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Vermeulen
14-02-2010, 18:26
Or "How much wood could Woodie Flowers flower if Woodie Flowers could flower wood".

Have you ever had people break 3 1/4-20 taps in one day?

Phoenix Spud
14-02-2010, 20:15
NO, but last year my team broke someone else's tap. :ahh:

Have you ever watched the Olympics and thought "I know what that feels like from FIRST..."?

[TBT] Phoenix
15-02-2010, 21:40
no.

have you ever kissed someone, besides family?

Cow Bell Solo
15-02-2010, 21:46
yes, and she is from robots too


have you ever been placed in a timeout at your highschools dance?

onecoolc
15-02-2010, 21:50
I have not, as I have never been to a school dance.

Have you ever challenged some one to a duel with a lightsaber (pretend or otherwise)?

Jubungo42
15-02-2010, 23:22
Depends on what kind of lightsaber battle you speak of.



Have you ever been pantsed in public before?

Miriam
15-02-2010, 23:36
No.

Have you ever missed a competition because you slept in?

buddyb
16-02-2010, 16:27
No.

Have you ever missed a competition because you slept in?

Nope. I have my three alarms to thank for that. :rolleyes:

Have you ever seen a robot and truly thought that nothing could be done better on it?

spacewolfx
16-02-2010, 17:36
yes, but then i am proven wrong

Have you ever driven your robot into a wall and everyone blame you for every problem afterwords?

onecoolc
17-02-2010, 00:19
Not yet, but I've seen it done many times before (I'm not on the drive team).

Have you ever felt a sharp jolt of euphoria at finally hitting a breakthrough and having something make sense for the first time? (Such as the key to a programming language, or a creative way to solve a problem presented in the FIRST challenges?)

Phoenix Spud
17-02-2010, 01:22
Yep, all the time. (It is why I do FIRST!!!)

Has your team ever shipped a robot ready for competition?

Wayne Doenges
17-02-2010, 07:19
All the time

Have you ever put in 48 hours straight working on your robot?

LightWaves1636
17-02-2010, 14:34
Yes, the team did a sleepover before the Colorado Scrimmage last year.

Have you ever dreaded taking care of the shipping of the robot?

Miriam
17-02-2010, 18:24
Nope.

have you ever gone to robotics, did homework, went home, and done more homework.

Captain banana
17-02-2010, 18:48
On more occasions than I can count.

Have you ever finished your robot as your putting it into the crate?

[TBT] Vampire
17-02-2010, 23:14
No but we're cutting it close this year...
D:

Have you ever taken your 360 to Portland Regional and the night before you left had it stolen off a tram by a hobo?

Captain banana
18-02-2010, 20:29
That was you? JK JK not serious.


Have you ever been sent to court? for any reason?

[TBT] Vampire
18-02-2010, 21:34
Nope never ever ever.

Have you ever figured out just how wood a woodchuck can chuck?

Phoenix Spud
18-02-2010, 23:52
Nope, but some of our neighbours in NH did...

Have you ever seen a business card of someone who works for the government? (They are really SWEET looking)

[TBT] Vampire
19-02-2010, 17:51
I haven't, I wish though...

Have you ever held the door open for at least 30 seconds for your shadow?

Gir_450
19-02-2010, 19:28
um...nope

Have you ever had a long phone conversation while working on the robot?

[TBT] Vampire
20-02-2010, 03:37
Nooo!

Have you ever been working so late all you have left is vegetables and bread and eat veggie sammiches? Cause we are :D 12:34 AM

[TBT] Vampire
22-02-2010, 17:21
Yes!
DOUBLE KILL

Have you ever stayed at school 26 hours working on the robot?

Captain banana
22-02-2010, 17:52
No. I spend that much time doing homework.

Have you ever gone snowboarding only to injure yourself and not be able to board?

Wayne Doenges
05-03-2010, 07:20
Nope, never snow boarded.

Have you ever gone a full day and not thought about robots?

spacewolfx
05-03-2010, 07:36
maybe when i was one...

Have you ever participated in a cafeteria food fight?

BrendanB
07-03-2010, 18:59
Nope, homeschooled. Unless you call fighting over last nights left-over Chinese food a fight.

Have you ever chosen school over robotics?

Zanfardino2892
08-03-2010, 16:45
lol, no way. Girlfriend yes... Xp

Have you ever gone out knowing you'd have to jump your car next time you start it?

flippy147852
12-03-2010, 10:08
no, i can't drive yet :mad:

Have you ever gotten run over by your own team's robot?

Cow Bell Solo
12-03-2010, 10:14
Yes I have, probably more than once too.

Have you ever gotten a song(or Mr. Roboto) dedicated to the robotics team at a high school semi-formal dance.

kjolana1124
21-03-2010, 08:42
No, because our school doesn't really have dances, it's sad.

Have you ever, when booking Atlanta hotels, based your decision off of what other teams were staying there?

Emily3204
29-03-2010, 20:59
We're trying, so hopefully.

Have you ever had a light-saber fight with your team?

Vermeulen
29-03-2010, 21:24
no, but we have had pool noodle fights :)

have you ever burned holes in the field's carpet on accident?
(at least it was on thursday)

Wayne Doenges
11-04-2010, 07:50
No, but my team has :ahh:

Have you ever met Dean Kamen?

