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FIRST learned lessons
I was wondering what is one thing that you have learned as a result of FIRST that isn't related directly to the mission of FIRST:
For Example: I've learned that you can relieve stress by using a table saw |
I have learned that white boy dancing can be fun
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i've learned that you can control any guy through controlling his meals.
ie: "remember to be nice to me, i control when and if you eat during this trip/building season" |
I've learnes a lot of things. But the one that's stuck with me the most has gotta be....
"sharp things hurt" you know something is sharp, but you wanna touch it anyways...so you do and whoa! it was sharp! now you think to yourself, if i poke it again, is it still gonna be sharp? you poke it again, and by golly, it's still sharp. so you add the element of suprise to the sharp thing, turn your back and begin to walk away, or so the sharp thing thought! you charge back to the sharp object and poke it again, it's still sharp! AMAZING |
How 'bout this? "Real programmers don't need sleep". Or, on a related note, "sleep is for the weak".
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There's a lot of screwed up stuff in this world, but there're ways to make it better.
/me looks at previous replies Oh, we're just joking around, okay. I've learned that it's not good to leave perishables out, in a robotics lab, between Nationals/Championships and the day before Kickoff... Hrm... anyone got a mop and bucket? |
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FIRSTers never die, just burnout!:( |
driving a 130 lbs robot into a freshman at ~10 ft/sec DOES release tons of stress and pressure...
what, it does! you try it! :) |
I learned how to do the stuff I do every day at my job.
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I have learned if I do something with the idea of teaching a lesson, it will only backfire on me. Oh, and I have also learned it's important to have the proper insurance if you pick on Dave Lavery :D
MissInformation <============> I still haven't learned to keep my space heater away from my floor mat at work. Oops. |
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I think the most valuable thing I've learned in FIRST is to say what you feel. Don't BS. If you have a problem with someone, tell them! Have the two of you sit down and discuss what is bothering you. Hopefully, the two of you can work out a compromise that will make both people happy. The ability to be able to do this can either make or break a team. Our team has learned this from experience. :( - Katie |
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-If you don't eat, you get sick, if you get sick, you can't work on the robot.
-You can bribe anyone by giving them a Segway ride. -Counterstrike is fun, counterstrike with FIRST friends is more fun. -Bawls can keep you up for days |
If you plug a cheap soldering iron in, then forget about it and go to dinner, when you come back even the handle will be hot enough to burn.
Lesson 1: Don't use cheap irons and always unplug them. Lesson 2: Making a part look pretty even after it is functionaly done can be a very good thing, espically when the part gets cut from the bot and you get to keep it as a trophey. Take pride in your work. Lesson 3: You can not comand a 'bot, only persuade it. Lesson 3 corellary: The joy sticks only answer to those who they choose. You must first make a sacrifice of zipties and velcro before you can become one with the stick (as in, ziptie and velcro your hand to the stick). Lesson 4: Heatshrink does not work on the ends of shoelaces. Epoxy does. lesson 5: Chewing on zip ties is a great stress reducer lesson 6: a Ziptie by any other name would still hold as strong. -Andy A. |
I learned that every time I do FIRST related stuff I get horribly sick.
Moral of the story: Don't do FIRST related stuff if I don't want to get sick. |
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What have I learned? There is practical use for Trig!!! That and thanks to Dave Lavery: 1*1=\2 Also learned...don't prank someone unless you know what you're about to get yourself into....:D |
I learned that I get food poisoning at nationals...
Hopefully Houston will keep me healthy. |
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- Katie |
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I am YET to learn to wear gloves when picking up hot metal...owe :(
I am also yet to learn to use pliars or a screw-driver to pull sharp pieces of metal off the the Mill. (can u guess I have somewhat burnt and cut up fingers today?) Along with that, I nearly finished my teams 2 gearboxes today...should have them done 2morrow or thursday...YAY! ...maybe I'll wear gloves 2morrow... |
I have learned that mentors will attack you if you even push your safety glasses up for a moment.
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I learned I only need 3.5 hours of sleep per night to operate machine shop machinery :cool:
That and espresso beans rule!!! |
today i've learned a new lesson: pneumatics are strong (i got caught in our gripper)
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Even dropped down to 60psi that really hurts. |
I learned that without a steady stream of caffene thanks to Starbucks and Mountain Dew no work would get done.
