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Kim Masi
26-05-2006, 21:31
No, because I know our team would never come close...National Champions, on the other hand...




Have you ever wondered whats going on inside JVN's head?

JaneYoung
28-05-2006, 22:23
- rather like the inner workings of a clock I would think....
have you ever tried to fly?

Daisy
28-05-2006, 22:27
As a freshman, I used to scream "I can fly" down the hallway....and flap my arms...;) I was a bit crazy...not that much now.

Have you ever talked on and on about the wonders of technology, and even if their eyes glazed over you still talked?

RoboMadi
29-05-2006, 00:43
As a freshman, I used to scream "I can fly" down the hallway....and flap my arms...;) I was a bit crazy...not that much now.

Have you ever talked on and on about the wonders of technology, and even if their eyes glazed over you still talked?

Oh yeah......... too many times!

Have you ever found random nuts, bolts, screws, etc in your pocket during build season? (especially when you get back home)

Kim Masi
29-05-2006, 01:23
Well not during build season, but at the Boston Regional I built up quite the "Robot Tarnage" (to quote Blair) collection while I was volunteering...




Have you ever dyed your hair for a competition?

MissInformation
31-05-2006, 11:21
Not yet...

Have you ever been in the situation where you are operating heavy machinery (this includes driving a car) and a big old, nasty, hairy-legged spider has decided to check you out?

Billfred
31-05-2006, 11:38
No, but a big old red tetra was trying to get a little too close for comfort while I was coaching at Palmetto.

Have you ever played a song backwards to try and find a hidden message?

Freddy Schurr
31-05-2006, 11:40
Yes, a Bob Marley song

Have you ever won a regional championship.

Gabe
31-05-2006, 22:29
Yes, the 2005 Pacific Northwest Regional with 492 and 1595.

Have you ever fired a potato cannon?

RoboMadi
31-05-2006, 22:46
Yes, the 2005 Pacific Northwest Regional with 492 and 1595.

Have you ever fired a potato cannon?

oh yeah!..... poor potato; no where to be found

have you ever looked at the traffic light (especially green) and think about shooting balls? :D

Chase
31-05-2006, 23:38
Totally! It stopped after regionals though.

Have you and a security gaurd at school ever caught each other breaking school rules, and let each other go quietly?

StephLee
05-06-2006, 16:48
Not a security guard, we have none...a teacher, yes. Cell phones. Mine went off, then before she could yell at me, hers did.

Have you ever dreamt about going to Manchester for the kickoff?

Wayne Doenges
20-06-2006, 16:20
No, but I would still like to go :)

Have you ever looked at one of those 3D pictures and was not able to see the picture embedded in it? (I have no problem but my wife does)

DevilChild
20-06-2006, 16:30
Yeah! (Sometimes I think there is no picture, and the whole thing is just a conspiracy to make millions of people stare at a random pattern for hours at a time.) ^-^

Have you ever had long, drawn-out arguements concerning whether a teal-colored car is more greenish or bluish?

lukevanoort
02-07-2006, 20:00
No.

Have you ever run a Geometry Optimization using Hartree-Fock at the 6-31G level of theory on a C6H24N12 molecule using a Gaussian engine? (Mine has been running on a dedicated server for about 10 hours and is still not done) EDIT: It finished after 22 hours 14 minutes 14 seconds.

Dylan
05-07-2006, 04:16
Um, no, and I only understood about half of what you just said. :confused:


Have you ever stayed up until 1am playing monopoly with your family?
(I just did! :yikes: )

Jeff K.
05-07-2006, 13:11
Yeah, I've gone 'til 3 am! :ahh:
Last Christmas


Have you ever lost something really valuable on a rollercoaster?

anna~marie
05-07-2006, 13:17
yeah! a mismatched pair of toe socks!!!
(don't ask)

have you ever started laughing for no reason?

MissInformation
05-07-2006, 15:09
No, I always have a reason, however sometimes that reason isn't obvious to those around me so it appears I laugh for no reason.

Have you ever been so close to a professional fireworks show that you've been showered with debris from said fireworks?

Billfred
05-07-2006, 15:11
Nope.

Have you ever been so close to losing your mind that those around you have been showered with bad puns or maniacal laughter?

DevilChild
05-07-2006, 15:28
Yes, in fact the other two female team leads and I are called "The Triad of Giggles" by our ex-mentor George (we'll miss you George!!!) because that happens so often.

Have you ever gotten a headache from shaking the pieces while playing Boggle or Yahtzee? (I always do, makes the game way less enjoyable.)

Michelle Celio
05-07-2006, 15:57
Yes, in fact the other two female team leads and I are called "The Triad of Giggles" by our ex-mentor George (we'll miss you George!!!) because that happens so often.

Have you ever gotten a headache from shaking the pieces while playing Boggle or Yahtzee? (I always do, makes the game way less enjoyable.)

No...

Have you ever spent $2.33 on anything? (I did today, on chalk)

Cuog
05-07-2006, 17:05
Entirely likely altho i dont know for sure.

Have you ever modded your computer case?(stickers dont count)

Kyle A
26-08-2006, 00:56
No i have not.

Have you ever procrastinated until it was almost to late?

Hiteak
26-08-2006, 09:14
Yes, right now in fact.


Have you ever put pop rocks in your mouth and then drink soda to see if you would explode?

lukevanoort
26-08-2006, 09:45
Yes. A couple of years ago.

Have you ever dropped molten solder on your hand?