Cow Bell Solo
11-04-2010, 17:06
No but I have met Woodie Flowers.

Have you ever run into a bus driver when on a band trip in another state that drives around robotics teams during competitions.

Wayne Doenges
05-05-2010, 13:08
Nope

Have you ever had your robot run over your foot ::ouch::

cws1101
28-05-2010, 07:50
no, but ive had plenty of other things run over my foot...


Have you ever been in a spot where your like "why did i just do that?", but then realize it was a smart decision?:yikes:

Kurt W.
30-12-2010, 16:41
I've had that happen a couple of times.

Did you ever tried to figure out why dividing by zero doesn't work besides the math teacher says so?

demosthenes2k8
30-12-2010, 20:02
Yes. I figured it out, and then my brain exploded, resulting in an awesome autonomous code that worked by predicting the future. Then the code predicted my reasoning, and...yeah. It's gone now.

Did you ever injure yourself trying to do another subteam's job?

Brandon Zalinsky
08-01-2011, 09:23
yes, turns out welding isn't my specialty.

Have you ever met Chuck Norris?

flippy147852
10-01-2011, 23:06
You don't meet Chuck Norris; he finds you and decides whether to let you live or kick your butt.

Have you ever taught 10 year olds how to Macarena?

KamaluNg
11-01-2011, 21:26
No.

Have you ever died?

KamaluNg
12-01-2011, 19:39
Of course.

Have you ever done something because someone said not to?

demosthenes2k8
12-01-2011, 20:59
Oh, you have NO IDEA

Have you ever waged passive-aggressive war?

jmanela
12-01-2011, 22:06
i guess i did, do you have a problem with that?

have you ever played rock-paper-scissors underwater with scuba gear?

davidthefat
12-01-2011, 23:10
No I have not.


Have you ever boxed underwater? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uoX9roH3uo)

SAMBURGER
13-01-2011, 01:12
No. Never Have.

Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

Alex Whipple
13-01-2011, 08:31
Yes, she's a nice lady.

Have you ever lit your hand on fire?

spacewolfx
13-01-2011, 18:30
As a pyrotechnic expert (self-declared) I have...twice.

Have you ever shouted at your robot, then went back and apologized to it?

flyingcrayons
13-01-2011, 18:33
lol yeah. at a competition i yelled at it because it broke a chain then I realized that it was probably really important and that i didnt want it mad at me so i went back and apologized :)

have you ever applied to college? (its kinda annoying haha)

CNettles11
15-01-2011, 10:35
no, but i've been to duke univ. :D

Have you ever dropped a digital sidecar?

J.Warsoff
16-01-2011, 15:16
Fortunately not. Or else I would have been that dead, beaten up, and mangled corpse in the back of the autoshop.

Have you ever rode a narwhal?

LightWaves1636
17-01-2011, 14:40
No...Have you ever decided to make plans to watch the superbowl to see if will.i.am wears that hat?

KamaluNg
26-01-2011, 21:33
Nah.

Have you ever rode a skateboard into a whale?

TheGuyz
27-01-2011, 01:09
No i think that might hurt or i might get eaten. lol

Have you ever played halo for so long that people in real life looked like halo characters.

takiko1996
27-01-2011, 01:10
No I've never played Halo in my life!? xD


Have you ever been so tired that you see Unicorns all around you? :D

vigkvagkv2
27-01-2011, 21:29
No, but I have started to see aiming reticles in the middle of my vision when the lack of sleep was caused by first-person shooters.

Have you ever accidentaly swore in front of the family member nobody should swear in front of while at a family gathering?

itrvd
31-01-2011, 11:00
I ALWAYS DONT!

HAVE YOU EVER licked a a puppy!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Superllama12
05-02-2011, 13:00
I have not...yet

Have you ever...thrown multiple different fruits off the 5th floor balcony?
Of course, I would _never_ do anything that stupid :o

vigkvagkv2
05-02-2011, 13:43
Nope, but I've wanted to.

Have you ever REALLY wanted a new video game youv'e been waiting for for months, but realized you don't have the money for it?

mangagirl41
05-02-2011, 17:13
Lol Yeah
Have you ever eaten cream cheese from a floor?

takiko1996
10-02-2011, 01:08
eeeeeewwwwwwwwwww no xD


Have u ever watched anime so long that u thought u saw them talking to u? :D

Superllama12
11-02-2011, 15:16
Nope

Have you ever had your shirt mauled on by a baby llama?

mangagirl41
11-02-2011, 18:26
No... not yet :p

Have you ever eaten cake?

Newo95
13-02-2011, 21:42
If I told you I'd have to kill you.
Have you ever worn a comically large pair of pants?

Superllama12
16-02-2011, 14:39
Yes! Filled with water, too!

Have you ever programmed your calculator to say "<name> WUZ H3R3" infinitely onto a classroom calculator and set it off? And even though you put your name on it, the teacher couldn't figure out who it was?

mangagirl41
16-02-2011, 18:05
No... Not Yet!