I also learned that San Jose has really bad traffic and a lot of crazy 1 way streets that all look alike to me! |
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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. |
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Ive learned a few things from first that while random...are good things to remember:
1) dont let an engineer near duct tape unless he is working on the robot 2) dont fall asleep in a rolling chair in a building with elevators 3)when you are small and around engineers, they come up with all sorts of inventive things that they would like to try..... |
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My whole team does that! |
i've learned that you can make some really great friends for life through FIRST
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Empty gym + 4 bored teenagers + chair with casters = human pong.
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Burnt out speed controllers smell really bad.
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Everyone here is great! |
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 |
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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 |
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. |
1. Home Depot is just a big toy store.
2. It IS possible to convince a pizza place to give you free pizza! |
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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!
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So, I learned never trust any adult who dosen't own a roll of duct tape |
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). |
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 |
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. |
Never leave alone the construction team with a robot, a wheelie chair, and free time. BAD IDEA. :)
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Just look below
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What is it with all this freshman talk!
You do know that some middle-schoolers get to play with angle grinders on our team. :yikes: Oh, was I supposed to say that? :D |
I'd take 1 middle-schooler over a dozen freshmen any day!Middle schooler are willing to learn and be taught plus they don't all of a sudden think they are all that merely because now they are in highschool
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let's get back on topic, and to be quite honest some of the freshmen on 713 work harder than the upper class men
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lessons learned...
Plasma ARC cutters are fun if someone seems like they know exactly what they are doing, odds are they don't :) why blame the programmers, it is electricals fault anyways :D and finally when opperating a mill, don't try to remove the shavings with your bare hands (think i still got a sliver of aluminum in me) |
Lessons learned:
1) don't turn your back on a freshmen when they are 90% of your team. 2) tape and boys don't mix (especially if one of them ends up cacooned to the wall 3) never let a boy do your work...if something goes wrong you'll probably be the one to blame |
a little more than 1 thing but here is my list
1. Never touch a drill motor after it has been running for 15 min. 2. Soldering irons are hot, even after being inserted into the snow. (This wasn't me) 3. Never attempt to remove the tip of a soldering iron when it is still plugged in. (This was me) 4. When desperate for a battery to power a cordless circular saw, the robot battery will work. (Just don't use 24 gauge wire to connect it) 5. Always keep the following tools handy: pipe stretcher, graphite magnet, adjustable allen wrench, and a metric crescent wrench. :D |
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lessons learned:
1)not to bring that much food to build 2)ordering frehsman around has a limit 3)never be mean to stoners/people who dont do work 4)never be timid 5)how to work in a team well so much more of lessons about the spirit of first and first place....and how to treat other people. |
I've learned not to be shy, and to speak up; because my opinion actually does count.
And that you must wear safety glasses at all times!! |
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also....not to waste zipties...=P
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If you measure where to drill 4 holes around another hole that you have yet to drill, and when you drill the middle hole it wanders, then you proceed to drill the 4 other holes, the screws will not line up, and you will get to "open" the hole with a file until the screws do line up, and that is not very fun.
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1. Being a mentor only requires an open mind and fifty thousand times more responsibility.
2. Yelling and screaming gets you nowhere in life. A smile and a good sense of humor take you places. 3. All those little jobs that you would never want to do? That's what I get stuck with... :) 4. There are two things that FIRST always forgets to put inside the kit - more time and more money. There's never enough of either during the build season. 5. No matter how bad the situation seems, there's always a kid on your team that will keep trying to make it better. 6. The sacrifices that you make for your team are the ones that students will remember for a lifetime. 7. The best jokes are inside jokes with the kids on your team. 8. A FIRST friend is a forever friend. 9. The challenge of FIRST is not building a winning robot, it's that student, sitting in the corner, dying to create that robot - and you putting the wrench in his or her hands. 10. Never underestimate the power of the Chicken Dance. |
Wait.. we're supposed to learn?!!:yikes:
Whoa.. the lessons are making me dizzy.. |
Now that the FIRST season has come to a close I thought I would try to revive my thread and see what lessons were learned at the comps.....
I learned never to ask for something cause you just may get it (3 matches with 25...ha) |
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*hugs all his former SPAM-mates* i love you guys! |
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i cant explain how much first changed me, i think it allowed me and others discovered where their talents are, and meet people with similar talents. the best part of first that separates it from the others is the excelltn competition style and the sress on gracious professionism.
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2. Ummm what else.. I've gotten to see things from the Volunteer/Staff side of things a little bit this year. It's amazing to see the kind of work that goes into these competitions. I urge everyone to volunteer if they get the chance, it's an enlightening experience. Remember this next time you decide to complain about something that happened at comp... 3. Stepping back is the hardest thing to do, but sometimes the most important. |
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