Top 10!

[Andy Grady]

In order to lighten the mood up a little as we head into "crunch time"...

Top 10 statements heard at FIRST team build sites during "crunch time".

10. "Thats funny, the mockup picked those balls up real well." :confused:

9. "I miss Basic Stamp. Don't you miss Basic Stamp?"

8. "I hope FIRST ordered ALOT of spare balls...thats the 6th one we popped this week!"

7. "Hey, you said it had to find an IR beacon....you never said which beacon!"

6. "Thank god for C! Aren't you glad they got rid of Basic Stamp?"

5. "Hey, when did we put a popcorn machine in our robot? Wait a minute, that sound is the transmission!"

4. "Quick, someone needs to make a Mountain Dew run!"

3. "Man...2am gets here pretty fast these days, doesn't it?"

2. "Why is it, everytime I drop a cap screw, it falls in THAT corner of the machine...can somone find me a magnet?"

1. "Weight reduction??? No no no...those are speed holes!"

Any other statements you expect to hear?

Good Luck!
-Andy Grady

[Bharat Nain]

These are a few of the statements I say while programming:

"That wasnt programmed to move!!" (Yeah, it moved like it was gonna get bit by a dog)

"This is not supposed to work, but we'll see"

We crack up everytime on that.

[KenWittlief]

"Im not TOUCHING the joysticks! I dont know WHY its doing that?!"

[Mike M.]

" watch out everyone Andys challenging people to human player practice again"

p.s. your going down this weekend Andy

[Lisa Rodriguez]

"Where's the robot?......What robot?"
"hey that looks cool!"
"are we gonna get to practice with this robot?"
"wow, that's a lot of de-burring........i think i have to go now......"
"WHAT????"-when the CNC machine is running
"OO can i lathe?"-me
"OW!!.....needs to be de-burred further"
and finally
"DON'T TOUCH THAT!!!!"-engineers (mostly stuff we aren't supposed to touch or are not stable, we're not THAT accident prone)


o yes, one me
"Does anyone care if I use the boy's bathroom, it's the only one open, and it's kinda cold outside"-me

[matt111]

"the drive train doesnt work...it must be the CAD guys fault!!!!" :D

[generalbrando]

"Where's the tool of persuasion?" - referring to a hammer
"We'll fix it in the programming!" - referring to anything mechanically wrong :)
"OH MY GOD! It actually works!"

Week six is sure to bring greater quotes:).

[UCGL_Guy]

all we lack is finishing up

[Rhs953]

No watch out! The motors are falling of the....THUD CLAG.....ok how much are new drill motors again?

[Alex Cormier]

"where's the sharpie?" - me
"$@#$@#$@#$@# thats big"
"hey check out those bumpers"

[NateBot16]

"Where's my wacking stick?"
"Its not my fault the drill can't make a straight hole"

[Matt Leese]

Probably a quote that will be heard this year but it originally dates back to a robot with an extremely long arm built for the 1998 competition:
"Don't stand under the robot." (It had a tendency to collapse suddenly).


Matt

[Ryan Curry]

"Don't worry about it, we'll fix it in code"
"Where are the teflon bearings?"
"Thats what she said...."

-Rc

[Rhs953]

- If only......

-Oh crap!

-I guess it would work.

-Lets go to the Q&A

-Hammer, wher's a hammer?

-I don't want my picture taken....

-Can we put pizza on the robotics fund?

-Off to the scrap yard!

[greencactus3]

why is duct tape illegal!??
im hungry
where's our food??
again!!??? (when some thing happens again)
don't be stupid!
we're good, we're good. we'll just use a washer... (when we drill too big)
make another hole!!!
i TOLD you that wouldn't work!!!
i thought you had it...(when something drops between two people)
there's only ##more days left!!!
get me the socket wrench of this size (hands him the bolt)
......i can't find it.....
where's the sharpie?
on your ear......
don't strip those heads...
later dude...
you're leaving ALREADY!!!???? its still five thirty!
hey, looks like your hands are open, go file this!!

[ngreen]

"While your out, can you get a 1/2" square drill bit"

"Turn on the table saw. It's cold in here"

"THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER DOESN'T WORK...Use your shirt"

[Venkatesh]

Our electronics team consists of 2 people in charge, roughly seven workers, and a electrical engineer mentor. We were discussing mounting our electronics board vertically with our mechanical team.

One of the mechanical members, Dellin asked us, "Is there any electronic reason why the board cannot be mounted sideways?"

To which both Kristi and I answered, "No"

However, at this point, our mentor broke in saying, "Of course there is! Electrons have a mass and a vertical board introduces gravity."

At this point, everyone in the area burst out laughing.

[Spikey]

All you need to know is this: Stated two years ago on the FIRST Q&A Forums- Are we allowed to drill holes into our Air tanks to save weight?

[Crop-Circles]

"So, how's that autonomous mode coming?"
"Is it supposed to sound like that?"
"Blame Tom."

