Why, magic smoke, of course.

Actually, I would have to say the Beatles. Because I can still remember vividly the 5-hour+ marathons before people forcefully changing the CD. Sadly, I've already gotten a request for no Beatles this year.

-Eric

definately hamsters and mt. dew

YEAAAHHH magic Smoke!!! my team doesnt know about this but there is a tea called mate from Argentina that will either make you uber-hyper or super mellow. it tastes good too...

jones soda rocks
 

I just gotta say, jones soda rocks my world. I have a collection of jones soda thats crazy and even some with my picture on it :-D



heck yeah!

we use solar power.

On the subject of bawls, not everyone has heard of it. www.bawls.com

The only reason I know about it is from people in IRC talking about it before going to a LAN party. I havn't had a chance to try it because the only place within 20 miles of me that sells it is a Strip Club / Bar.

I went to a LAN party in Kingsport, Tennessee. We had some great stuff called Dr. Enuf. Wonderfully caffinated and quality taste. Aparently we were only supposed to take 2 each during the 36 hour. I think i had 11 and a Mountain Dew.

In the last few years with 247, caffiene power was provided by a vending machine which I think was only Coke pruducts. This led to a minor addiction to Cherry Coke, which I've since kicked.

With 470.. I'm not honestly not sure. There is a Coke vending machine near the build room but they have a clean coffee maker IN the build room.. clean coffee maker = no coffee ever made. Looks like they bought it and havn't used it. I said to them yesterday "That thing will be getting a lot of use this year," little did they know, I was serious. I'm bringing in a big ol' can of coffee and our robot will be finished on January 7th.

I think you're right...I don't remember ever seeing that coffee maker used. Generally, somebody would run across the street to Farmer Jack and stock up on two liter bottles of whatever was on sale...

FOOD!!
 

We are promised pizza (Pappa Johns) if we stay long enough. When your working your hunger is what keeps you going.

Simple solution for the whole robot
 

If you get a monkey and shout commands at it you eliminate the whole problem of control systems, programing and everything else that breaks. You should probably bring an extra one incase your original one breaks a bone or gets sick.


lol
just a thought.

On the topic of hamsters...
 

Quote: How did you guys learn how to power your team with hamsters?

I have actually built a hamster-powered car for my physics class. We got a hamster and built a car for it and it tried to make it run...But the cat had stepped on it the night before and so we ended up fabricating the data, but that's not the important part :) So all of you non-experienced hamster drivers better watch your mouth, because you're talking to a real expert!!!!!

lauren

Re: On the topic of hamsters...
 

I don't know whether to applaud or to cry in pity...

What did the cat step on? The hamster or the car?

the car! the car!

we even gave him his own theme song! his name was zeus.

I think he died without ever using his energy for something fruitful....how sad. :)

lauren

me:D :D :D

Though one must not forget the might of penguin mints, Dew, and Jolt, in the end I must conclude that our robot is powered by love.