Have you ever tried to cook an egg on a really hot sidewalk?

flyingcrayons
16-02-2011, 20:47
no. new jersey is too cold for that.

have you ever used this smiley :]

Superllama12
17-02-2011, 09:11
No, I have not, but it is AMAZING AND I WISH I KNEW HOW TO DO IT!!!!!!

Have you ever tossed water balloons back and forth from the second story window? How about tossed a yogurt out the second story window?

Barngirl425
17-02-2011, 10:09
No but Im going to go try it now.

Have you ever bottomed out your car in the snow trying to get to a robotics meeting?

Newo95
17-02-2011, 17:13
No, I can't drive

Have you ever gotten a scar during a pillow fight? (LOL, I have. The zipper cut my hand 6 years ago and there is still a mark!)

vigkvagkv2
17-02-2011, 19:27
Nope. Not many pillow fights have happened for me.

Have you ever forgotten to eat for a whole day because you were occupied? (if so, what were you doing)

Spiritor_XYZ
17-02-2011, 19:37
Not a whole day, but for most of one...

Have you ever been a troll?

mangagirl41
17-02-2011, 19:52
Yeah, on a game once

Have you ever licked a monkeys uncle

Newo95
18-02-2011, 14:33
No, I can't say that I have.

Have you ever gotten your finger stuck in a car door?

Superllama12
18-02-2011, 15:37
Yes, multiple times, who hasn't?

Have you ever terminated a terminator on a daisy chain by melting it (including the hard plastic plug) with a heat gun while trying to shrink heat-shrink tubing?

magi65
18-02-2011, 18:12
no

Have you ever been in a better program than FIRST?

MisterL
18-02-2011, 18:41
Actually no I have not, no other program makes me want to kill my peers on a regular basis while learning team building skills. Plus I get to be epic programmer guy.

Have you ever jumped off the roof onto a person of lesser size?

LightWaves1636
26-02-2011, 23:43
No, not yet anyway.....;)

Have you ever dedicated 54 hours to completing the robot and whatever else needed to get done in the last 4 days leading to ship date?

Newo95
28-02-2011, 17:16
Every year...

Have you ever eaten mentos while drinking diet coke.

O'Sancheski
28-02-2011, 19:36
No but I've done it drinking regular coke. Not the same.

Have you ever signed Woodie's denim shirt?

Superllama12
01-03-2011, 12:57
No, but Woodie signed my team t-shirt last year

Have you ever discovered how thick the bottom of a 1 gallon Hawaiian Punch bottle is (about 1 inch thick btw) by filling it with water and dropping it off the porch? :yikes:

Newo95
03-03-2011, 15:38
Yes, you just told me how thick.

Have you ever taken a model rocket and taped it to a toy car "Just to see what happens."?

vigkvagkv2
03-03-2011, 21:03
No, but there are a few fireworks that are like that that I've launched.

Have you ever had multiple songs stuck in your head at the same time?

Superllama12
04-03-2011, 13:11
Yes, Being for the Benefit of Blue Jay Way's Bulldog

Have you ever been chased around a Dunkin Donuts by a two dimensional fly in a dream?

Newo95
06-03-2011, 16:03
No...

Have you ever built a go kart from scratch.

spacewolfx
06-03-2011, 16:13
No, but my friend has.

Have you ever just randomly shouted "ITS OVER 9000" in a public place?

Brandon Zalinsky
07-03-2011, 17:23
Yes, right after we scored the highest of the day at granite state regional.

Have you ever blown up your minibot?

Newo95
07-03-2011, 20:59
Now, but I have burnt out two motors.

Have you ever stayed up longer than 48 hours?

flippy147852
08-03-2011, 08:58
48 hours? Pfft, try 61.5 hours :D

Have you ever eaten a 4 lb. sub in less than half an hour?

Newo95
09-03-2011, 20:52
I don't know if it was four pounds, but I have eaten a freaking big sub. It took me about an hour and it was two feet long.

Have you ever logged onto your computer to check your email and realized four hours later that you had homework you forgot about?

vigkvagkv2
11-03-2011, 22:54
No, but just last night I didn't do any homework because I was too busy playing "words" on my ipod touch with my mom.

LightWaves1636
14-03-2011, 04:58
urgh, I don't have a psychic mind to know that question but whatever it was.
42!

Have you ever made a scouting database that had every FRC team in current existence?

vigkvagkv2
14-03-2011, 21:03
urgh, I don't have a psychic mind to know that question but whatever it was.
42!

Have you ever made a scouting database that had every FRC team in current existence?

Oops, sorry. :o
Anyway, no I haven't but I wish I had that much skill.

Have you ever wondered how terrifying the Bagger 288 would be if it was a Transformer? (It would be a Decepticon, obviously)

Video of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azEvfD4C6ow

Superllama12
17-03-2011, 08:43
No...not yet

Have you ever stuck a Nerf dart in your ear just to see what would happen?

LightWaves1636
21-03-2011, 06:41
No, just didn't sound like a good idea so I didn't.

Have you ever watched your team's robot explode?

mangagirl41
26-03-2011, 15:05
No, but it did start smoking

Have you ever heard a very non Gracious professionalism person tell you your team sucks and give you the thumbs down sign?

Brianna
26-03-2011, 22:02
No, that never happened that I know of.

Did your team ever get yelled at by a safety judge?