[KenWittlief]

"You know what? that is so crazy that it just might WORK!"

[Marygrace]

Vern-"Yar, ye be a pretty winch,"

Vern-"Ummm, he thinks he's cool," *Roll Eyes*

Mark-"Who sprayed the Fire Extinguisher?" *Evil Eye*

Me- "We ONLY have like a million things left to do,"
Ryan- "Yeah, out of a million and 20,"

Vern-"Craka' Wa'?"
Me-"Craka' Pleez,"

"It worked before you touched it,"

"That's what i meant to do *Shifty eyes* I swear,"

Me-"Veronica, what did you do with the Tungsten?"
Vern-$@#$@#$@#$@# those leprechauns, I told them not to touch it, I swear!

Vern and I-"We know, *Shifty eyes*...just kidding,"

Vern-"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?!?"
Me-"I DON'T KNOW!!!!"

Me- "...Maybe they won't notice,"

[KenWittlief]

"oops! er....ummm .... I meant THERE!"

[Rich Wong]

My top 3 quote of the week:

1. "YOU ARE NOT WORKING THIS WEEKEND!!!!!.... I DON'T CARE ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY.
WHO IS MORE IMPORTANT..... YOUR GIRL FRIEND OR YOUR TEAM?
WILL....... WHO? *SILENCE*"

2. "Let's take a break....we have plenty of time.... plenty of time"

3. "Do you smell something burning?"

:yikes:

[NoRemorse]

get me the socket wrench of this size (hands him the bolt)

this is absolutly CLASSIC!!!


"Hand me a 'sprocket' wrench"

"I'll just make it work"

"The 12 step plan in action" (robot wieght loss program, book coming soon)

"O god he has a crow bar... omg, hes using it to pound it in!" (im too lazy to get a mallet, or loosen blots :rolleyes: )

"Go ghetto drill that" (hand drill, not drill press)


theres many more, just cant think of any!

[andy]

-Get a BIGGER hammer!
-Don't use the hammer!
-Where's the chuck key? Answer: That's what we have vice-grips for....
-Don't do that!
-JUST DO IT
-Touch this...I swear it's not (hot/electrified/cold etc...)
-Don't touch that!
-your a/an (explenative)
-What have you been doing for the last hour?
-I didn't think the shop air worked...
-James: I'll tighten it until I feel the fitting start to fracture...
-That shouldn't happen
-It's a maricle!!
-DUCK!
-Hammers are for putting screws in...Screw drivers are for taking them out...

And my all time favorite (actual quote)
William: Look at my bracket!
Andy: It's not strong enough!
William: Yes it is!!
*Andy breaks quarter inch plate bracket with bare hands*
Andy: Make another.

good luck
andy

[greencactus3]

-Touch this...I swear it's not (hot/electrified/cold etc...)


ahh,. this reminds me

quite awhile ago

here, test if it's still hot.. (just off the beltsander)
----reaches over and touches briefly....
um yeah, its still kinda hot.....
----walks away to ice hand down

[velocipenguin]

"You win the PRIZE!"

This is typically heard in 246's lair whenever somebody makes a stupid mistake, or when something fails due to mechanical problems.

Example:

Person 1: "Metal shavings won't foul up the drivetrain, right?"
Person 2: "Guess what? You win the PRIZE!"

I don't know why, but this sort of thing never gets old.

[Mike Heinowski]

"And your done"

"Then you die twice"

"Thats what she said"

"Don't over tighten stuff"

[Dan Richardson]

" Hows this feel ? " :: hands over a recently milled out sprocket and referring to weight :: ... " It Feels like BURNING!!!! " .. " Ohh yah its hot.. here use this rag.. "

" Thats the last time I offer to do something for that guy.. "

" Isn't there a tool for something like this ? "

" I have it in my head.. I just don't know where it is yet "

" Eeek.. I've sprung a leak ! " ( referring to a cut )

" I don't wana see any of that red stuff on the bot "

" Why have 2 pnuematic pistons when you can have 4 .. and why have 4 when you can have 7!! "

[pludodog]

"We're ten pounds overweight!"
"I told you to load the lighter code!"

[Pat Roche]

"No..no..wait..."
"You didn't!?!?!"
"Well...our robot has found religeon."
"Has anybody seen the 1/4 inch drill bit?"
"If only we had another week...."

My personal favorite...

"Uh...oops....musta been a freshman."

-Pat

[ngreen]

"You HAVEN'T finished soldering the anti-gravity chip"

[Crop-Circles]

"Uh...should it be glowing?" (Drill Bit)
"Why is that open?!" (Drill Transmition)
"You STILL haven't learned C?" (Programming)
"Can't talk. Bulid season." (To teachers who assign homework during build season)
"It didn't weigh that much yesterday!" (Take a wild guess)

[Wetzel]

1. "Oops"
2. "Crap"
3. "Kyle! You broke it again"
4. "It's Kyles fault"
5. "Blame Alex"
6. "Blame Kyle"
7. "ooo shiny"
8. "That wasn't suppost to happen"
9. "Who wants to go in on a pizza?"
10. "I think I saw it move!"