Freddy Schurr
26-08-2006, 12:56
Nope, never near the soldering machine.

Have you ever attending the Philadelphia Regional?

StephLee
26-08-2006, 13:16
No, I've been to Pittsburgh but never Philly. Maybe someday...


Have you ever gotten a song so stuck in your head that you couldn't sleep for hours?

Wayne Doenges
27-08-2006, 05:35
Yes, that's why I'm up now :)

Have you ever wished Kick Off day would come sooner :ahh:

Rohith Surampudi
06-09-2006, 11:50
Definately,

Have you ever planned a family vacation around a FIRST event?

Lil' Lavery
06-09-2006, 16:40
Sadly, yes


Have you ever taken a class tought be a FIRST mentor? (I have two this year :eek: )

Michelle Celio
06-09-2006, 16:45
Sadly, yes


Have you ever taken a class tought be a FIRST mentor? (I have two this year :eek: )My technical class (which is 3 hours a day, for 3 years..) is taught by my team's mentor (well one of them) and next semester I have physics with an ex-mentor of 186.

Have you ever listened to the same song for over 8 hours?

CraigHickman
06-09-2006, 18:30
My technical class (which is 3 hours a day, for 3 years..) is taught by my team's mentor (well one of them) and next semester I have physics with an ex-mentor of 186.

Have you ever listened to the same song for over 8 hours?

Yeah... it was Numa Numa, on a bet. I can now sing along as a result.

Have you ever set fire to something not yours, that had a value over 500 dollars?

Billfred
19-09-2006, 15:51
Yeah... it was Numa Numa, on a bet. I can now sing along as a result.

Have you ever set fire to something not yours, that had a value over 500 dollars?
Fire? Nope. Though back in my 486 days, I did make our $3,000 computer (with a 50-megahertz processor) act like it didn't have a CD-ROM drive...

Have you ever slept at what you thought was the foot of your bed, only to find out that you liked it better that way?

Richard Wallace
22-09-2006, 22:58
Have you ever slept at what you thought was the foot of your bed, only to find out that you liked it better that way?Done it, yes; liked it, no.

Have you ever eaten peanut butter sandwiches at the top of Half Dome?

Wayne Doenges
23-09-2006, 07:34
No, but I have eaten a Slim Jim (beefstick) at the top of Mount Mitchell.

Have you ever taken the road less traveled and got lost :ahh:

Schnabel
23-09-2006, 22:18
All the time! When ever I go and see my grandparents, my grandpa usually takes me out to a computer store with him and he always takes the back roads, need I say more?

Have you ever done something, wished you hadn't, then wished you hadn't wished you hadn't because it led to something else you wish you hadn't done? It is confusing I know, but try to work it out in your head! :ahh:

MissInformation
24-09-2006, 00:04
At least once a week...

Have you ever been caught debating a cookie?

Eric Finn
24-09-2006, 00:19
No, I have never been caught debating a cookie.

Have you ever stared at the ceiling or wall for fun?

KelliV
24-09-2006, 08:12
Have you ever stared at the ceiling or wall for fun?
Yes, the cielign where I babysit is awesome!

Have you ever danced in the middle of a street?

Billfred
24-09-2006, 09:15
Yes, the cielign where I babysit is awesome!

Have you ever danced in the middle of a street?
Yes, as a matter of fact--in the middle of George Rogers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rogers_%28football_player%29) Boulevard in my high school days, with some 4,000-pound dance partners. (Of course, to the casual observer it would look more like I was dashing across the street while trying not to get run over by all the SUVs on the road. And since there's tailgating involved, you know there's plenty of them around.)

Have you ever seen the head of your school walking with his wife (or her husband) to their house from your window?

VEN
24-09-2006, 15:19
I've seen them drive-by in a beemer :D

have you ever spied on squirrels with artillery grade binoculars?

KelliV
24-09-2006, 17:27
I've seen them drive-by in a beemer :D

have you ever spied on squirrels with artillery grade binoculars?
ha ha yea, my mom made up a story about them and we watched them for around an hour.

Have you ever fallen asleep on the bus and ended up farther than 2 hours away fro myour destination?

Éowyn
11-10-2006, 01:05
Can't say that I have.

Have you ever had a laugh attack listening to Colonel O'Neill talk?(for all you Stargate people out there ;) )

ewankoff
13-10-2006, 11:16
no but it sparks a bit of confidence in side me

have you ever eaten a bagel with one tub of butter smeared on it?

Schnabel
13-10-2006, 15:35
No, and I don't plan on it!

Have you ever been to Alaska?

jacob07
13-10-2006, 15:44
No

Have you ever sat in work wishing you could sleep?

ewankoff
17-10-2006, 08:46
does school count? if so yes

have you ever spent so much time on chief delphi you forget how do calelimetry?

raymaniac
07-11-2006, 11:52
No, I don't even know what calelimetry is, but if I did I'm sure I would have.

Have you ever admitted to spending too muck time on Chief Delphi?

nextvex
07-11-2006, 11:56
yea

have you ever sat @ the computer for 12 hours :ahh: :yikes:

Hiteak
07-11-2006, 12:10
yes, and sometimes even longer during the summer.

have you ever been on the computer for days straight just to watch a regional or championship?

EHaskins
07-11-2006, 12:41
No, but maybe this year. :D

Have you ever spent six hours tring to make your @^#&$ camera work. Only to find out a wire was broken?