Wayne Doenges
27-03-2011, 16:23
Nope, just congratulated :D

Have you ever been to an IRI?

LightWaves1636
30-03-2011, 00:53
No, but I wish!

Have you ever traded at least 10 t-shirts at FWC?

jmanela
03-04-2011, 13:18
no, only 3.

Have you ever been hit in the head by a tube while volunteering?

David Sahud
10-04-2011, 12:41
No, but now i have to!

Have you ever donated money?

Wayne Doenges
18-04-2011, 12:14
YES!!

Have you ever met Dean Kamen or Woodie Flowers at a regional?

O'Sancheski
19-04-2011, 00:12
Yes, both of them.

Have you ever pulled an all-nighter during build season?

Wayne Doenges
07-05-2011, 07:27
All the time. Usually in the last week of build.

Have you ever gone all day without drinking a Mt. Dew :ahh:

LightWaves1636
07-05-2011, 10:54
Yep. Kicked the Mountain Dew habit when I graduated high school.

Have you ever gotten more than 5 hours of sleep per night during a regional?

Brandon Zalinsky
01-10-2011, 10:48
HAHAHA no chance. Funny story-one of our freshmen ran the team laptop over with the robot, and we had to pull an all-nighter to figure out that the power button was broken (this was on Thursday night of the Virginia regional). The laptop now has to be turned on with a screwdriver.

Have you ever lost a drive team pin?

Andrew Lawrence
01-10-2011, 12:08
Yes. We found it on our driver.

Have you ever accidentally the whole thing?

Taylor
03-10-2011, 11:50
One time I ate the whole thing. I couldn't believe it.

Have you ever traveled outside the country?

Wayne Doenges
04-10-2011, 06:39
Does Turkey, Italy, Ireland and Czech Republic count?

Have you ever resurrected an old Thread?

Frenchie461
09-10-2011, 16:55
yes, I commit thread necromancy frequently.

Have you ever forgotten about a project until the day it's due?

O'Sancheski
18-10-2011, 19:00
Yes.
Today!!!

Have you ever had to go to the bathroom during alliance selections?

LemmingBot
19-10-2011, 18:28
No, but I did almost miss selections because I went out to lunch with some of my team mates and we got sort of lost, we came back embarrassed and confused >.<

Have you ever gone to school on a day you had off (extra points if you had no way to get home)

Thundrio
19-10-2011, 20:30
I did in like kindergarten or 1st grade. I kept telling my parents that there was no school that day (inservice or w.e) but they wouldn't believe me.

Have you ever forgotten to plug in/disable the stop button when running FRC code (extra points if it was a problem that took you a period of time to figure out)

andgordo558
21-10-2011, 16:32
No, but I always promise to be careful.

Have you ever checked the microwave for the chuck key before turning it on?:)

O'Sancheski
23-10-2011, 19:33
No. That is something that I have yet to do.

Have you ever had to make the same part on a robot more than once because you forgot to check your measurements?

Frenchie461
23-10-2011, 20:36
No. That is something that I have yet to do.

Have you ever had to make the same part on a robot more than once because you forgot to check your measurements?

Yes, 4 times once :eek:

Have you ever built a computer?

Andrew Lawrence
23-10-2011, 21:01
Not yet, but I plan to!

Have you ever built a defensive robot that ended up doing offense, and performed extremely well? (or vice versa)

Karibou
24-10-2011, 20:25
Not yet, but I plan to!

Have you ever built a defensive robot that ended up doing offense, and performed extremely well? (or vice versa)

Yes, vice-versa. 2008. The whole ball pickup thing didn't work out too well, but we turned out to be a pretty good lap bot ;P

Have you ever spent hours on Wikipedia instead of doing your homework?

O'Sancheski
25-10-2011, 20:18
Yes.

Have you ever looked for a thread so you can get to that cool post count? This is my 400th post.

Brandon Zalinsky
26-10-2011, 10:36
No, because I only have in the 20's.


Any drivers out there crashed the robot almost beyond repair?

Andrew Lawrence
26-10-2011, 11:00
No, because I only have in the 20's.


Any drivers out there crashed the robot almost beyond repair?

Never crashed a robot, but I accidentally ran over our minibot last year when someone knocked it off. :p

Have you ever dreamt an entire build season in one night?

Captain Slacker
26-10-2011, 21:11
Oh my god I do that all the time! I did it the night before kickoff one time, it was kind of nice to have a flawless build season, even if it was only for one night.


Have you ever danced with your robot while waiting for a match?

Taylor
27-10-2011, 07:51
Have you ever dreamt an entire build season in one night?
Last night I dreamt I was watching the 2012 game reveal. All I remember was that the human players were on a catwalk above the field, throwing pool tubes and frisbees down on the field.

Have you ever danced with your robot while waiting for a match?

Yes, all the time - but since I let the robot lead, most people don't notice.

Have you ever literally driven the wheels off your robot?

nsrouji95
01-11-2011, 22:14
Have you ever literally driven the wheels off your robot?

Nope, and I'm hoping that I won't lol x) *knock on wood*

Have you ever found yourself trying to make FIRST jokes/references with people who are not a part of FIRST, and you have to explain everything to them? :]

iPenguin
29-11-2011, 08:34
Haha yes, all the time. I may chuckle a bit and they just stare awkwardly.