[Aignam]

Rookie programer turns practice mechanism on.
Practice mechanism spins in circles, reverses, and spins in circles some more.
Rookie Programmer: That's not possible. But...I didn't tell it to...what the..wow...weird.
Advisor: This is going to be a long season.

[briholton]

"Hey Gil, go get the file grease, Fred has it downstairs.

oh, he's out, ok, get his metric adjustable wrench then ...."

sorry Gil......

[tkwetzel]

"why did you bore these out?" *time to order new parts
"turn it off"
"that's not supposed to move"
"why aren't you hacksawing"
"why don't we ever order hubless gears and sprockets?" *most of the time spent building our gearboxes is spent removing hubs from the gears

[Heretic121]

"can we ride on the segway now??"
"stop letting those balls bounce around"
"what does this thing do?"
"Where is the Diet Coke i was promised?"
"are we done yet? are we dont yet?'NO!' ok... are we done yet"

*most likely more to come at a later date*

[DCat]

- You want it done by when???

- Hold on there brother Louie.

- What time is it? That can't be right?

- Are you sure that goes there.

And the cell phone rings -"You need to get home"

The week is getting fun!!!!

Good Luck to ALL.

[Ricky Q.]

"Will SOMEBODY label the twin robots DIFFERENTLY, we need to keep this straight!"

"How is your ball grabbers coming?"

"Well lets see here, we only went over our 60 paid machining hours by 60 hours, thats only 100%", they won't mind"

[pras870]

"Evan, that's a left handed hacksaw.... <laughter>"

"Yes, paint that nut with the RED nail polish"

"Ohhhhhhh, so THAT's how those work..."

[Amanda M]

Ahh... here we go

me to Sven- "Get that pneumatic cylinder out of my ear!"

Me to Solex "You wanna fight?" (Referring, of course, to the wonderful game we have created to practice for human player. It's like horse, only you spell fight instead..)

[D.J. Fluck]

So far my favorite is something I've had to say to a rookie student:

"MY NAME IS D.J.!! NOT A.J., NOT C.J. NOT R.J., D.J.!!!"

"I know, but its fun to not call you the right name, R.J."

so I started calling the kid Cleatus until he gets my name right.

[The Lucas]

-Its finally built, now lets take it apart to weld and paint it

-It's OK, that part only broke because our motors are so strong

-We can just use last years gyro ... wait ... now we can't.

-Why didn't the kit just come with 4 pneumatic Skyway wheels?

-Warning: Call of function without prototype, Why should I care?

-Linker Error ... Stupid compiler!

-Brian, why do we have to reload the code everytime we turn the bot off?

-Stop calling me Alan! I'm Brian!

-This program is too big for a floppy. Our State-of-The-Art data backup system has failed us.

-It's like they purposely put all the Otaku's (anime fans) on the programming team. No good can come of this.

[computhief263]

my favorite lines from this season

"wheres the gravity punch?"
"wheres the tapmatic?"
"tapmatic is god!"
"tapmatic is so multi purpose it can even be used as a condiment"
"it wasnt my fault the tap went suicidal!"
"haas!!!, Thats NOT precision"
"are u sure thats wired right?" (sees magic smoke)
"BIGELOW" (nothing good comes up when thats said)
"Dan is NOT a responsible adult!, i dont care wut it says on the website"
"if it cant be fixed by ducttape,...it cant be fixed" (my personal favorite)

:cool:

[Gadget470]

"How do we make it look like we didn't do what we just did?"
"Was that supposed to break?"
"Oops"
"Why are there metal chips in my drink?"
"WHO GAVE ABI SUGAR?!"

[Greg Perkins]

"OK guys lets clean up and get out of here....Oh Hey Look My ride is here, ive got to go"

[Pat Roche]

Runtime error 56.....*silence*IFI Loader
Runtime error 58.....*silence*IFI Loader
"o...thats a new one..."

"We're out of Coke!?!?!"

[Jake177]

"get me the die grinder"
"stupid freshman"
(CNC starts smoking) "where's the WD-40?"

[Rich Wong]

Just hearded:

1. "The scale must be wrong"

2. "Can someone drive me to Home Depot again"

3. "POP....... POP.POP... oh sh*t!"