Schnabel
07-11-2006, 14:31
not a camera but my laptop's charger went out and I spent 6 hours fixing it! Now it is a working fire hazard! :D

EDIT: I had to repair my recharger again tonight! How ironic! :eek:

Have you ever been so proud of someone that you are not even related to that you went around and boasted about them?

StephLee
07-11-2006, 17:31
Yep, I've done that once or twice. Usually robotics team members, actually...


Have you ever made the cliche mistake and painted yourself into a corner (or tiny rectangle) while painting a floor?

bloodstaindmire
08-11-2006, 17:01
Yep, I've done that once or twice. Usually robotics team members, actually...


Have you ever made the cliche mistake and painted yourself into a corner (or tiny rectangle) while painting a floor?


No, but i wish i have


Have you every tried to ride a deer?

Taylor
08-11-2006, 20:15
Yes - a John Deere.

Have you ever been skydiving?

MissInformation
09-11-2006, 08:32
Yes and it was amazing and I'm going to go again once I finish with college.

Have you ever gone spelunking?

Billfred
09-11-2006, 11:31
Can't say that I have.

Have you ever seen a musical on Broadway?

JaneYoung
09-11-2006, 11:37
One that I saw was Pippin with Ben Vereen.

Have you ever fit 25 people in a VW bug?

StephLee
09-11-2006, 19:00
No, but since that's the car I want I may have to try that someday...

Have you ever watched a tape of some exciting robotics matches to pump yourself up for a sports game? (It definately worked for me.)

Schnabel
09-11-2006, 21:20
I have watched some tapes from 2001 Nationals and IRI and it really got me pumped up, but not for a sports game as there was 3 feet of fresh snow on the ground.

Have you ever mixed your food at school, got dared to take a bite of it, and did it?

Éowyn
12-11-2006, 22:23
Uhhh...No.

Have you ever wished you could live The Lord of the Rings?

trilogism
12-11-2006, 22:28
Only the good parts.

Have you ever built your own car?

SamC
12-11-2006, 22:43
No, but i want to!

Have you ever played tag with roman candles?

JaneYoung
07-12-2006, 11:24
No, but I've played flashlight tag.
--
Have you ever built a tree house?

Wayne Doenges
07-12-2006, 12:55
Yes, when I was a wee little boy :D

Have you ever volunteered to help others less fortunate?

Athleticgirl389
07-12-2006, 19:17
Yes I have and it's a great feeling!

Have you ever painted a kooshball @ the worksite and had a paintball fight?

Schnabel
07-12-2006, 20:26
No, but that sounds like fun! (Lot's of paint per ball! :D)

Have you ever pulled an all nighter doing homework and then went to school?

Eric W. Jones
07-12-2006, 20:58
that's never fun :(

have you ever cried for a robot?

BlondeNerd
08-12-2006, 15:44
Yes...After something really important falls apart at a really bad time :(

Have you ever tied back your hair with a ziptie?

trilogism
08-12-2006, 17:32
No, theres not enough hair to do so.

Have you ever had a peanut butter, jelly, ham and cheese sandwhich?
(They're really good!)

EHaskins
08-12-2006, 17:43
Add some turkey maybe some salami, then yes on a dare.

Have you ever wished it was as easy to train a dog as it is to program a robot?

Athleticgirl389
08-12-2006, 18:11
No... but I guess it could be quite similar. The robot will respond much faster haha.

Have you ever told your friends the robot was your boy/girlfriend?

Freddy Schurr
09-12-2006, 21:45
Nope, never have!

Have you ever attended the NJ regional?

raymaniac
09-12-2006, 22:33
No, this is my first year in FIRST.

Have you ever stayed up all night to do absolutely nothing worth doing?

StephLee
19-12-2006, 21:48
Is poking someone to keep them awake considered worth doing?


Have you ever had mono?

Billfred
19-12-2006, 21:53
Thankfully, no.

Have you ever questioned how you get sucked into doing tasks?

Taylor
20-12-2006, 08:34
What, like participating in this thread?

Have you ever broken a piece of furniture?

JaneYoung
22-12-2006, 19:19
Yes, a sofa with a Great Dane. We made a 'great' team. Her name was Petite.

Have you ever shot mistletoe out of a tree?

Cody Carey
22-12-2006, 19:21
If that Mans name was Mistletoe, then I guess so :D



Have you ever eaten a cricket?

FISHER 237
22-12-2006, 21:58
No
Have you ever got stuck in an elevator with 18 or more people?

teh_pwnerer795
22-12-2006, 22:29
No
Have you ever got stuck in an elevator with 18 or more people?

no But i dont think that be too safe...
have you ever skipped school just for the hell of it?

CraigHickman
23-12-2006, 01:02
Nope.

Have you ever accidentally created anything that sent a column of flame more than 20 feet into the air?

George A.
23-12-2006, 03:51
Incidently yes...PM me for the story if you want to hear (admittedly, not my brightest moment)

Have you ever typed something from what you were watching on tv accidently into a report you were writing simultaneously? (again, not my brightest moment...:rolleyes: )

Kyle A
23-12-2006, 22:08
No I don't think I have.

Have you ever walked into a door, because you were half awake, and thought it was open?

billy9083
24-12-2006, 11:23
yes i do it all the time

have you ever been to a drum corps show?

Billfred
24-12-2006, 13:08
Can't say I have.

Have you ever found yourself with those HeadOn commercials stuck in your head?