Have you ever listened to the song "Sandstorm" not at a FIRST event and thought , "This doesn't belong here!"

Frenchie461
29-11-2011, 16:02
Every time I hear it, but I still listen to it anyway.

Have you ever bricked a device

Garrett.d.w
30-11-2011, 02:29
Yes... I accidentally jailbroke an already jailbroken iPod (I cited a "malfunction" in the ITunes sync software when I took it to the apple store)

Have you ever driven a tank drive vehicle other than a robot?

Mr.Roboto3335
30-11-2011, 15:24
No

Have you ever wanted a pet wookie

davepowers
26-12-2011, 13:15
More than you can imagine.

Have you ever hugged Fuego?

Andrew Lawrence
26-12-2011, 13:42
Not that I'm aware of.

Have you ever wanted more time BEFORE the build season?

Ninja_Bait
26-12-2011, 15:47
Yes, yes I have.

Have you ever missed pizza when it isn't build season?

O'Sancheski
01-01-2012, 17:23
Yes.

Have you ever driven a manual transmission car?

Andrew Lawrence
01-01-2012, 17:36
No, the only thing I can legally drive now is a robot. :)

Have you ever shown up at a competition and saw a team with a robot very similar if not the same to yours without planning it?

Wayne Doenges
02-01-2012, 09:04
Nope. No one does Monocoque like we do :D

Have you ever gone to the Championship to meet your favorite team, but never do?

Ninja_Bait
02-01-2012, 10:54
No, I can always find team 694 when I go to competition. ;)

Have you ever been listening to the radio and have it play exactly the song you were thinking of?

Frenchie461
02-01-2012, 11:07
Yes, I was wanting to listen to Cliffs of Dover and then the radio played it.

Have you ever gotten metal shavings in the electronics

plnyyanks
02-01-2012, 21:29
Yes, more times that I'd like to remember (the most recent shaving is still taped to the whiteboard in our workshop to serve as a reminder).

Have you ever read through the entire archive of a webcomic (like xkcd)?

Andrew Lawrence
02-01-2012, 21:31
Yes, more times that I'd like to remember (the most recent shaving is still taped to the whiteboard in our workshop to serve as a reminder).

Have you ever read through the entire archive of a webcomic (like xkcd)?

Yes. I do like me some xkcd! (There was no robotics that day, I do have a life)

Ninja_Bait
03-01-2012, 06:48
(pssst... you have to ask the next "did you ever...")

Zanoushe
10-01-2012, 17:35
I guess I'll go ahead and ask the next one.

Have you ever been working on something in the pit and missed a really important win (or something else like that)?

Renegades2012
10-01-2012, 18:02
No because Im new! lol

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you did anything to make sure it happened?

EagleBots/Prgrm
10-01-2012, 18:19
yes a few times

have you ever tried to run in circles blind folded and lick your ear?

Ninja_Bait
10-01-2012, 20:29
....um....no....

have you ever seen someone do such a thing?

Renegades2012
11-01-2012, 21:43
I don't think so... But it sounds like something I would do!! :p

Have you ever been so tired from building that you just want to sleep and never wake up?
(Im at that point right now)

hawtgeek44
14-01-2012, 10:24
Yes I have.

Have you ever had the urge to snap a laptop in half?

Zanoushe
14-01-2012, 14:31
God, yes. *smashes Gateway Vista I stopped using years ago*

Have you ever owned a Mario Coin Block?

Thundrio
14-01-2012, 16:12
I have, but I never ate any of the candy inside.

Have you ever legitimately enjoyed being 6-pool rushed in the Real Time Strategy game Starcraft 2?

Kilo Foxtrot 7
23-01-2012, 12:04
No sam i haven't:p

Have you ever had a dream about zip ties (i have)

edit: and duct tape can't forget duct tape :)

Renegades2012
23-01-2012, 19:49
Can't say I have lol
I think it would be a little awkward :p

Have you ever gotten so frustrated that you just wanted to give up on the robot?

CNettles11
26-01-2012, 22:22
Not with the robot, but I have gotten to that point with people this year.

Have you ever been up until 5:00 AM programming/CAD'ing/building robots?

onecoolc
26-01-2012, 22:43
No, my mom set a 2AM curfew my first build season, so regardless of how late the rest of the team goes that last few days of build season, I still need to be home by two. (And our team has pulled a 27-hour building marathon before.)

Have you ever missed a year of FRC? (Do to parental intervention, moving to a different school, team economic failure, or anything else?)

genesisprobe
03-02-2012, 22:17
How can I? THIS IS MY FIRST COMPETITION! (i'm very punny today)

Have you ever eaten plasma?
(For some reason I am just constantly thinking about plasma)

Andrew Lawrence
03-02-2012, 22:20
How can I? THIS IS MY FIRST COMPETITION! (i'm very punny today)

Have you ever eaten plasma?
(For some reason I am just constantly thinking about plasma)

No...And I don't think I will...

Have you ever had more than 3 weeks of build left after you finish your robot?

Hypnotoad
04-02-2012, 13:53
I don't know, what counts as finished?