:yikes:

[Alavinus]

10- Do we really need this (said when trying to mount a bolt)
9- Here- (person gets handed a part) now go have fun with the pop riveter
8- We are not playing the Weird Al cd AGAIN
7- How did our robot gain so much weight?
6- We really don't know how this works, we know that it works, we've seen it. Trust us it will work
5- Does this building have a fire alarm (said while using propane torch)
4- (with a part laying on floor) Well, there goes plan A
3- We will put pink wire ties on the robot when you pry them out of my cold, dead, lifless hand
2- WOW- said by mean when I check alignment on things
1- See my signature

[tkwetzel]

"what does he mean by 'responsible adult'?"
"what the hell happened?"
"we need to take our gearboxes apart"

[EddieMcD]

Yay, 2000th post! Anyhow: Things that are expected to be heard during build season:

10) "Ow! My foot!"
9) "Tell me you didn't just solder that."
8) "Wait, we're animating in three dimensions???"
7) "How many Culombs in a Mol?"
6) "Yet another lonely Valentine's Day spent in the workshop."
5) "Screw the Super Bowl, I have to build a robot!"
4) "Let's build something that will destroy the opponents!" (the common Freshman solution)
3) "Ooh, I found a loophole in the manual!" "Read the last line of the rule." "Aww..."
2) "Is there a reason that's on fire?"
1) "Set-screws suck!"

This has been an official "Eddie's Top 10 List". The top 10 list is an official property of and sponsered by The Holy order of FIRSTism, and my not be copied, reproduced, or retransmitted in way without the expressed written consent of The Holy Order of FIRSTism.

[Anne George]

1)working on the electrical box in Pro-e, the person adding up all the weight comes up to us, umm guys we have a problem...yes?...well you see were over weight...yeah?...so your box has to not weigh anything..umm, ok?...come up with a solution...umm here we go we'll get some bubblewrap filled with helium and the box will just float in the robot...sounds great!!!!

2)well you guys we seem to weigh exactly 130.... thats great!...but you see we dont have any nuts, bolt, etc added in yet...oh...

[Team311]

1. "Grind the welds down so they fit but not so far as they totally go away"
2. "Hey Lets drill holes in the control system to save weight"
(That kid is no longer allowed to touch the robot or a drill for that matter)
3. The dumbest quote ever "Can we drill holes in the battery and take the acid and lead out and then use it for weigh in"

[KenWittlief]

"How much more does the battery weigh when its fully charged?" :ahh:

[geo]

"Oops"
"It's his/her fault"
"Where is my pen?"

[Daniel Brim]

CAFFINE!!! (Student when week's supply of soda arrived)

On the extended ship date:

"My life has been postponed by two days" - Me
"I seriously didn't want to hear that" - Mentor when hearing the news of the extended date.

[TheShadow]

Don't die, DON'T die, DON'T DIE!!
We just need to debug
Callibration anyone?
Joe, step away from the bot.
What does that wire that fell off go to?
How's autonomous mode going?
Blame Tom.

[lilszek24]

1. Oh god....wait wait...i completely meant to do that!
2. Your wifes on the phone...wants to know if your ever coming home!
3. Who's got food today
4. It wasn't me...i sware
5. Maybe one of these days we could get something done
6. Do we have to come during vacation?
7. This is our vacation, think of it like the bahamas...
8. PLEASE GOD no more screw jokes..i can't take anymore
9. [Loud Speaker] John Barnstien to the main office your pizza's here
10. Isn't the robot supposed to work by now
11. I didnt screw up i made a tactical error.
12. You drank all the soda again...[jumping up & down] nope this is me without sugar
13. Im turning the power off...wait does that imply u dont trust me!
16. [[Persico & o'conner over the robot, it suddenly moves forward hitting the]]....the joysticks are sensitive i swear!
15. [[Thursday meetings]] okay where are we..? [[my response]] somewhere over a rainbow...where robots are complete, we will win a national championship because we are unable to be beat!
16. I am a golden god...[[it breaks]]

[Mike M.]

"stop stop the chain fell off again"

[Aignam]

Advisor during Drive Practice:
"Please don't hit me."
Several times. A minute.

[Pierson]

"No playing with the balls or the wheels"
Via Cell Phone: "You need anything else at Home Depot?"
"It's not a problem... It's a feature"

[Jake177]

-"S**t! Uh, ok. Just lable that PB." (practice bot)
-"'What are you doing for vacation?'
'I'm having a sleepover with a bunch of friends for the entire week!'
'Wow! Where?'
'The Robotics Room.'"

[TheShadow]

Who brought the cancer?
It wasn't me, I didn't do it, you can't prove anything!

[littleelectron]

1. "If we had twelve weeks..."
2. "If we had more noledge."
3. "Everyone who's breathing air..."
4. "If it isn't smoking its a software problem."
5. "Your offending me with your profound language."
6. "...Probably."
7. "There shouldn't be much to break on the robot."
8. "Your mom! ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
9. "¡Orale!
10. "use a zip-tie..."
11. "Heres a band aid to keep your blood off the robot."

[greencactus3]

NO!! you are NOT supposed to blow the powersander with the air blower when its on! ESPECIALLY when i'm behind it!
oh, man! we ran out of steel rod again!?
oops....

[lilszek24]

1. You bounce that ball one more time i swear ill!?

[Wacko324]

"It looked good on paper."

"Where's the hammer."

