hole...

[rsisk]

Andy Baker goes up to eleven.





Just in case you need the reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_to_eleven

[AndyB]

Andy Baker gives Oprahs away.

[NorviewsVeteran]

Andy Baker's eyes are ANSI certified.

[JaneYoung]

Andy Baker in tights is a baaaaaaaad idea.
Andy Baker in tights with a tutu now there's...

... nah, we should have nun of that.

[EricVanWyk]

Andy Baker performed Lasik surgery on the entire IRI crowd by coaching in tights.

[Chris is me]

Andy Baker won IRI without playing a single match.

Andy Baker can beat Team 46.

[Akash Rastogi]

Andy Baker took down all of Team IFI in a single match...

[RoboMaster]

When Andy Baker says "can I hear a Woot Woot?!" at a FIRST competition, the reply can be heard from space.

(and don't give me none of that "there's no air in space so you can't hear anything" craziness. In space, everyone can hear Andy Baker scream. Think about that before you comment. No air in space mutter mutter)

[EricH]

The "A" team has actually won every point in the A vs B game, simply due to having Andy Baker as a member, even though he hasn't posted in that thread. They just choose to let "B" think they're winning.

Andy Baker hasn't posted in that thread because his initials are AB, and it's kind of hard to compete against yourself.

[GaryVoshol]

Andy Baker IS the beta test.

[Chris is me]

Andy Baker IS the beta test.

Beta Test Teams actually just video conference with Andy Baker for a few minutes rather than test hardware.

[EricH]

Andy Baker could have fixed the C.A.G.E. Match field in one microsecond with only his mind. He didn't because he wanted teams to get the learning experience (and he wanted to give away some cool toys).

[Akash Rastogi]

Only Andy Baker will live past 2012 and the LHC.:p

[Cynette]

Andy Baker taught MacGyver his tricks, including fixing an i-phone with an earring!

(True story, except for the MacGyver part) :)

[EricVanWyk]

Andy Baker has no need for doctors, as his morals and ethics keeps his body strong like his pigs. When he volunteered at a teaching hospital, one of the med-students who listened to his heartbeat found it so catchy that he put lyrics to it. Thus was born the "Boom-de-yada" song.

[Akash Rastogi]

Andy Baker is smarter than Adrian Monk.

Andy Baker is a Space Ran-ger! He does fight evil or, or... shoot lasers or fly!

Toy Story reference

[BrendanB]

Andy Baker "falls with style!"

I couldn't resist another Toy Story reference :]

[Chris Fultz]

Andy Baker already knew there was water on the moon.

[Taylor]

Andy Baker put water on the moon.

[EricVanWyk]

What you may think of as "Michael Jackson's moonwalk" was actually an early prototype of Andy Baker's mecanum drive.

[EricH]

It is common knowledge that Andy Baker can cross the line in automode without a penalty.

Andy Baker can simultaneously score all 12 balls into his alliance's goals, grab both partners, and hang onto the tower. He then proceeds to score the balls as fast as the human players send them out. Somewhere along the line, he throws all his opponents onto their tower.

[Karibou]

The bump does not tip Andy Baker. The arena just rotates around him.

[johnr]

Andymark ad is so powerful it won't let me use search function while reading posts

[JaneYoung]

Andy Baker's mom knows a super nerd... er, Supernerd.

[JesseK]

Andy Baker drew the original designs for the Toughbox Nano in the sandbox next to the other kids' castles.

[Chris is me]

Andy Baker's ad is so great, it doesn't need to be clickable to get revenue.

[ttldomination]

NOTE: The ones below come from a variation of robotics pick up lines that one person on my team developed.

Andy Baker once chained an entire robot with just a toothpick and this teeth.
Andy Baker once scored 4 super cells in autonomous.
Andy Baker beat the opposing alliance 3 times in the eliminations.

[efoote868]

I once wished Andy Baker good luck, he tossed it aside.

