Old Man's Advice to young engineers....

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Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/23/2001 1:59 AM EST


Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! :(.



Dont clean your ears with a power drill.

-some old man who probably tried it

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Posted by Ken Leung at 1/23/2001 2:48 AM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


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Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/23/2001 1:59 AM EST:



A better version I've hear is: Don't drill a piece of metal you are holding in the center of your hand.

-Unknown Engineer

...just because...

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Posted by Matt Leese at 1/23/2001 7:11 AM EST


Other on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Rochester Institute of Technology.


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Posted by Ken Leung on 1/23/2001 2:48 AM EST:



I prefer don't use a drill press as a hand drill........oh wait, we did that last year....

Matt

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Posted by mike o'leary at 1/23/2001 4:03 PM EST


Student on team #419, rambots, from bc high.


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Posted by Matt Leese on 1/23/2001 7:11 AM EST:



: I prefer don't use a drill press as a hand drill........oh wait, we did that last year....

: Matt

i think its in iceland that they have a law where all chainsaws need to have a warning label saying...'dont try to stop chain with hand'...
mike

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Posted by Rob DeCotiis at 1/23/2001 5:36 PM EST


Student on team #504, RoBUCtics, from Red Bank Regional High School and Jesel.


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Posted by mike o'leary on 1/23/2001 4:03 PM EST:



how bout the korean chef knife that has a warning label on it that says "keep out of children"
:)