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"Hey, I found some really old safety credits while looking for battery clips."-Me
"Wow, you know what would be cool? If they worked like prize tickets."-A Senior
"Yeah. 50 gets you a Chinese finger trap, 100 gets you a Snickers Bar, 1000 gets you a Dean Kamen plush doll, and 5,000 gets you second place in safety at regionals."-Build Lead

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And my mentor just .. stared at me u___u

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Just wanted to point out that while this is pretty much true, the first result on the second page is this thread. Go figure :p

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To me: "Should we make that a tapped hole"

Me: "Yeah, we should tap that"

*funny look from person passing by*

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Animation Mentor (while taking a photo): You can run, but you can't stop 25 frames per second!

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"Don't hit your computer, it only makes it worse. I should know this is my third computer."

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"In PID, Integrals are like diamonds. They are forever!"

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me: let me drive

programmer: no I'm testing something

programmer: huh? why is it doing this

robot: shoots across the room hitting a table and almost makes a computer fall off of it

team coach: glares at programmer

programmer: lagg!

everyone: rolling on the floor laughing

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Teacher: "How many Jaguars do we need on the robot?"

Student: "4."

Me: I think for a second, but only recall 3 needed Jaguars. "Where are you getting 4 from?"

Student: "Two for the base, and one for the arm."

Teacher and I: :confused: "Umm... that's only 3."

Student: "No it's not, I said two for the base and one for the arm."

Teacher and I: *Laughs*

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Something along the lines of:

A: If it succeeds we post the video to youtube, if it fails we delete it
B: Censorship used for embellishment?

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One of the girls was looking for some way to attach boards.
"Why don't we have any nuts?!"
"This is an all girls team, dearie."

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*thud*
Student: "It sounds like they're beating each other"
Mentor: "If they were beating each other would I be sitting here letting it happen?"
Several students: "Probably, yeah."
Mentor: "Good point."

Student: "Mark, I need you to tell me how to read this specs sheet."
Mark (same mentor as above): "Top to bottom, left to right."
Student: "No, I mean I need help understanding the encoders"
Mark: "They go around and around."

Student: "OK, who wants [0,10) oz of Throwback?"

Student: "Do you KNOW what sparkling vampires are?"
Mentor: "No, but it sounds fun!"
*later*
Mentor: "Oh, is it like Twilight?"

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Student:Hey what do you think about that girl?
G33k:I'd hack that.

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I told people "You need to tap that" multiple times today. Nobody caught on...

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Here are some quotes that I heard today:

"I'm a game piece! I'm a game piece!"-Matt, running around with a game piece around his neck

"I could use this, y'know...if it wasn't broken."-Me

Jared: "I don't think those will fit in the elevator"
Me: "You can fit anything in an elevator if you try hard enough!"

Dominic: "We seem to be getting somewhere"
Mr.Leech: "Excellent!"

"And I'll tell you this and more...right after lunch."-Jared

"Muffins are made of bran!"-unknown student