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Chris is me
20-05-2010, 19:59
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AcesJames
20-05-2010, 20:00
Uhhhhhh....Hmmmm....You visited the Sinclair Sprockets? :P ;)
Simbotics. Who else would be from governor simcoe and red?
BrendanB
20-05-2010, 21:01
A new tourist attraction?!?! :rolleyes:
So jealous of you right now Chris!
Andrew Schreiber
20-05-2010, 22:43
A new tourist attraction?!?! :rolleyes:
So jealous of you right now Chris!
Why are you jealous? If you are going to be in the area I'm sure that 1114 would gladly give you a tour if you asked nicely.
Words cannot explain my jealousy...
Andrew - I think that most of us are jealous because we have no way of getting to that area :P
BrendanB
20-05-2010, 23:23
Why are you jealous? If you are going to be in the area I'm sure that 1114 would gladly give you a tour if you asked nicely.
I know they would, but unlike Chris, I don't have the time to venture up there! :( Hence why I'm not going to Beantown this weekend again! :( :(
I could just move there! :rolleyes:
Andrew - I think that most of us are jealous because we have no way of getting to that area
If my parents let me I'll take my 15 passenger van and pick up FIRSTers on my way up there deal? :)
Phoenix Spud
20-05-2010, 23:30
If my parents let me I'll take my 15 passenger van and pick up FIRSTers on my way up there deal? :)
I'm in!
Rion Atkinson
20-05-2010, 23:58
I'm in!
Hahaha! Brendan... That thing Drive on water? ;)
Chris, this is very awesome. I would love to have the chance to visit them one of these days. But alas I don't think I will ever end up in Canada.. And Oklahoma ain't all that close.
BrendanB
21-05-2010, 00:16
Hahaha! Brendan... That thing Drive on water? ;)
I'm sure we could figure a little something something up!
PAR_WIG1350
21-05-2010, 02:50
I'm sure we could figure a little something something up!
practice for a water game:D
Lil' Lavery
21-05-2010, 04:15
The sprocket should be shaped like a maple leaf.
Tom Bottiglieri
21-05-2010, 04:42
They know how to powdercoat in Canada?
O'Sancheski
21-05-2010, 06:39
They know how to powdercoat in Canada?
I was thinking the same thing... But they do know how to make some of the best engineered bots around.
Jared Russell
21-05-2010, 07:18
They know how to powdercoat in Canada?
They have running water too :)
... and electricity! We even have electricity.
Pjohn1959
21-05-2010, 10:17
Yea, but they still talk funny... eh
Andrew Schreiber
21-05-2010, 10:23
... and electricity! We even have electricity.
Yes, but electricity provided by hundreds of thousands of hamsters running in little wheels. Folks think the oil spill is bad, wait until those hamsters get loose!
No, seriously folks, Canada is a great place. I hear they are working on building a second road.
If my parents let me I'll take my 15 passenger van and pick up FIRSTers on my way up there deal? :)
Uh, any chance of swinging through SoCal? :D
GaryVoshol
21-05-2010, 12:31
... and electricity! We even have electricity.
Yeah, but it's called "water" (Ontario Hydro?)
Yes, but electricity provided by hundreds of thousands of hamsters running in little wheels. Folks think the oil spill is bad, wait until those hamsters get loose!
No, seriously folks, Canada is a great place. I hear they are working on building a second road.Well, there is only one road linking eastern and western Canada, north of Lake Superior.
BrendanB
21-05-2010, 15:12
Uh, any chance of swinging through SoCal? :D
Okay West Coast passengers are responsible to split the gas money! But what is better than a plane ride with FIRSTers? A road trip with FIRSTers! :)
Vince lau
21-05-2010, 19:24
I've been there :)
Dan Richardson
21-05-2010, 20:31
They know how to powdercoat in Canada?
They sure know how in Texas! At least that's what I hear.
Okay West Coast passengers are responsible to split the gas money! But what is better than a plane ride with FIRSTers? A road trip with FIRSTers! :)
I wish! That would be SO awesome!
Actually, wouldn't it be really neat if we arranged a cross-country road trip, online? Set a course from west to east, and do photo-tours of each team's workspace on the way.
JaneYoung
21-05-2010, 21:56
Actually, wouldn't it be really neat if we arranged a cross-country road trip, online? Set a course from west to east, and do photo-tours of each team's workspace on the way.
Yes.
BrendanB
21-05-2010, 22:29
Now that would be epic!
JaneYoung
21-05-2010, 22:41
If you stretched the idea a little further, it could encompass and include the teams' workspaces, globally. Kind of like elastic - thinking, I mean.
Akash Rastogi
21-05-2010, 23:12
They have running water too :)
Actual conversation with ChrisL from 1114 and MORT members in the pit:
"Dude I heard Canada's advancing everyday in the technology department, they even have running water now." -sarcastic mechanical kid
"Yeah we pretty much get a giant block of ice every week and as it melts it just runs down the pipes." - Chris
. Greatest time in Atlanta
Phreadumb
22-05-2010, 13:16
Victoria Day... I wonder if everyone gets the day off?
If you stretched the idea a little further, it could encompass and include the teams' workspaces, globally. Kind of like elastic - thinking, I mean.
Australia to Israel and everything in between?
Lovely, I have a cool idea, and don't even know how to begin to organize it...
JaneYoung
22-05-2010, 15:08
Australia to Israel and everything in between?
Lovely, I have a cool idea, and don't even know how to begin to organize it...
Yup. I'd love to learn more about teams from other countries that participate in FRC (and the other FIRST programs). Chile and Turkey come time mind. Brazil, Mexico... Where In The World Is FIRST? :) Their shops/work spaces - could help tell some amazing stories and provide common ground.
If I can help, let me know -
Jane
Chris is me
23-05-2010, 19:43
I'll go ahead and clarify things a bit here. :)
After my family got out of college this year, we took a short family trip up to the Niagara Falls region and St. Catharines. Upon hearing about this, 1114 graciously offered me a tour of their school's shop. For an hour, instead of paying too much for tourist attractions the next town over, I got a student-guided tour of 1114's shop and robots past and present. (I don't know where the mentors were hiding, but not in the shop...)
It was a very inspiring experience, but not quite in the way you'd think. Without going into every detail, I can just say it's apparent 1114 is the product of pure dedication, hard work, and strong leadership rather than ridiculous resources. That's the magic of the Simbot program. I wish I could engage student leaders like they do. Must be a Canadian thing.
(Now I just have to convince my family to vacation in Greenville, TX! :D)
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