HeadOn: apply directly to the forehe--aaaaaaaaaargh!

Bill_Hancoc
24-12-2006, 13:26
yes...it makes me want to beat myself head on into a wall

Have you ever spent hours looking for a tool to do a project then finding out there is an easier way to do the project without the tool you just spent hours looking for?

StephLee
25-12-2006, 22:25
Of course. Although it was more like days...


Have you ever cut your finger under your nail with cardboard? (My thumb is currently throbbing...)

crafty
26-12-2006, 15:18
No, but it sounds painful.

Have you ever fallen off the top of a bunk bed? (I've done it three times. You would think that I would have learned by now.)

EHaskins
26-12-2006, 18:35
Who hasn't? ;)

Have you ever wondered why you reply to threads like this?

StephLee
26-12-2006, 19:36
No, I know why; it's on CD and I'm bored.


Have you ever seriously intended to do some non-robotics work when you opened an internet browser, then something on CD (your homepage) caught your interest and you realize three hours later that you never did what you'd signed on to do?

Hiteak
26-12-2006, 21:20
Yes, several times in fact.

Have you ever found yourslef in the middle of any class and have your mind stuck on FIRST?

raymaniac
27-12-2006, 12:19
Yes (stupid game hint).

Have you ever gone crazy from seeing the number 5 (other than the game hint)?

Wayne Doenges
27-12-2006, 16:28
5...5...5 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :ahh:
No, never :)

Have you ever been out shopping and seen something that you thought might work on your robot?

dart-girl
06-01-2007, 12:22
No.

Have you ever had problems with the Quick Reply Thingy?

MissInformation
06-01-2007, 13:40
No because I've never used the quick reply thing, the regular reply thing has always been quick enough for me.

Have you ever really gotten every thing you've ever wished for?

Maggie27
06-01-2007, 13:50
Not quite

Have you ever licked a frozen poll??
AND got stuck?:confused:

RayleighxFace
06-01-2007, 13:56
Um no I never licked a frozen poll at all

Have you ever drank a gallon of milk?

Mister_Juggles
06-01-2007, 22:38
hundreds, just not all at once :D

have you ever hit yourself in the face with juggling accessories?

hallk
06-01-2007, 22:40
Yes and thats why I can't juggle

Have you ever eaten crickets?

Hiteak
06-01-2007, 22:51
No, but I remember at a demo seeing someone else eat a sucker with a cricket

Have you ever gone though several cartridges of ink while printing?

MissInformation
07-01-2007, 22:30
Many times... I printed out over 200 photos for Christmas alone...

Have you ever taken more than 1,000 pictures in one day?

trilogism
07-01-2007, 22:47
I don't think i've taken 10.

Have you ever had a Shpadoinkle day?

Ryan Jones
13-01-2007, 14:56
No

Have ever gotten high off souter resin fumes (acadently of corse).

Dancing_Chuck
14-01-2007, 15:25
Have you ever woken up next to something that you shouldnt have?
(Slightly risque, but hopefully I wont be banned)
Have you ever woken up next to the robot?
Have you ever woken up next to the robot with a laptop on your head and a palmpilot in your hand?

rwwman50
15-01-2007, 14:47
Yes, once I woke up in the woods like 5 miles from my house w/ my best friend and his girl friend and this girl i know from down the street, we had all decided to camp out in the woods w/o tents but it was s till a very strange way to wake up... but nothig happend (that I remember).
no
no


Have you ever set up a trampoline next to you house and jumped off the roof to see how high you could go?
If so did you hit or miss the trampoline.

Samuel H.
16-01-2007, 13:28
Nope

Have you ever had your hair catch on fire?

Guy Davidson
16-01-2007, 14:12
Nope.

Have you ever fell asleep while writing code?

Jevin H
16-01-2007, 16:28
no not smart enough to do code

have you ever ate a fresh crab apple?
rather bitter?

MissInformation
19-01-2007, 17:26
Yep, from the tree in my grandparents front yard (my brothers and I used to dare each other to eat as many as we could without getting sick).

Have you ever gotten lost in a parking garage?

AnimeBio
19-01-2007, 18:07
i don't drive but when when my family goes to a parking garage we do get lost for about an hour or so.

HAve you ever eaten Choclate covered ants?

Eric W. Jones
20-01-2007, 22:56
no, but I've eaten a chocolate covered criket. (Springfest is awesome)

have you ever shaved your head?

Pyro
21-01-2007, 00:00
No, but i might if we get to nationals. :)

Have you ever discected a spider?

RobotPirate
21-01-2007, 00:07
nope.
Have you ever owned or wanted to own an ompaa loompa?

AnimeBio
21-01-2007, 01:58
i dont think oompa loompas exist.

Have you ever eaten a metal object?

hallk
21-01-2007, 02:19
Yes, I ate a fingernail clipper once.
Have you ever flown a plane?

Wayne Doenges
21-01-2007, 20:54
Yes I have, a Cessna trainer. Take offs and landings. I also fly radio controlled airplanes.

Have you ever welded anything on your robot?

Dominicano0519
21-01-2007, 22:26
no although it would be cool

Have you ever gotten a full night's sleep during the build season?

Samuel H.
23-01-2007, 20:57
Never!

Have you ever read any books by Lois McMaster Bujold?

230Robokid
23-01-2007, 21:40
Who the heck is that person?

Who the heck is Lois McMaster Bujold?

MissInformation
23-01-2007, 22:32
Never!