Andy Baker then gave us good luck. Andy Baker then picked us to be in his alliance. Andy Baker then proceeded to use his good luck to win the 2010 Boilermaker Regional.


true story.

[EricH]

Andy Baker can beat 469 and 51 by getting between them and the balls coming down the return. He then runs all the balls through his goals in a loop.

He does all of the above without a robot.

[DonRotolo]

Andymark ad is so powerful it won't let me use search function while reading posts
Andy Baker's ad is so great, it doesn't need to be clickable to get revenue.
AndyMark's ad is so great, even those of us who Support ChiefDelphi (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/advertisers.php?) can see it.

[JackG]

Andy Baker keeps track of multiple DOGMA timers in his head.

[Ed Sparks]

Andy Baker keeps track of multiple DOGMA timers in his head.


Andy Baker is the DOGMA .......... all playing fields link to Andy.

[Vermeulen]

When a ball rolls under Andy Baker, the other alliance gets a penalty.

Andy Baker can expand into his Finale Configuration at any time.

Team 45's build season last for seven weeks; Andy Baker stops time in the middle.

The FMS had to be reprogrammed to display 4 match outcomes: Win, Loss, Tie, and Bakerized.
.
When Andy Baker plays, the opposing alliance's score can be negative.

[1902_Battery_SGT]

Andy Bakers radio has never cut out.

[Ty Tremblay]

In 2007, tubes only popped because Andy Baker hit them with his MIND BULLETS.

[EricVanWyk]

When Andy Baker expands into Finale Configuration, everything ends.

Vermeulen, I'd like to rewrite two of yours to better capture the magnificence of AB's GP:

When a ball rolls under Andy Baker, the ball joins his alliance as a 4th robot.

When Andy Baker plays, the opposing alliance is inspired.

[Norman J]

Andy Baker can suspend all 3 robots on his alliance by having each of them hang off of the one to its left, creating a triangle of levitating robots. Oh, and touching the tower too.

[Norman J]

Superman and The Flash raced to the edge of the universe. Andy Baker built a robot that beat both of them.

[IKE]

Archimedes once told Andy Baker, "Give a lever large enough and a place to stand, and I can move the world." Andy Baker asked him why he needed the lever.

[EricH]

The Baker division remains empty for another year. The other 4 divisions are still playing for second.

Andy Baker can pick the same team three times in Fantasy FIRST--even when someone else has them. Then again, he already won FF...

[Akash Rastogi]

Andy Baker beat 469....



...without moving


:yikes:

[Norman J]

That always confused me. My first response to that when I saw the comic months ago was to check if Randall was in FIRST :P


I think this puts it to rest.

http://xkcd.com/689/

[EricVanWyk]

Andy Baker does not put his pants on one leg at a time. Andy Baker's pants put themselves on, both legs at once.

[LLogan]

Andy Baker burns approximately 3,000 calories an hour when CADing.

[EricH]

Andy Baker's version of CADding: He thinks of a cool design, and the computer is so scared that the drawings and machine code come flying out. CNCs everywhere tremble, then get to work. No "Export to Reality" button needed; whatever he just CADded shows up right in front of him, ready to run.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

One time, Andy Baker beat out news about iPhones and gPhones and jPhones to make the front page of Gizmodo.

http://i43.tinypic.com/30kd5r7.jpg

[efoote868]

Andy Baker invented the easy button.

[ttldomination]

Andy Baker built a redirecting robot that took the balls away from 469 and scored them in his home zone.

[Vermeulen]

Andy Baker went to Einstein... with an FTC team.

[Chickenonastick]

Andy Baker beat Chuck Norris at his own game.

[IKE]

Andy Baker is the Green Ranger.

[kjolana1124]

Andy Baker invented the easy button.

The Easy Button sends a direct line to Andy Baker's cell phone

[JaneYoung]

When Andy Baker posts in Facebook, votes (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=964956&postcount=9) count.

