Blowing off some steam
 

Hey!
I was just wondering what some of you do to blow off some steam and have soem fun? Last year we played a type of dodgeball but we broke a clock so that got banned. SO I was just wondering what you all were doing for fun?
Thanks,

Our team does Counter-Strike. :) Well, we used to in the pre-season, now we're just too behind to do any CS. *grin*

Have people file of alluminum, polish, and make crimps!!!

JK mostly we just kinda stop working and starting cracking jokes (roughly in that order) and I warn you they can get really really bad. I give examples but these kinda jokes loose their appeal when the moment is lost, such as: "Hey, look over there" (with no idication of direction)

lol
 

Yeah we played cs, but um yeah, out teacher ended up finding out with the district, and um, yeha that didnt go over too well lol.

we have a pretty fun atmosphere in the shop.. so we're always joking around and having a good time..

but every saturday night we close the shop around midnight and go and play CRUD for an hour or so..

it's fun and builds some team unity.. and let's the steam out (too much sometimes :P)

CRUD???
 

Ok maybe its just from being from WI, or im just infactuated with my comp that I dont know what CRUD is. Would you mind explaining it to me?
thanks

I let off steam by poking the underclassmen with a stick.

Paintball
 

Normally before the season starts the Technokats play paintball a couple times...(dont know how well it would go over during build season), but this is an excellent way to "promote" team work and to get to know people, while blasting the heck out of them with paint!!!!!

If anyone has a paintball place in our near your town i would highly recommend it for your team.


:D

We go out and get food. Some of us may drive a tad fast (70-80+), but we get food. It lots of fun when 4 carloads of hungry robtics kids showup at Taco Bell.
Or we park our cars in such a way as to block others in...saran wrap...

And other stuff mostly related to goofing off.

70-80+ more like plus and trying to go inbetween cars on a two lane road

*whistles*

BOWLING!!! YEAH!!!
 

Each Saturday, we collect empty bottles of water, set them up in the ten pin pattern, and bowl in the hallway with either a roll of duct tape or the FIRST soccer balls...:D

I like to drive fast. MMM, I want to make my car at least a 15 second car. Probably could and it wouldn't be too hard, just need the money. Usually I actually just go to the gym or play guitar. I love my guitars.

I'm trying to learn how to play a guitar...
Not doing very well, but that may be because I have no books/music/tabs/someone telling me what to do. Just an acustic I am borrowing from my girl.

I usually take a nap during class or run out into the street naked screaming i am a bannana. I have a lot of steam now because all of the wieners on my team keep asking me stupid questions like why wont the 3/8" wrench fit the 3/" nut? or Is the robot finished yet? I cant believe it takes all six weeks to build a little robot.
I warn them all that they will get left in florida and that i have already offered them as slaves to any robotics team that wants them if they dont stop asking stupid questions.