Have you ever read any books by Lois McMaster Bujold?

Yes, I've read The Spirit Ring.

Have you ever read more than 10 books by the same author?

3dfernando
23-01-2007, 22:39
The most books i have ever read from the same author was Harry Potter Series =)
J.K.Rowling - hehe i like it so much ^^


Have you ever thrown something at the wall? (well, i did it four hours ago...my calc ^^)

Samuel H.
24-01-2007, 21:48
Yes, I once threw my backpack.

Lois McMaster Bujold: www.dendarii.com

Have you ever rappelled down a cliff?

GUI
24-01-2007, 22:50
No.

Have you ever made a robot to repell down a cliff?

Choi9111
25-01-2007, 00:04
if "repell" you mean push off then yes.

have you ever run into a cactus?

Gabe
25-01-2007, 00:17
Yes. :(

Have you ever used a Colson wheel as a bath toy? (They float!)

Wayne Doenges
26-01-2007, 08:59
No, I'm a little to old for bath toys.

Have you ever super glued yourself to anything? *I have :o

Joe G.
27-01-2007, 21:45
Oh yeah...

I've accidentally impaled a superglue bottle with a knife, gluing the knife, my hand, and the bottle to the table, and my feet to the floor.

Have you tripped over each member of your family, breaking your arm each time?

lol tank
02-02-2007, 18:32
no, have you ever fell down more than 1 flight of stairs?

raymaniac
02-02-2007, 18:38
No, I only fall up stairs :D

Have you ever bben in a conversation where you are using all your brainpower trying to figure out how to get out of the conversation?

StephLee
02-02-2007, 21:43
Yes, I can definately say I have.


Have you ever screwed up so many things in a row, you simply decide to go to bed a few hours early to avoid any more of them?

Ericgehrken
02-02-2007, 22:43
No I keep trying

Have you ever walked up the down escalator?

GUI
02-02-2007, 22:53
Of course!

Have you ever felt like hugging one of the machines in your fab shop?

Wayne Doenges
03-02-2007, 07:39
No, they are not my type :)

Have you ever called someone, on the phone, than forgot what you wanted to talk to them about?

65_Xero_Huskie
03-02-2007, 08:22
Welcome to my life.

Have you ever wondered if you can really fill a pool up with jello?

StephLee
03-02-2007, 09:32
Yep, I've gone as far as trying to figure out how many packets of jello it would take...


Have you ever had a parent yell at you for being on CD when you should be doing your homework, and you calmly explain that you're doing your robotics homework?

Molten
03-02-2007, 12:12
Not my parents. But I have been getting several comments from everyone who sits around me in class.

Have you ever defragged a computer that was over 50% red?

GUI
03-02-2007, 23:37
No, ext3 doesn't have a defragging utility.

Have you ever taken the robot home to play with?

Samuel H.
05-02-2007, 13:31
I wish...

Have you ever skydived?

James1902
05-02-2007, 15:56
no but mabye one day...

have you ever used your robot to get an A on a research paper

Kyle
05-02-2007, 16:01
no but I did use my robotics to get out of writing a paper.

Have you ever attempted to do disprove the MYTHBUSTERS?

ZeetherKID77
07-02-2007, 19:22
No, but I wish I could...

Have you ever hurt yourself using fireworks?

lukevanoort
07-02-2007, 19:28
Sort of... I've burnt and somewhat shredded the skin on my right thumb, but that was from the lighter not the fireworks. (Why I got a Zippo actually, only later did I discover the handy 24AWG wire stripping capabilities)

Have you ever sent the RC into an endless loop?

vic burg
19-02-2007, 11:47
No, but i have drove one in circles until the battery almost died. XD

Have you ever slept during a regional?

StephLee
25-02-2007, 11:04
Not at the competition site, no. It's hard to get sleep even at the hotel.


Have you ever had to sign an agreement to put yourself on caffiene restriction from the end of build season until your first regional?

Asiatique296
25-02-2007, 11:15
no, thats impossible.

Ever try parkour in the winter?

Kyle Love
02-03-2007, 22:55
No

Have you ever been to the STL regional?

Snappel328
03-03-2007, 00:20
...No


Have you ever tried to emulate the Michelin Man with this year's game piece?

Wayne Doenges
05-03-2007, 12:08
No, couldn't get them away from the students :D

Have you ever forgotten to remove your safety glasses and worn them out in the real world?

MissInformation
08-03-2007, 15:44
Yes, at least once every year.

Have you ever argued with yourself? And lost?

kortlan
08-03-2007, 22:22
cant say i have.

have you ever thrown a controller/turned off a game system because you lost?

Brian Lesser
08-03-2007, 23:29
Yes, and then I learned that it was just a game...

Have you ever wanted to go to a Japanese garden just so you can make up your own commentary as you walk around the place?

"This is the place where five ninjas fought Chuck Norris..."

StephLee
11-03-2007, 15:06
Not until you mentioned it, but that could be fun.

Have you ever been on your way home from a regional, been exhausted, then realized you leave for the next one in four days and have only two days in school that week to catch up?

EHaskins
11-03-2007, 15:11
Yes, Yesterday

Have you ever gotten to a competition and realized you left your flash drive with this years program at home?

Jeff 801
11-03-2007, 15:41
No

Have you ever lost your jumpdrive

zander_108
11-03-2007, 15:49
No, I don't even have a jump drive, i e-mail things to myself :cool:

Have you ever gotten a serious injury from your robot, or while trying to make a part for it?

