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FotoPlasma 23-01-2003 10:04

Empty gym + 4 bored teenagers + chair with casters = human pong.

Sean_330 23-01-2003 15:17

Burnt out speed controllers smell really bad.

Harrison 23-01-2003 21:58

Quote:

Originally posted by Team238-aholic
i've learned that you can make some really great friends for life through FIRST
Amen to that!

Everyone here is great!

Nate Edwards 23-01-2003 22:50

learning..
 
i learned that safety is a very important issue in robotics i learned i am a safety hazard... i still haven't been able to see our robot this year.........

Nate

Nick Seidl 27-01-2003 17:46

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Originally posted by Doanie8
I also learned that giving up all caffeine for Lent is not such a good idea when it's the same time as your team travelling to Seattle for a robotics competition.
1) I'm addicted to coffee and there's 3 starbucks on every corner in Seattle
2) Sleep deprivation from excitement and being silly in the hotels should be aided with caffeine
3) The boys on my team are evil and taunted me the whole entire trip.

Last year, I gave up caffeine for Lent (cold turkey after going at 3 Dews every robotics session = not good), my #1 girl at the time was going away to Australia for a semester, and things around my team were getting progressively evil (think unstable South American country). I hit a point one Saturday morning where I was curled up in fetal position on the floor of the GM Tech Center in Warren talking about green bunnies that live in cans.

Da SPAMinatress 27-01-2003 22:20

i've learned that you should double knot the top of your bathing suit so that it isn't as easy for kurt to untie your bathing suit for every robotics guy on the floor to see...

...and that you should always keep 2 wire hangers in your car so that bryce has something to pop his trunk with, in case he locks his keys in the car during build season... for the 12th time

I know there's more... but no one else would get it

LBK Rules 28-01-2003 09:41

To make shure the table grinder is on a flat surface.

Not to inflate lunchbags and blow them up when someone is cutting metal.

That ice is slippery when you're trying to walk on it.

That metal is hot after you cut it.

Sean_330 28-01-2003 15:47

1. Home Depot is just a big toy store.

2. It IS possible to convince a pizza place to give you free pizza!

LBK Rules 28-01-2003 19:32

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Originally posted by Sean_330
2. It IS possible to convince a pizza place to give you free pizza! [/b]
:D How?:D

Sean_330 28-01-2003 20:42

You come in and give them a sponsor letter and tell them how much their food support would mean to the team and the school. If you are lucky, they are nice and give you free pizza 2 nights a week!

E. The Kidd 29-01-2003 13:25

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Originally posted by Sean_330
You come in and give them a sponsor letter and tell them how much their food support would mean to the team and the school. If you are lucky, they are nice and give you free pizza 2 nights a week!
HA!!!!!!!!!!! today we just got the $600 pizza bill our coach left from last yer.....after we finished building and the account should have been closed for the year.

So, I learned never trust any adult who dosen't own a roll of duct tape

Harrison 10-02-2003 00:20

In green corner: A verticle ban saw.

In the red corner: My finger.

The winner: The ban saw (ouch @ me).

Lesson Learned: That piece of metal was too small to cut in the ban saw....and I have very quick reflexes or my finger would be a bit shorter today (rather than just sliced).

Golden 10-02-2003 18:56

Freshman
 
I learned in FIRST that freshmen are the lowest of the low. They are the most useless people. They can't even charge a battery when you tell them to. They reverse wires, set things on fire, destroy tools, think hot-glue fixes everything, and ... well we just won't mention that fiasco in the metal shop, the kid still can't move all of his ligaments in right direction. They get concusions by slipping on concrete, and try to break walls with their hands. They can only be used as pack mules (go-getters). We found these useful to make them more useful and motivated:
-Putting Kool-Aid in their shower head
-Dunking their shoes in water
-Antiquing (Powerdering them beyond all reason)
-Dumping five pounds of candy on their head
-Hitting them in the face with the Ball-Zac
-Setting clock several (6-12) hours ahead and waking them up
-Having Adults walk in on showering Freshman
-Locking them in the Sauna

Well... thats enough for now, AND remember avoid hockey teams, just ask team 11 about their hotel brawl!:D

Jeff_Rice 10-02-2003 21:41

I have learned not to let parents near the controller when you are working on the robot.

We had the disable on, and a certain adult decided it would be an ideal time to fiddle with the controls. He tries, realizes it is disabled. He flips the switch, fiddles with the joystick, and I hear this terrible thud. He had nearly de-jeweled his own son! Sheesh. The kid was OK, the arm only hit him on the thigh.

Also, I have learned that though you may be on the programming team, you are also expected to drill holes, do pneumatics, solder circuits, strategize and find planetary gears from exploded drill transmissions.

Joe Matt 10-02-2003 22:14

Never leave alone the construction team with a robot, a wheelie chair, and free time. BAD IDEA. :)

Quote:

Originally posted by Golden

-Locking them in the Sauna

YOU GUYS HAVE A SAUNA!!


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