Have you ever induced learning in a machine?::rtm::

genesisprobe
04-02-2012, 15:34
No, but I have been thinking about programming robots to learn how to destroy enemy robots so that we win the competition by default.

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Rogue Leader
04-02-2012, 17:59
Now I have.

Have you ever drank a cheeseburger?

genesisprobe
05-02-2012, 16:23
YES!:D
(It was very disgusting)

Have you ever lost in the FIRST round of the FIRST game?

genesisprobe
11-02-2012, 12:36
How could I, having not gone to a competition before.

Have you ever heard of Robotech?

mdiradoorian
11-02-2012, 19:33
yes.

Have you ever won an FRC Regional?

genesisprobe
13-02-2012, 12:34
No. This is my FIRST year on a team.

Have you ever not had a drink of coke for a week?

Herbblood
13-02-2012, 13:00
of course i don't drink coke,

Have you ever had a cat climb on your back?

mdiradoorian
13-02-2012, 14:06
No don't own a cat.

Have you ever broke a bone.

genesisprobe
16-02-2012, 18:37
Thankfully I have not.

Have you ever won the championship of a FIRST Robotics Competition?

genesisprobe
17-02-2012, 18:38
No this is my FIRST year.

HAve you ever heard of Robotech: The Masters?

genesisprobe
18-02-2012, 12:40
Why Yes I Have.

Have you ever broken a bone while building the robot?::ouch::

Ninja_Bait
23-02-2012, 20:34
No, but I almost drilled into my kneecap. My jeans saved the day by tangling up the bit.

Have you ever had your robot inspected by Al Skierkiewicz?

Frenchie461
23-02-2012, 21:01
No, but it has been inspected by Andy Baker

Has you team ever won a website award

nitneylion452
24-02-2012, 02:26
No. But we don't write our own website. We use a program that has templates.


Have you ever been so far even as decided to use go want to look more like?

nitneylion452
08-03-2012, 02:50
Since it seems like nobody can find the proper response to this:

You’ve got to be kidding me. I’ve been further even more decided to use even go need to do look more as anyone can. Can you really be far even as decided half as much to use go wish for that? My guess is that when one really been far even as decided once to use even go want, it is then that he has really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like. It’s just common sense.


Have you ever danced on an official FRC field?

LemmingBot
08-03-2012, 07:57
No, but I so plan to!

Have you ever played all of Portal in one sitting?

genesisprobe
08-03-2012, 18:41
No. I have played all of one and most of 2.

Have you ever used cheats?

nitneylion452
09-03-2012, 03:24
Only all the time.


Have you ever posted in the Have You Ever thread prior to this post?

Zanoushe
13-03-2012, 11:17
I can't remember.

Have you ever been on ChiefDelphi when you should have been doing your homework/classwork?

nitneylion452
13-03-2012, 19:44
Only always...


Have you ever had a cheesesteak from either Pat's or Geno's in Philadelphia?

Wayne Doenges
14-03-2012, 12:16
Nope.

Have you ever had pie on Pi day?

nitneylion452
14-03-2012, 23:32
This post made me go buy pie to eat on pi day, so yes!:cool:


Have you ever watched The Colbert Report?

In1g0M0nt0ya
29-03-2012, 21:17
Nope, never heard of it


Have you ever run into a store wearing clothes from the fifties, asked what year it was and after someone answered yell "It Worked!!!" and ran out cheering?

Ninja_Bait
29-03-2012, 22:34
um.... no.

Have you ever used facebook?

Peck
29-03-2012, 23:57
actually, no

Have you ever stood at the front of a class, gotten told to give a speech on the first thing that comes to mind and taken the rest of the class period talking about it. (FIRST!!!!)

Andrew Lawrence
29-03-2012, 23:59
You mean yesterday morning? :)

Have you ever thought of joining another team? (Just for the experience)

In1g0M0nt0ya
30-03-2012, 10:38
yes but i like the team i'm on too much to switch

Have you ever sharpened a chisel in woods class and had your hands smell like mineral oil for a week?

Peck
30-03-2012, 13:08
no, simply because they are always smelling of burning metal, grease, and machining coolant.

Have you ever wondered why you spend so much time "being safe" then gotten a fast reminder when someone forgot.

In1g0M0nt0ya
31-03-2012, 12:17
yup a few times, once was when i knew i should carry knives blade-down but forgot and held a wallpaper razor blade up. got a thin about 3 inch long scar on the side of my head now. a perfect reminder


Have you ever spent hours on a program for a robot competition and then forgotten to save it and redownloded it and screwed everything up?

CNettles11
04-04-2012, 19:09
Yes, it's horrible.

Have you ever built a swerve drive with LEGO NXT parts?

Wayne Doenges
21-04-2012, 21:51
Nope, but we did build one using Monocoque.

Have you ever called someone, on the phone and forgot why you called them?

Peck
21-04-2012, 22:36
Nope, but we did build one using Monocoque.

Have you ever called someone, on the phone and forgot why you called them?

ya, i remembered after i hung up that i was going to ask about a potential job i had heard about.

Have you ever wondered why peer pressure works so well?

nitneylion452
25-04-2012, 14:18
Only now because you mention it (see what I did there?)


Have you ever ordered something from Amazon?