[buildmaster5000]

If Andy Baker needs to get something done, he posts it on CD and we do it, no questions asked, no matter what it is:D

[sgreco]

This is the best thread on Chief Delphi...and in fact, it was created by Andy Baker.

[Karibou]

This is the best thread on Chief Delphi...and in fact, it was created by Andy Baker.

Hold on. JVN is Andy Baker? My life has been a lie...or, at least, the last three years of it.

[Taylor]

Hold on. JVN is Andy Baker?
There's a little bit of Andy Baker in all of us.
And there's a little bit of all of us in Andy Baker.

[DonRotolo]

Before there was Andy Baker, there was just nothingness.

[synth3tk]

Andy Baker teaches old dogs new tricks.

[IndySam]

Sharks have a week dedicated to Andy Baker.

[kenavt]

Some say that the Stig (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stig) is merely the least awesome part of Andy Baker. [/topgear]

[Billfred]

When Andy Baker holds an iPhone 4 in his left hand, the signal increases.

[Chris is me]

Andy Baker plugged the oil spill by shifting an AndyMark transmission he installed in the well.

[Vermeulen]

Andy Baker can make a toughbox out of nothing but old AOL trial discs, elbow grease, and gumption.

[BEEKMAN]

Windows 7 was Andy Baker's idea

[KeatonM]

I hate to ruin this thread, so I'll throw one in after I ask my question...

Who IS this Andy Baker? I get that he's kinda like the Chuck Norris of FIRST (at least, judging by this thread), but who exactly is he?

Andy Baker has a 2010 shirt from every team... Even the teams that don't exist anymore. They made him one.

(Okay, yeah. That sucked. Sorry)

[JaneYoung]

I hate to ruin this thread, so I'll throw one in after I ask my question...

Who IS this Andy Baker? I get that he's kinda like the Chuck Norris of FIRST (at least, judging by this thread), but who exactly is he?

Andy Baker has a 2010 shirt from every team... Even the teams that don't exist anymore. They made him one.

(Okay, yeah. That sucked. Sorry)


This (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/wfa.php?action=honoreedetail&id=4) is a part of who Andy Baker was and is. There is more. He is the Andy in AndyMark (http://www.andymark.biz/aboutandymark.html). He is also a very nice man and warm human being who has inspired many many people, including but not limited to - students, mentors, engineers, and friends.

(I'd like to take a moment to say how sad I think it is that the WFA/WFFA sections of CD have fallen into near ruin. It does not speak well of us as members and mods.)

Jane

[kstl99]

Thanks, Jane, for the link and thanks, KeatonM for the question, I have been wondering for a while. Sounds like he is a great example of what FIRST is.

When Andy Baker's kids grow up we may need 3 of these threads.

[Josh Fox]

Keaton, if you ever have any questions, CD is definitely the place to ask them. :)

Also, to anyone else, I highly recommend reading through the Woodie Flowers Honoree pages here. They're full of truly inspiring stuff.

[Taylor]

Andy Baker makes events better by not even being there.

[EricH]

Andy Baker knows the 2011 game--and the manual password.

He developed them back in 2000, but left the GDC to put out hints that mere mortals could figure out.

[buildmaster5000]

Andy Baker has many sets of game pieces, but he chooses not share them becasue he is testing his robot to make sure it can handle them all...at the same time.

Andy Baker controls the game timer. His minibot is always the first to deploy

Andy Baker inspected my team's robot once. It got significantly better after it passed. (True story: Washington DC Regional 2009)

[Tobot]

Andy Baker's robot is teleoperated by an autonomous robot.

[thefro526]

I once had the pleasure of speaking with Andy Baker - He is one of the nicest, most down to earth people I have ever met in my entire life.

[Chris is me]

Andy Baker's minibot starts at the top of the pole.

[EricH]

Andy Baker's minibot starts at the top of the pole.
No it doesn't.

It starts at the top of all 4 poles. How, you ask? Simple, really. It's Andy Baker's minibot.