"Where's the BIGGER hammer. :D "

"So you know how to program, right? :confused: "

"Hey where did everybody go." (we have like 3 people on our team)

" :yikes: I didn't do it"

"Stupid #@$%@@$#%, why don't you work." (mostly Mike says that)

[MisterX]

"The local hardware store should have one. No, they didt' have it. Tru-Valu? nope. Home Depot? Nah. OH well just make it"
"Forget fixing it in porgramming, just have the driver off shoot."
"Can you feel the hate?"
"Hey lets close up shot, its four o'clock. We've done a lot and still got a week." (Thats today lets see what we are saying on Saturday)

[Mike Heinowski]

Quick, get me a second hammer!

[Joe J.]

Uhhh can I have a bandage.

Is that part of our robot ( a freshman points to a car radiator.)

[T967]

We run it till it pops; then we tighten it.
I didn't know a hammer could give you EIGHT stiches!
Mentor that's never been to competition: Do you expect alot of contact?

Two words:
"It's Stuck"

[Pat Roche]

"(Name) I got it..." Programmer
"No that wasn't it...."Programmer after five minutes of fiddling
"Okay let me try this."Programmer after five minutes of work resuming on bot
"Nope that wasn't it either...."Programmer five minutes later

:yikes:

-Pat

[ErichKeane]

"Yeah... I think all we need now is Jenny Craig for Robots."

[Ryan Foley]

non-robotics person: "What's your robot do?"
us: "sucks balls" (just had to say it)

"hm, doesnt feel like 50lbs"

"we need another parts run"

"i'll just grind this down a little"

student: "this bolt wont go in"
physics teacher (also an engineer): get me the happy persuader (rubber mallet). Hm, try the angry persuader (hammer).

"the hole is only 1/2in off"

famous last words: "looks straight to me (referring to an axle)

"those holes are there to make it aerodynamic"

non robotics person: "so when did you start building this?"
me: "last wednesday"
them: "and when does it have to be done?"
me: "next thursday.

person from other team: "don't you love engineers?"
me: "what engineers?"

[Pierson]

"No Bleeding on the Electronics"

[Crop-Circles]

"First, will make a flow chart."
"Right, then will figure out how to code it..."
"...and then actually write the code."
"Then we debug."
"And debug..."
"And debug a little more..."
"Oh, but we can't forget to debug."
"But not til after we debug."
"Plus you gotta leave time for debugging."
"Crap! We almost forgot the most important step!"
"What?"
"Debug, of coarse!"

[TheShadow]

"First, will make a flow chart."
"Right, then will figure out how to code it..."
"...and then actually write the code."
"Then we debug."
"And debug..."
"And debug a little more..."
"Oh, but we can't forget to debug."
"But not til after we debug."
"Plus you gotta leave time for debugging."
"Crap! We almost forgot the most important step!"
"What?"
"Debug, of coarse!"
But you're forgetting the most important part of debugging, debugging the REST of the program ^_^

[Lord Nerdlinger]

"oh sh*t, E-STOP!!"

[AlbertW]

our programming team started calling the IFI Loader the "IffyLoader," cause it didn't work half the time

and we have subsidized the girls bathroom cause we're too lazy to walk the 30 extra meters to the boys bathroom.

[Koko Ed]

Instead of a statemetn how about how folks look after an all nighter.
1. http://www.cineforum.bz.it/pellicola/archivio/film/rassegne/rarofilm/eraserhead/img/eraserhead1.jpg
After working long hours on the animation. The computer crashed and he came to the slow horrible realization that he had forgot to save his work.

[Koko Ed]

2. http://www.jk-rowe.ukshells.co.uk/shining/shining%207.jpg

After a long fruitless all-nighter the team became suspicious when he began to write "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". WHat really made them nervous was his name was Percy.

[Koko Ed]

3. http://www.jk-rowe.ukshells.co.uk/shining/shining%202.jpg
And the unfortunate sequel to 2.
So many sharp tools to choose from....*shudder*

[Koko Ed]

4.http://www.fiery-foods.com/images/insane_dave.jpg
Unfortunately, not everyone gets to go to the regionals after build season...

[Justin Stiltner]

One of our machenists walking by us shortly after assembling our gripper drive shaft.... "did you guys see an e-clip go by here" <-- referring to the one that just shot off the shaft and dissapeared never to be seen agin.

[Rod]

It worked in CAD

[Mike Heinowski]

It worked in CAD

We have that problem right now.

[Aignam]

It wasn't me.

or the popular accompaniment...

He did it.

Then there's always the "OUCH!" followed closely by a string of carefully chosen obscenities, sometimes muffled.

[Joe J.]

"Go! Go! Build a freaking part of the robot. " (Mentor to our team president)

Ok! How did I do that?

Put it all together and ... Do Hokey Pokey.

Ok thats bad.

What did I do?

You guys have to keep me away from the robot.

We have to make the holes more Drilly.

BAD IDEA .....Actually thats pretty funny.

I found a drill bit bigger than a quarter.( Holds up a quarter and a 1 3/4 inch drill bit)

Holy crap whay did you do that! That was the part that worked!