LightWaves1636
27-04-2012, 03:51
Plenty. Including the FIRST Behind the Design books and the New Cool.

Have you ever been in car where all of the students had to go pee all of sudden at the same time in the middle of rush hour?

EricH
27-04-2012, 13:36
Nope.

Have you ever woken up, looked at the clock, and thought that you had overslept by an hour and would miss class, only to then realize that you thought class was an hour earlier/the time was an hour later than it actually was and you had to hustle to get there in time?

Peck
27-04-2012, 14:26
you meen this morning?

Have u ever wondered why some places block the live feeds?

sgreco
27-04-2012, 17:29
you meen this morning?

Have u ever wondered why some places block the live feeds?

Yes! It frustrates me too!

Have you ever been to Africa?

In1g0M0nt0ya
02-05-2012, 13:52
no but my mom is planning on going in the fall.

Have you ever played DS and Iphone games and Mafia all the way from the championships to home? (if so then can you top 20 hours?)

Miksoko
10-05-2012, 21:47
Nope :( I slept because I was too tired to drive.

Have you ever decorated your robot using mainly duct tape?

Peck
11-05-2012, 00:23
not before it was shipped... after is a different story.

...lost something by placing it where it was supposed to go.

mlantry
11-05-2012, 09:00
Many, many times.

Have u ever bought something for no reason without actually using it?

LemmingBot
21-05-2012, 07:53
Yah, It happens to a lot of jeans I get from JC Penny (is it just me or do most brands that are not either Abercrombie, Bull Head or Lucky use something akin to fishing line as thread?)

Have you ever teared up over something that happened on or to your team (A win, a loss, someones kind words etc.)

Peck
21-05-2012, 09:16
yes: my last regional (we didn't make champs this year and i'm a senior)

Have you ever thought about how complex it would be to time travel and not cause a paradox?

Wayne Doenges
25-05-2012, 07:08
Yep, every time I don't win the lottery :D

Have you ever considered drinking caffiene free Mt. Dew

KaitlynL
03-06-2012, 18:54
Never have, never will... Thats the point of Mountain Dew!

Have you ever pulled an all nighter on a school night for build season?

Peck
03-06-2012, 20:27
ya, my record is 3 in a row (only machined during the first two and only got about 20 thin cuts as far as injuries for all 3)

... thought about how far from the social norm the things you do with FIRST are?

Herbblood
25-10-2012, 17:00
Yes, An i think i just did so again...

Have you ever spent more than 16 hours in one day working on the robot? (I know my team has... very painfulday for hw)

Wayne Doenges
29-10-2012, 07:13
Yes, if you consider one day being from an afternoon on one day and into the next morning of the next day.

Have you ever called someone and forgot why you were calling them?

Sparkyshires
27-03-2014, 10:19
All the time.

Have you ever revived a long dead thread on CD?

The Doctor
21-04-2014, 22:11
Only once or twice. Have you ever bought something from Sparkfun?

s0uthw3st
27-04-2014, 05:11
What's that?

Have you ever thrown a paper airplane in the Edward Jones Dome?

Invictus3593
27-04-2014, 15:39
yes, and it hit the person two rows ahead of me

have you ever had Dean tell you you're now a FIRST alumni?

TOTCoach
04-05-2014, 19:19
No.

Have you ever imagined yourself as an Ariel Assist ball riding on a robot?

Wayne Doenges
05-05-2014, 06:57
Nope

Have you ever been hit by a ball from Aerial Assist?

dubiousSwain
05-05-2014, 08:25
Many times.

Have you ever fallen asleep while scouting?

lgphoneeric
06-05-2014, 00:09
No, I don't scout, I drive (so I scout a little, but I can't fall asleep)

Have you ever slept on the floor of a bus on the way to an event, (regional, or championship)?

Sparkyshires
18-09-2014, 15:33
Yes! They're the warmest spot and the most legroom ^.^

Have you ever owned a motorcycle?

Wayne Doenges
19-09-2014, 06:56
Yes I do. It's a 1997 Honda Pacific Coast (aka PC800) with 151,000 miles on it

Have you ever dreamed about robots?

Taylor
19-09-2014, 07:16
The night before kickoff, every.doggone.year.

Have you ever piloted an airplane?

dmaciel10123
20-09-2014, 17:19
Yes, 2 powered and one glider.

Have you ever gone skydiving?

Wayne Doenges
03-10-2014, 09:55
No! Why should I jump out of a perfectly good airplane?

Have you ever flown a Sailplane? (I have)

Jacob Bendicksen
05-10-2014, 23:40
Not quite sure what that is, but it sounds cool.

Have you ever climbed a glaciated mountain?

Pinkbot
06-10-2014, 10:24
I have climbed mountains but not that extreme like on ice :3.

Have you ever had a lucid dream?

thatprogrammer
06-10-2014, 20:09
I have never had a lucid dream, but have always wanted to have one.

Have you ever tried wearing safety glasses to see if they'll prevent you from burning your eyes when cutting onions?

Whippet
08-10-2014, 10:48
Yes. They didn't work at all.

Have you ever accidentally welded a tape measure to a battery? :yikes:

Pinkbot
14-10-2014, 16:03
No, I am not that hardcore yet, fish fish.