Grant Cox
11-03-2007, 18:12
Not serious, but a bunch of little cuts from sharp edges. My one friend get a hardcore burn on her wrist from solder or a soldering iron or something though.


Have you ever had your robot fall apart within the first 2 or 3 seconds of the human-operated mode?

Athleticgirl389
11-03-2007, 18:17
Yes... a few times actually at the NJ Regional...


Have you ever forgotten what daylight looks like because you're in your work shop from sunrise to sunset?

Michael Leicht
11-03-2007, 18:28
Yes, the Friday, saturday before ship.


HAVE you ever randomly started singing during build season?

NeedMoreEngines
11-03-2007, 19:07
yeah a bunch of times...i forget which songs though. i know we definitely did.

Have you ever PARASAILED?

cooker52
11-03-2007, 20:44
No, and I don't really intend to.

Have you ever run your bike into a parked truck before? (I did, but it was an accident and my shoestring was caught. Ruined my gearshifter)

James1902
12-03-2007, 23:49
No but a cyclist ran into my friends car, then rode off after complaning about how much her car had hurt his bike.:rolleyes:

Have you ever learned American sign languadge?

wolfj
13-03-2007, 07:12
Have you ever been elbowed in the face by a mascot?

vic burg
13-03-2007, 09:01
Nope. but I did get ziptied to another team member by one of our mentors last year!
lol
and since wolfj didn't answer wpdrummer's question I will, yes, I know how to sign.

Have you ever been a mascot?

StephLee
13-03-2007, 19:54
Once. I believe there's a picture of it floating around on CD somewhere...


Have you ever been so far behind in schoolwork, all you could do was laugh?

cooker52
13-03-2007, 21:19
Not really laugh, more like cry and wish for a time machine.

Have you ever ridden a bike so far all you could do is sit for the rest of the day.:ahh: It does hurt.

Kyle A
13-03-2007, 22:09
yes and no I was sore but I could still move around.

Have you ever taken the tubes and gone sledding with them?

James1902
13-03-2007, 22:38
no, here in florida we have nothing to sled in. (it's about 80 degress here.)

Have you ever had more then people sleeping at your house just son they could go to the regional nearby?

Wayne Doenges
14-03-2007, 07:06
No, can't say I have.

Have you ever riden a motorcycle over 1000 miles in less than a day? (I have. 1044 miles in 18.5 hours)

cooker52
14-03-2007, 15:25
No, but I have ridden a bike through 90 miles worth of mile in a day before. (all to get to an observatory when there was a flat path going around the mountain)

Have you ever stayed up all night playing Halo 2 Just to blow up your friend all night? (we got bored so we were decided to blow eachother up)

SSMike
14-03-2007, 16:37
No but I have stayed up late to play a sniping match in Halo 2 with my friend until about 2 AM.

Have you ever feel asleep while listening to music but still remember hearing the music?

thegathering
14-03-2007, 17:56
No but I have stayed up late to play a sniping match in Halo 2 with my friend until about 2 AM.

Have you ever feel asleep while listening to music but still remember hearing the music?

All the time in the car.

Have you ever waken up at 3:00 am exactly?

MissInformation
14-03-2007, 19:09
I've woken up at 3 a.m. before, but I couldn't read how many seconds past 3 it was so I can't say it was exactly...

Have you ever danced for more than 5 hours straight?

FishCaptain
16-03-2007, 22:46
Yes, and I was so tired afterwards, I slept for 15.

Have you ever wished you could fly only to fall as far as possible just to catch yourself before hitting the ground?

cooker52
08-06-2007, 12:59
No, I'm just freakin out thinking about it :eek:

Have you ever gone 49 MPH on your bicycle.

EHaskins
08-06-2007, 13:31
No, I'm just freakin out thinking about it :eek:

Have you ever gone 49 MPH on your bicycle.

38.4 on my recumbent. Downhill of course.;)

Have you ever gone fishing in a lake you know doesn't have any fish?

Cooley744
08-06-2007, 17:21
yes, i was shooting a video for my english class..........needless to say, i did not catch a fish.

have you ever ........ eaten at Friday's on a Thursday?:confused:

Jeff 801
08-06-2007, 18:43
Yes i have

have you ever had a 20 oz. burrito

whytheheckme
08-06-2007, 18:53
Like every day in massive quantities.

Have you ever sat staring at the portal wishing something interesting would happen?

Billfred
31-07-2007, 20:53
(Thread revival FTW!)

Nope--I click New Posts instead. ;)

Have you ever intentionally revived something from the dead?

cooker52
31-07-2007, 20:57
Nope. Probably never will.

Have you ever ridden your bike up a mountain as the sun is setting on the same side that you are on? (Very beautiful. But the ride up there was a pain.)

Wayne Doenges
01-08-2007, 07:16
No, but I have riden my motorcycle up a mountain and seen some great sunrises/sunsets. I've also seen a black bear.

Have you ever used a GPS? I have, they're great!

Courtneyb1023
01-08-2007, 10:06
Yes, GPS saved my life and kept me from getting lost in West Virginia when I went white water rafting and scuba diving.

Have you ever gone white water rafting?

Courtney

Wayne Doenges
13-09-2007, 07:10
Nope :(

Have you ever been overseas (I have...Turkey, Italy and Ireland)?

Rohith Surampudi
13-09-2007, 11:19
yep


have you ever ridden a camel?

