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Team meeting after school. We've got some kids taking the 2010 online safety test, while a mentor and I are talking about things that need to go in Chairman's and what else we can get the team to until build season.
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"This thing is a smoldering pile of fail" - using resin to patch a wheel
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"All I want for Christmas is a clean shop..." -Mentor
(we moved the location of our shop at the beginning of this year, and it's STILL not organized enough for build season...) |
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"Grace Kelly, Grace Kelly"
"The back of you head is redicilous." "Can I have it, Can I have it?" and sooo much more. Pathetic as it sounds, a bunch of our students watched "Can i have your number" for the first time in January. That line and any other line in the clip were said either A. To start a conversation, B. Break an awkward silence, and B. to just say whenever. |
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"Remember what I always tell you kids- whatever you do, don't get blood on my machines. Got it?" - team founder and mentor:D
"I don't always talk about FIRST anymore, sometimes I just let the actions and accomplishments of my students speak for themselves" |
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"Well then do what you want but just don't break anything." Team founder, permanent residence, and owner of the tools or more known as the coach whom lives upstairs. |
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Do you want some cheese with that wine?
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New peep, looking at cardboard & duck tape mock up: "Is that legal?"
me: "Is what legal?" New peep; "The cardboard" Me: "Um, no, why?" New peep: "Then why is it on the robot?" Me: "It's a prototype." New peep: "You're using cardboard?" Me: "Well, yeah, cardboard is awesome." |
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mentor 1: I need more alcohol. Alcohol solves all problems!
Me and another kid look at her. Mentor 1: wait... did I just say that in front of students? mentor 2: yes. mentor 1: well, the funny thing is I am not really like that Mentor 1 was cleaning some sharpie off with rubbing alcohol |
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"Once the magic smoke comes out, you can never put it back in." :p
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Our troupe attempts to drill a hole.
"Why are we doing this?" "Practice. You can see that we need it." |
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Me: "You will be visited by three Software members tonight."
Captain: *laughs* Me: "The member from the past is *Senior on the team*" Captain: "Shouldn't that be *alumni*?" Me: "I'm only counting people who are on the team and about to leave." Captain: *laughs again* Me: "And the member from the future is *annoying freshman*. I'm sicking him on you." Captain: *stops laughing* |
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From a team forum discussion about sponsorship:
"Start by thinking about what we want, then look for sponsors who make that product. "Hmm, we could really use some gelatinous blobs. Silly Putty and Play Doh make gelatinous blobs. I'll call them, and also look for gelatinous blob suppliers in the Detroit area."" |
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"Wait...what?"
-As spoken by the team's programmers. You can always tell when they're almost done; they start making confused noises when things should work but don't. |
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"So then the next step would be to put the sea creatures on speed so they grow their shells faster."
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finally everything almost, kind of, works
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"-ish."
"Nominally speaking, of course." |
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So at a team meeting our fundraising head was telling us about a new website fundraiser:
"The music for the gallery makes it sound like we'll be be creating world peace one our way to cure cancer. If you want to go back, mute your computer, or it will melt your brain" |
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"so hypathetically.... this should work..."
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"I'm glad that the game wasn't battle bots. If I had to watch a robot that I spent 6 weeks building destroyed in the first round, I would cry."
"That's what she said!" - Most said thing in all of the electrical team. "Our robot is so strong that it can push a fat obese kid on a stool." "I hate you guys" - Said by a short member whenever we make short, emo, and $@#$@#$@#$@# jokes. Also when me and Donna stand on both sides of her and have a tall person conversation. |
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Two of the biggest and most fun ones for our team,
"BOOM! LEFTED!" "Your killing me!" |
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"um. Guys, we have a problem"
"Wrong, we have an issue." |
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Not technically from build season, but...
(Reading from a scouting sheet, under collection system) "Sucks balls? Hey, that's not very graciously professional!" |
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"The stripper bit me!"
one of the students cut his hand with the wire strippers =D |
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Me: Uhhh... Kelly...
Mr. David Kelly (Mentor): Yes Jeff? Me: Uhm... I cut the wrong cord.... Mr. Kelly: WHAT!?!?:eek: |
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While playing Pokemon...
"Chris is me: to avoid a <g14> I play a pokemon to your bench" (^why he is awesome) |
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Where's the punch?