Andy Baker's robot has the following capabilities:
1) steal all 6 ubertubes in automode and place them all across the top row.
2) Grab all the logo pieces from his alliance's feeders and score them, top, bottom, middle.
3) Repeat for opponent's logo pieces, middle, top, bottom (gotta get seeding points somehow, you know)
4) Blocks opposing robots at their towers until the endgame.
5) Deploys minibot to the top of the pole at the precise instant that deployment can begin. It then travels partner, opponent, opponent, own pole before the opponent's minibots even think about moving.

Oh, and for the record: The mecanum/omni/nona/6WD drop-omni combination drive has yet to be equaled by anybody. It's also a swerve drive.

Please note: this robot has yet to enter teleoperated period. Andy Baker's gotten lots of coopertition points without his partners or opponents even carrying a minibot.

[Bob Steele]

Andy doesn't need to climb the poles in LOGOMOTION.

He has his own mountain out here in the state of Washington.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Baker

He has his minibots climbing it right now....

in under 3 seconds....

[Clayton Yocom]

in under 3 seconds....

Make that two!

At one regional Andy Baker had his own student assistant, after that we stopped the practice, because we realized there can only be one Clark Kent.

[EricVanWyk]

Andy Baker upgraded his refrigerator to use a pair of CIMs. When he left the door open, the result was a storm that spanned over 2500 miles.

[Mike Wittman]

Chuck Norris wears Jack Bauer PJs, Jack Bauer wears Andy Baker PJs.

[Foster]

Andy Baker's robot Operator Interface has only one button, the WIN button.

(Inspired by this thread on needing more inputs for a driver station) (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1014451)

[Tubatroopa]

Ninja-noun referring to a super awesome person that you never see because they have gone invisible to get a job done....aka Andy Baker

[Billfred]

When Andy Baker starts a rookie team (http://tigerengineering.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/start-of-a-new-team/), it's actually a veteran team with a really, really high number.

[Norman J]

Andy Baker has a six-tube autonomous that does not incur penalties.

[vance]

On occasion, Andy Baker has been known to dress up as a robot. Did anyone ever see Simcoe's robot and Andy Baker in the same room at IRI last year? I didn't think so.

[EricVanWyk]

Seeing Andy Baker and another person at the same time is not sufficient proof that that other person is not in fact Andy Baker in costume.

[Karibou]

Seeing Andy Baker and another person at the same time is not sufficient proof that that other person is not in fact Andy Baker in costume.

The only real Andy Baker dresses in a nun's habit. All others are impostors.

[EricVanWyk]

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each year to the person who can do the best impression of Andy Baker.

[DonRotolo]

Andy Baker owns the copyright to the words "Gracious" and "Professional".

[Ninja_Bait]

Andy Baker's tautological powers are tautological powers. They're also Andy Baker's.

Andy Baker is Andy Baker.

[Taylor]

Andy Baker's tautological powers are tautological powers. They're also Andy Baker's.

Andy Baker is Andy Baker.

If Andy Baker was somebody else, then that person would be Andy Baker.

[Billfred]

The only thing that can slow down Andy Baker is an extra stage of gear reduction.

[rsisk]

Andy Baker is re-entrant.

[Molten]

Reported.

[SuperNerd256]

Andy Baker has won the championships by himself by covering himself in aluminum foil and going against every robot in the competition.

Andy Baker's minibot makes the speed of light wish that it was faster.

[Duke461]

Andy Baker doesnt need a minibot to win a game.
Andy Baker has never missed a Logomotion human player throw to the top rack. 9001/9001 to be exact.

[Billfred]

FIRST already was loud. Andy Baker's presence just provides exceptionally strong hearing protection that will.i.am had to overcome.

[SuperNerd256]

Andy Baker has the 2012 game hints. All 45 of them.

[Grim Tuesday]

Andy Baker has the 2012 game hints. All 45 of them.

Andy Baker already knows the game.

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/true-story-neil-patrick-harris.png