3dude_2231
04-10-2007, 16:53
nope, but I petted one though.

have you ever flew over the ocean?

1527Michiru
04-10-2007, 21:11
No. But it would be fun to be involved after I gradute. :]

What was your first post on ChiefDelphi?

Wayne Doenges
05-10-2007, 07:14
[not an entry] Casey, this is 'Have you ever...'. Please state your entry as such :D :D [not an entry]

StephLee
05-10-2007, 07:24
Hmm...I'm not sure, since the post list in my profile only lists back 500 posts...

Have you ever used a game object as a pillow while in your own bed? (A poof ball was somehow very inviting last night...)

Cooley744
07-10-2007, 16:27
No because we normally leave robot stuff in the shop lol. But i did sleep on a pile of tubes in our pit at nationals. hahaha!

Have you ever been picked up and placed into a garbage bin, only to get stuck? (for some reason my friends find that funny)lol

waiakea2024
07-10-2007, 16:40
No...and I dont plan to....

Have you ever been to Hawaii?

Billfred
07-10-2007, 16:42
Nope; I have yet to leave the continent.

Have you ever driven over 2,000 miles for robotics in back-to-back weekends?

Tottanka
07-10-2007, 18:55
nope, but i'd like to =]

Have you ever went to school lessons after a night without sleeping due to robotics(ship date)?

Chief Pride
07-10-2007, 19:03
no but i hope it will happen soon!

have you ever vacuumed with no pants on?

cooker52
08-10-2007, 21:00
Nope, always seemed to awkward.

Have you ever jumped into freezing cold water?

Wayne Doenges
09-10-2007, 07:17
Not even on a bet :ahh:

Have you ever wished upon a fallen star?

Chief Pride
09-10-2007, 07:54
no, infact ive never seen one... O.O!!

have you ever been skinny dipping?

vic burg
09-10-2007, 13:59
i'm gonna say.... no comment. LOL

have you ever been to the Louvre?

Tottanka
09-10-2007, 15:00
Yep - boring.

Have you ever scuba dived?

StephLee
09-10-2007, 15:51
No, but if our underwater robotics project takes off....you never know! :)

Have you ever been really hyper when you came home from school, then suddenly crashed as soon as you sat down?

3dude_2231
09-10-2007, 17:56
oh yeah.. =]

have you ever ordered pizza to someone else's house? :D

Wayne Doenges
10-10-2007, 07:04
No, but thought about it :D

Have you ever called someone only to forget why you called them?

Billfred
10-10-2007, 07:27
No, but I did fake it in a face-to-face conversation to score a kill in a game of Assassins once. (Under our rules, there can't be any witnesses--so I had to stall.)

Have you ever walked into a test with zero preparation for it and done well?

Chief Pride
10-10-2007, 07:34
yes, infact i think ive only studied once, and i think ive failed 3 tests in my entire life xD

have you ever peed in the pool?



(what is assasins)

StephLee
10-10-2007, 08:01
Not that I can remember...river on a rafting trip, now, that's a different thing entirely. ;)

Have you ever been posting on CD, lost track of time, and realized halfway through a post that you were missing your bus?

LightWaves1636
12-10-2007, 23:39
No, I'm usually always punctual about things.

Is your team preparing for 2008 already?

Joohoo
13-10-2007, 09:51
yeah I have, actually lived overseas

have you ever forsaken a windows os for another?

Chief Pride
13-10-2007, 10:03
never

ever taped your entire arm up put of boredom, then REALLY regretted it when you had to take it off?

Tottanka
13-10-2007, 10:56
Nope =]
Ever burned a potentiometer?

Bomberofdoom
14-10-2007, 08:15
No, but a team member stalled and fried a mabuchi motor for our Jacks lifting system.

Have you ever stayed up from night 'till dawn to talk to your friend about FIRST?

vic burg
14-10-2007, 14:09
almost....
during TNT, on Saturday night we stayed the night before driving home and talked about robotics, then i fell asleep, but in the morning all the way home we talked about robotics.

Have you ever spent more time in the pits at a competition and almost got left there?

smurfgirl
14-10-2007, 20:38
almost....
during TNT, on Saturday night we stayed the night before driving home and talked about robotics, then i fell asleep, but in the morning all the way home we talked about robotics.

Have you ever spent more time in the pits at a competition and almost got left there?

Yes! (Almost got left there... made it out, though)



Have you ever had your robot catch fire?

Zyik
14-10-2007, 20:53
No, had batteries explode near it by accident... freshmen ya know. They didn't know any better.

Have you ever cheered for another team that you weren't allied with just as loud as you cheered for your own?

Billfred
14-10-2007, 21:07
No, had batteries explode near it by accident... freshmen ya know. They didn't know any better.

Have you ever cheered for another team that you weren't allied with just as loud as you cheered for your own?
Absolutely. (I've made it to three Florida Regionals, never with a team. The hierarchy as to which alliance to root for in a given situation sort of established itself with time.)

Have you ever driven more than 600 miles for an FRC event? (I mean driving--no passenger shenanigans!)

MissInformation
14-10-2007, 21:28
No, but I've talked for 600 miles going to an FRC event just to keep the driver awake... don't think I'm kidding, either...

Have you ever talked for 9+ hours straight?

LightWaves1636
15-10-2007, 00:12
No, not much of a talker.

Have you ever drank caffinated drinks 24 hours straight?

EHaskins
15-10-2007, 00:16
Yes. I wasn't drinking them really fast, but it was constant.