Have you ever accidentally sent an email/text to the person you were talking about in the message?

thatprogrammer
14-10-2014, 17:36
No, I don't really text.

Have you ever wanted to reply to a thread, but you have no idea what to say?!

Sparkyshires
05-11-2014, 15:42
Yes, like this now xD

UHHHHHHHHHHHHH have you ever had to look back at code you wrote and have no earthly idea how it was supposed to work?

thatprogrammer
05-11-2014, 17:40
Yes, upon reading my rudimentary code from when I was a rather bad programmer. *Still not the best*

Have you ever wondered how a team did a mechanism, asked people about it, and even emailed the team that made it, only to realize how it was made 2 seconds after sending the email?

75vs1885
08-11-2014, 01:31
Yes!

Have you ever had a girl from another team (from Canada) send you a Birthday present?

Happened when I meet a team at the DC regional last year, she sent me maple syrup......it was really good syrup!!!!

Herbblood
08-11-2014, 11:25
Not a birthday present, however I have gotten a Christmas present.

Have you and your team during the build season ever just played with the game pieces? ie the Frisbees from ultimate ascent.
We have a lot of fun on Saturdays after lunch doing this. :)

75vs1885
08-11-2014, 11:46
YES!!!!!!
Have you ever meet somebody at a competition that you have talked to on ChiefDelphi?

Wayne Doenges
10-11-2014, 07:12
All the time!

Have you ever called someone and then forgot what you wanted to talk to them about?

x86_4819
14-11-2014, 23:07
Nope, I don't use the phone very much.

Have you ever created a perpetual loop of yourself while programming?

(A should be this, then B should be that, then C.. wait, that means A should be that and B should be this, and on and on)

lakecat
19-11-2014, 02:15
More times than I can count :P

In the same vein, have you ever gotten so focused on creating your code that when you finish you have no idea what it does or how it works?

Sparkyshires
19-11-2014, 12:28
yes! Or losing track of time. I'll get so wrapped up in the theory of it that when I try and write it all down I can't even remember what the original problem was.

Have you ever failed a physics test? D: just happened to me...

Wayne Doenges
18-12-2014, 12:11
Nope.

Have you ever asked a new student to get you an imaginary tool? (metric crescent wrench, aluminum magnet etc...)

Kuhnahtt
18-12-2014, 16:04
Nope, I am a rookie member. In actuality, I could probably tell BS from actual necessity when dealing with stuff like that.

Have you ever dated/liked someone on your team?

thatprogrammer
18-12-2014, 16:43
No.

Have you ever been on an internet/radio show representing your team?

Wawa
17-01-2015, 15:21
Nope :(

Have you ever had another team's mascot run away from you?

M3wMew
24-01-2015, 12:52
No, but I have been a mascot running from my own team member...

Have you ever taken a selfie with a panda bear?

Addison4300
26-01-2015, 14:01
No, but I have been a mascot running from my own team member...

Have you ever taken a selfie with a panda bear?

No.
Have you ever broken a bone?

ks68
26-01-2015, 20:34
No, surprisingly.

Have you ever cooked a corndog with a roborio?

The Doctor
18-03-2015, 10:29
Nope, but i might try some time. Have you ever put LEDs on a robot?

SoulianPride
24-03-2015, 22:05
Yes!

Have you ever stalked Dean Kamen or Woodie Flowers?

Ichlieberoboter
25-03-2015, 23:54
Of course!

Have you ever tripped over an Ethernet cable and sent a laptop flying across the room?

Boltman
25-03-2015, 23:59
Of course!

Have you ever tripped over an Ethernet cable and sent a laptop flying across the room?

Nope..power cord yes.

Have you ever..you know?

Team118Joseph
26-03-2015, 00:11
Nope..power cord yes.

Have you ever..you know?

No, I have never put a bagel into my CD drive. But I do use it as a cup holder.

Have you ever asked an anonymous question and gotten an absurd answer?

M1KRONAUT
07-04-2015, 16:35
Nope.

Have you ever thrown a pool noodle directly at someone's head and hit them?

Ichlieberoboter
07-04-2015, 16:53
Oh, every practice!

Have you ever programmed so long that when you leave you keep forgetting where you are and freaking out because you can't find your laptop?

Owen Busler
07-04-2015, 17:01
Nope i cant forget where my laptop is when its always in my lap.

Have you ever gotten your fingernail ripped off by a gearbox?

Wayne Doenges
07-04-2015, 17:40
No, but I have donated allot of blood to the evil bots.

Have you ever accidently put a low battery, in your bot for an upcoming match?

M1KRONAUT
08-04-2015, 09:16
Luckily not! We're pretty good about rotating batteries out.

Have you ever accidentally ruined another team member's work to the point that they had to redo it?

白巨人
09-04-2015, 01:45
Thank god nope.

Have you ever password guessed another member's facebook to change their relationship status with someone else on the team?

M1KRONAUT
09-04-2015, 12:02
Ha ha, nope! :D

Have you ever done something a little extra to/for a robot as a joke/troll? For example, if you are a programmer, then you might sneak in a line to print the word "potato" between every line in the Riolog.

Alternatively, if you were at the 10000 Lakes or North Star Regional (or wherever else this applies), did you ever sneak food in?