[Rich Wong]

Top 5 quotes from Saturday:

1. "I swear..... this time it will work!'

2. "oh oh... that's the FIRE alarm!"

3. "sorry about the smoke condition.... a little problem with the saw..hehe"

4. "THE MOTORS GO ON THE OTHER LEFT SIDE NOT THIS LEFT SIDE!"

5. " what do I do with all these extra parts?"
:)

[Daniel Brim]

A quote that made me laugh: "All together, this robot will weigh 80-90 pounds." (Our base with sprockets and stuff is 30).

[Andy Baker]

"oh... I thought that 10 in-lbs was stronger than that... ooops!"

"hmmm... that drill motor mount is kinda wimpy."

Andy B.

[fire chaser 134]

"how's it hangin"

[Pat Roche]

"Hows it hangin?" :D ;)

-Pat

[Mike M.]

"hey we got two extra days to drill holes"
my exact words when learing about the 2 extra days

[Pat Roche]

Pat--"How many times am I gonna hit my head on that stupid arm???"
Jake--"As many times as it takes."

[Joe J.]

It's not a hand mill it's a hand DRILL !

It isn't a good thing but if it works I won't complain.

Loki! What did the bad man do to you?

Who bent your bit.

It's not bent it's just at an angle.

They are either not long enough or they are too short.

I don't know why they haven't sent us our freaking wheels yet.

[Mike Heinowski]

Come on Joe, there were more then that.

[Rickertsen2]

2. "Why is it, everytime I drop a cap screw, it falls in THAT corner of the machine...can somone find me a magnet?"

-Andy Grady
Hmm i have heard that alot recently. We have a grinder that hates one of the other students. It has an insatiable(sp?) hunger for bits of keyway.


My favorite quote was posted somewhere around here and it wnet somehing liek this: "everyone knows the best way to lighten a robot is to turn is over, shake vigorously, and throw awa ywhatever falls out". Last year we had a nutdriver that someone clumsily dropped into an upright piece of our frame stuck in our robot the entire season until a few weeks ago when it was finally missed and so we got it out.

[Joe J.]

Come on Joe, there were more then that.


Ok there was more Mike here it is.

"Steve is this your music?" " Yes. Why?" "Because it sucks."

"Did I zap you, dude?" "Yes!" "I'm sorry dude. I thought I just crossed the leads."

Why is everything falling off?

"Whats the experation date on these?" "Who cares?"

You better close that door before you close the door.

"So Jagadics would kneel down and we would hear a wimper like someone ran over a small puppy. Then and only then would we realize that poor Joe sat on a steel shaving the wrong way." - Bob Millen

[TheShadow]

"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again" x 500

"is autonomous mode working?" "I don't know let's test it" (goto top of post)

"It's Tom's Fault" or "Blame Tom"

[Devin L.]

-"thats not a mistake, thats product enchancement!"
-"how many times do i have to beat you before you will give up" (what i say when andy always loses to me when he feels like he can beat me in shooting :p ) just messin wit ya andy :D

[Mike M.]

"how many times do i have to beat you before you will give up" (what i say when andy always loses to me when he feels like he can beat me in shooting :p ) just messin wit ya andy :D
this is so true andy keeps denying that devin has beaten him multiple times

[Todd Derbyshire]

(As robot is crashing to the ground) Just a bit Ti, Tiip, Tiiip, Tiiiipy

[velocipenguin]

"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again"
"let's test autonomous mode again" x 500

"is autonomous mode working?" "I don't know let's test it" (goto top of post)


goto statements are BAD. Use a do-while or something. :P

[Dan Richardson]

" We're weighin in at about 130.7 lbs right now "
" Did you add everything? "
" no that was just the driver! "
" Erghh the driver doesn't ride the bot! "
" Ohh he doesn't ? BOYS TAKE off the duct tape you can let him go now "
" Aye Aye captain my captain "

[Ryan Albright]

"what you cant get it in the hole enlse..." hmm cant finish it thats a little dirty
"here comes the captain again..."

[abeD]

"oh captain my captain!"


"that breaker looks dangerous in the middle of the robot....rip it out and mount it on the complete other side of the robot!"


"aye aye captain!"

[ZZII 527]

Team 527's Top Ten:

10. Mentor: There's something wrong with the code.
Me: Well it worked the last time I was here...and nobody else does programming. Maybe it's something else.
Mentor: Well we'll have to fix the code.

9. Ken: This side weighs 69 pounds.
Steve: This side weighs 73 pounds.
Mentor: What! We gained weight while taking stuff off!
Steve: Oh wait. 63 pounds.
Mentor: I'm gonna kill you.