Have you ever had your PC release "magic" smoke?

Chief Pride
16-10-2007, 10:30
i dont know what you mean, but my first water cooling system burst and leaked all over my components once

have you ever drank water from the gardening hose?

StephLee
17-10-2007, 18:25
Can't say that I have, actually.

Have you ever done laundry and found a completely demolished robot part in a pocket the next day?

Tottanka
17-10-2007, 18:54
Why yes i have =]
Have you ever driven a robot throguh radio while not beeing in the same room the robot is, thus driving on blind?

LightWaves1636
18-10-2007, 03:52
Yes and surprisingly I didn't break anything..I only drove the chassis around....I didn't wanna risk anymore with the arm.

Have you ever started conversations with your robot or robot parts?

Wayne Doenges
18-10-2007, 07:13
I've talked to them but they have never responded :D

Have you ever taken your bot to the playing field only to discover you forgot to put in the 12v battery :ahh:

StephLee
18-10-2007, 18:49
No, but we've freaked out at the beginning of autonomous because our driver forgot to turn the robot on...

Have you ever realized you could no longer buy icecream anywhere because all the ice cream places have closed since it's getting cold? :(

Zyik
18-10-2007, 18:51
Yes. But then most of the time I can't eat the ice cream anyway so it doesn't bother me.

Have the robot parts ever talked back to you?

Billfred
18-10-2007, 19:58
Nope--things have never gotten that crazy.

Have the robot parts ever taken a swing at you?

taylort
18-10-2007, 20:04
Yeah, Atlas (http://d5robotics.org/Content/View.php?id=492)'s arm opened right across my face last year.

Have you ever tried to race someone on a Segway?

Dan Petrovic
18-10-2007, 20:51
No, but if I challenged our engineer from Segway he'd probably take me up on that. :cool:

Have you ever tasted lithium grease?

Chief Pride
19-10-2007, 11:30
no, but ive tasted super lube

have you ever been eating chips and bit your finger instead of the chip ... lal.

Tottanka
20-10-2007, 18:51
So many times...

have you ever eaten lays and cut your lip by one of them?

Chief Pride
21-10-2007, 16:04
no, but definately a soar roof of my mouth :p

ever get into the shower and forget the towel?

3dude_2231
21-10-2007, 16:41
almost every day =]

ever spent a few hours testing something, only to later find out that you forgot to connect it to the power source?

Zyik
21-10-2007, 17:33
You have no idea lol

Ever been uploading code only to have someone pull out the tether because, "it was in the way?"

LightWaves1636
21-10-2007, 23:35
Too many times....

Have you ever been hyped up on energy drinks during competition and was the driver?

Chief Samwize
22-10-2007, 11:16
Tried to but it didn't work too well.

Have you ever sat around while testing code wondering why no servos are working for a half hour only to find out you were missing a back-up battery? (happened to us)

EHaskins
22-10-2007, 11:23
Almost every time after I haven't worked on the robot for a while, but usually its only 5-10 minutes before I remember.

Have you ever had that issue. switched out the RC for an older one, had that one not work, convinced yourself that both must be broke, and ,just before you call a mentor to get another RC, had one of the non-programmers walk over and plug in the backup battery.(I was really tired)

Chief Pride
22-10-2007, 11:34
no, cant say i have

ever fallen down the up escalator? (i swear i think i fell for 2 and a half minutes...)

LightWaves1636
23-10-2007, 00:15
Almost, I tripped at the Championships near where the pits are because my teammate was holding something, turned and I dodged it.

Have you ever recieved ridiculous errors from autoDesk inventor that makes no sense?

Tottanka
23-10-2007, 10:02
You have no idea.

Have you ever buiil a part in inventor just cause you had nothing better to do?

Billfred
23-10-2007, 11:29
Can't say I have--and besides, I've always used Pro/E.

Have you ever realized you're only four classes away from graduation?

StephLee
24-10-2007, 16:34
No, but four terms was a big enough realization for me.

Have you ever found yourself staring at a physics problem, not understanding it, then connected it to a past FRC game and suddenly felt the light bulb start shining?

Asiatique296
24-10-2007, 19:34
since ima n00b, can't say i have. i guess i will later onz kinda.

have u ever tried to rockclimb/boulder upside down, without the belay?

EricH
24-10-2007, 23:39
have u ever tried to rockclimb/boulder upside down, without the belay?No way would I think of tryng that without any form of protection.

Have you ever gone feet-over-head while rappelling?

cooker52
25-10-2007, 21:14
Thank Goodness Not!

Have you ever flown over the handle bars of your bike?

Zyik
25-10-2007, 23:08
Yep, and into a metal fence of a high hill. Fun fun.

Ever picked up hordes of small children so they can look inside the robot?

Wayne Doenges
26-10-2007, 13:21
No, but our robot has :D

Have you ever found a note, with someones phone number on it, and you didn't know who it was?

Chief Pride
26-10-2007, 13:32
more than i care to remember...

have you ever went to find a word in a dictionary and kept flipping passed the page?

whlspacedude
30-10-2007, 15:05
No, i use Google (http://www.google.com)

Have you ever doubted the ability of a Mac?
(i know i have)

cooker52
30-10-2007, 16:14
Almost always

Have you ever chugged a whole gallon of milk?

Zyik
30-10-2007, 18:14
I can say with certainty that I have not.

Have you ever drooled over a computer part that you could never afford?