8. Mentor: Phil, what are you doing!
Phil: Making a Knight Rider light system.

7. Watch out for the wings!

6. I don't know...but it looks dangerous. (referring to Phil grinding a washer)

5. Steve! They have red and black wires for a reason!

4. That's exactly what it did in Working Model (CAD). (referring to robot bouncing violently as it tries to climb step.)

3. No, no, no, no, no, no! Don't...don't bang it in!

2. Go weigh that stuff that fell off while we were driving.

1. It's too much heavy.

[TheShadow]

...No, those are speed holes!

[Jessica Boucher]

When business and FIRST collide......conversations like this between Andy Grady & I occur...and they're not pretty :p

Me: ooh, the ceo of delphi is on CNBC
Andy: eh?
Andy: Joe Johnson?
Me: lol
Andy: Andy Baker?
Me: J.T. Battenberg
Andy: the Backstreet Boy?

[greencactus3]

clear!!!!!

[Ryan Albright]

"why you putting a yankee in a metric?"
"jonathen i am all wet"

[Aignam]

BMS Tradesman: "Watch your head!"
Student's Father: "Yepp."

[Crop-Circles]

goto statements are BAD. Use a do-while or something. :P

Hmm, a non-believer. What regionals are you going to? We need some time to learn you in the wonderous ways of the ever-confusing Goto. Eventually it's followers will rise to power.

Until then, Goto 20.(ah, the simple days of basic)

[Pat Roche]

"get balls in chute then hang your self." :ahh:


-Pat

[MConte05]

"Where is the measuring ax?!" *refering to the calibur*

"How is the animation coming? How is the animation coming? How is the animation coming? How is the animation coming? How is the animation coming? How is the animation coming? How is the animation coming?"

"Its probably in Kevins pocket"

"Steve........we don't like vectors....."

"Keep the hat on Marshall" *mentor decided to go for the white guy shaved head look*

"How is that possible?!" *refering to the 4'8" freshman getting the balls in everytime*

"Not papa johns AGAIN!"

[jparkteach]

Things heard around Montclair Robotic's shop these past few weeks:

"Can we fill the tires with Helium?"

"Let's use the Head Mobile!!"

"Hey, those look like cup-holders."

"Can we do that?...(after an loud noise) oh, I guess we can't..."

"You've been at it for an hour!! Here, let me show you how's it's done... where's the hammer??"

"What time is it?? Can I borrow your cell phone?"

"Trust me... pillow foam and elmer's glue will work!"

"Which one is the IR sensor and which one is the beacon?"

"GOJO is awesome!"

I could go on forever but I have to get back to work!

[jparkteach]

"No, no... the other way!!"

"What was that??... That was cool... do that again!! Where's the camera?"

"What's the url for the usfirst.org website??"

I just thought of these and I posted them before I forget... OK, now... where's the Rotozip?

[jparkteach]

"Stop sitting on the yellow ball!!... It's not round anymore."

"I'm trying to make it round again..."

"Bonehead!"

[Hinkel Y.]

After using a drillpress

Student #2: Is that drill bit hot?
Me: A bit... Harharhar...

[Aignam]

BMS Tradesman: Anthony, take off all of those bolts on the outside, we're goona cut half of the heads off to save weight.
Me: We're goona...wait, what?!
BMS Tradesman: Get the inside ones too.

[pauluffel]

"Ga! Fa! Sh! Da! Bloody! nnnngggggh!"
"It doesn't fit?"

"Where's the electrical tape that was on this splice?"
"There wasn't any..."
*Person 1 goes into shock*

"Dremel, Dremel, Dremel, Dremel, DREMEL, DREMEL, Dremel, Dremel;
Hacksaw Hack-saw!"

"Nathan, up for another HomeDepot run?"

"Which documents did you need? I'll go outside and see if I can pick up a wireless signal." (yes, we work in a log cabin with no internet access)

[psychoCHIPMUNKK]

"Smoke test time!" -refering to when we first power it up after wiring it

[Mike Heinowski]

"I'm a FREAKIN' mentor I can walk on FREAKIN' Water"

[AnkurG]

"Hey look over there...Do you see our drive train?"
"No."
"Neither do I. We're screwed!!"

[Pierson]

Things heard around Montclair Robotic's shop these past few weeks:

"Can we fill the tires with Helium?"


We have had a couple discussions on this in the past week... Just for the cool factor though... Cause we are under weight right now.

It was a good idea until one of our brilliant seniors explained that the helium molecules were smaller than the little holes in our wheels...

Oh well...

[Rich Wong]

Time: 2/20 12noon
a. You finished the CA submission?
b. Yes.
a. You put in the corrections?
b. Yes.
a. Great send it out...

Time: 2/20 2pm
a. was it sent out?
b. yes
a. no errors?
b. no
a. great! *happy*

Time: 2/30 6pm
a. Boy, I was worry about sending out that large CA file, luck there was no error. *happy*
b. It was no problem, the pdf file was small enough.
a. *cough* *cough* *cough* *CENSORED COMMENTS*

:yikes:

[Matt Adams]

Not a top ten, but definitely a #1 conversation...

Concerned Students: "Matt, I don't think that the aluminum shaft will hold up, I mean, there's a lot of torque on that component."

Me: "Boys and girls, that's not just aluminum, that's AIRCRAFT grade aluminum."

Concerned Students: "Oh, well, if it's aircraft grade, then I guess it's okay..."

Me: "And if you every are worried about anythings else holding up, just let me know so I can make you feel better by telling you that it's aircraft grade, and that it's used on the space shuttles..." :)

Good luck everybody!

Matt

[nic_radford]

(Drumroll please)

And the best quote heard during first -

(when asked a question that has a time associated with it)

"Was that AM or PM?"

[MikeDubreuil]

"I'm livin' the dream- building robots."

"Whateva, I do what I want!" in a Cartman like South Park voice

[Joe J.]

"The good thing about standerdizing our bolt size this year is if you need a nut bolt or washer one is probley lying with in arm's reach."

Refering to finding tools "We could just tie one tool to each Freshman then tie them all to the crate so they can wander off." "7/16 get over here now."

"I hope to h*** that was comming from the other vehicle bay" Upon hearing a very loud rumbling comming from the direction of two vehicle bays one of which our robot is sitting alone in.

"We can give other teams freshmen to cheer for them in exchange for spare parts"

[Ben Lauer]

To the ones that left before 10pm on the 25th, "SLACKERS!!!!"
that was use too many time on the night before ship.

[Breanne M]

"What's is this?"
"it's a chain breaker..."
"oooooooooh"

in response to a question..." NNNnnnnnoooYES!"

"Did you find the screw?"
"yes I did... now how am I supposed to get it in there??"

"F#@! You Office assistant!!" -Richard

"Why don't any of these box cutters have box cutters!?!!??"

"Find stuff on this list and put them in this box!"

"Why isn't the robot done yet?" -Me

"I never thought I'd say this, but I am SOOOOOO Sick of painting!!" -Me

From Aaron to me...
"How can you be exhausted when all you've done all day is paint the crate?"
"well lets see, when you factor in the getting b*tched at all day long, the fumes, and the stress..."

"Is it done YET!?" -Me

"Thank GOD it's the last day!!"

"I think I'm kinda Tired"

Brian said this when his mom told him she wouldn't take him home yet...
"She won't let me leave! She's holding me HOSTAGE!"

"Is it orange yet?... ooooOOOOoooo, it Is orange."

"Is tomorrow Thursday?"
"TODAY is Thursday"
":confused: ... :eek: "

"We all need to go home, this is getting ridiculus..." -LeRoy

[wun]

"The control worked 2nd try! It can pick up balls! We are under weight! AND we still have a FULL DAY to finish it! Were doing awesom!" - The first time our robot moved under its own power... with 19 hours till the shipping deadline

[Joe J.]

"Why is one drill motor locked in high and the other locked in low?"

"Is it bad to drill through a Chippy (CIM motor)?"

Again refering to standerdizing bolt size. "Just pull on off another part of the robot."

"Zip ties, pop rivets, set screws, and velcro are holding this thing together."

[Pat Fairbank]

"Where are the callipers?"
"Caaalliper???!!!"
"My kingdom for the calliper!"
"Ubi est calliper?"

[Adam Y.]

We did that!!??!!-An electronics person saying that after seeing our animation.

[Mike M.]

If that T-nut falls out again i'm gonna go insane.

[Joe J.]

"There are pneumatics monkey droppings all over the lab."

"Well I can't get it to work." "Crush it in the vice and call it a day."

"Our first prioity is Plan B."

[mtaman02]

You know that those parts are illegal right. Are they really. We'll paint them so that FIRST Judges can't tell.

Why can't duct tape be used as an insulator --- b/c its already considered to be an illegal fastner.


funny the this joystick doesn't move the robot back and forth as programmed.
tries other joysticks (joy 1 / joy 2). somebody porgrammed it to be on (joy 3 and Joy 4) ok well i guess the driver will be on the right side this yr cuz im not messing with that programming again. they'll just have to adapt thats all


This never happened at all but in any case its different from the other funny posting here hehe.

[Emily Pease]

I think near the end, most of my phrases involved me threatening/swearing at Mike (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=3276). Poor Mike.

[MikeDubreuil]

I think near the end, most of my phrases involved me threatening/swearing at Mike (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/member.php?u=3276). Poor Mike.

And not only did I have to deal with the emotional stress caused by Emily. When I moved my car from the Renisance garage to the Columbus parking lot at 2am I was nearly held up. This homeless man stopped me and insisted he could do one handed push ups for cash. I was brave and told him I only had $1 on me and that I would rather give him 1 dollar than see him do 30 one handed pushups for $5 (what a bargain). Then he "gave me love" and showed that he could do 5 one handed push ups.
Of course when I came back to the lab from moving my car Emily had decided that the burden of sleep was too great, and she had left. So I told my story to just Don and Sam; but now I'm publishing my event to the world, isn't the web great?

[andy]

I need a third hand!