Check Rose's pockets. or Rosie, where's the punch? (^^Me; I love to use the punch.) ~ Joe, your taxes are due. ~ Hey, -insert name here-, gullible is written on the ceiling. (There's a piece of tape on the ceiling that actually says 'gullible' on it.) ~ Hey, Nic, go get me the left-handed screwdriver. (20 mins or so later after him looking for one) Nic- Hey, wait, is there even a difference? |
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This was said from a team mate
Person1:"WHY DID YOU JUST DRILL THAT HOLE YOUR 2 INCHES OFF!" person 2: " don't worry about it it will just be a lightening hole" another "THIRTY SECONDS!!" |
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"go get that piece off of last years bot"
*30 min later* "Dude you took apart the entire thing!?!?!" |
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"We need a floppy drive!!" "You mean the one I just threw at you?"
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"We need more zip ties"
"Alright, get me some pink ones, Derek hates them" Derek (Drive Team): "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO" |
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"But it's not intentional if it happens accidentally every match!"
- Student, pushing it. :p "So they use the robots to pick up the mummies and put them in the pyramids?" "That's the idea, yes." "Right, because the ancient Egyptians used robots to entomb their mummies all the time." :rolleyes: - Conversation about a VEX game |
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Me: "What if we put [freshman] in the robot?" (I ask this every year at some point)
Student: "But-but-but, all decorations need to be friendly!" |
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"basically we want to build a sexy sandwich"
- mechanical/CAD team member "i'm so excited if i had a ..... i would have jizzed in my pants" - the quietest girl on our team after a brainstorming session "if you are making people angry you are leading correctly" - mentor when telling the leadership why it's okay to not make everyone happy "wait... I'm allowed to have a personal life?? when did this happen??" -me talking to a mentor about why i was stressed and couldn't leave robotics |
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"Here ye, hear ye,
The almighty strategy team has declared that the realm's royal robot must adhere to the following conditions: The robot must:herd balls,loft balls,go over the bump,go through the tunnel,be crab'ly steered,&hang from the vertical bars. If royal rules declare: deflect balls from return. If time is gracious: control steering/orientation via camera, and unravel a guest ramp for visiting robots. So it has been written, so it shall be done." ^This is the decree of what our robot will be doing. It was intended as a summary of the strategy meeting today, but the wording got a little out of hand. It's very fun to read in a heralding tone. |
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"Should we try to find a way to hang ourselves?"
-Heard during our brainstorming session regarding suspending the robot from the bar. |
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Aaron: I made something in CAD and tried to rotate it
Eric: Famous last words Thomas: Folders take the sticker off you new pants Folders: No, his name's Ted and I like him Eric: This year's game is pretty cool with the soccer balls and all, but I don't like that they added three team alliances |
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Member- "Our design looks like this *projector shows a bunch of part files that aren't assembled*.....what the heck?"
Alumni- "It's his fault!" *Points at adult mentor who was supposed to assemble the CAD* Mentor- "Hey! Don't throw me under the bus!" The alumni had run into a bus the day before in our parking lot. :rolleyes: |
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First day of Kick-Off 2010. Hungry manufacturer pops his head in the door.... quizzically he states, "Dinner?" The people working in the room, simply say back, "Already? it's the FIRST day!"
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"Do your homework!"
Our meeting started at 5:00pm and so some people stayed after school where we provide time and space for them to do homework. Needless to say, the above phrase was said a lot that day....:yikes: |
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Me: Ethan, what's the name of the demo we do at the Hublien Tower?
Ethan: Which one? There's only one tower...and he's the one that works there...sigh. "Go make me a sandwich, woman!" The first time it's been said this build season, it's like a daily thing on our team. XD Me: Why does the laptop look like a purse? Ben: It's not a purse! It's a very manly bag Tom: It's a satchel! Indiana Jones had one -other incident concerning same computer- Taylor: She's so beautiful! *about said laptop* Me: .... Justin: She's the sexist laptop I've ever seen! -About a grant- Matt: So we can say the number of female members increased dramatically over the past few years Ben: That makes it sound like they join and don't do anything Me: Fine, active female team members? Ben: No then it seems like a lot join and do nothing Me: So we have a lot more girls than we used to? Ben: Still makes them seem like they don't do anything Me: I think you're overthinking this. Matt: You think?! What about female members increased over the past few years Ben: Yeah that's okay Matt: So we just spent five minutes arguing only to put down what we already have written down? Welcome to build season. I feel that last line pretty much sums it up. :rolleyes: |
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About the elevation... thingy that we can do to get 2 more points.
"how's about we DON'T try to hang ourselves!" Everybody laughed, of course, and for a while... I couldn't figure out why... |
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"The programmers get blamed for everything that doesn't work and the mechanical team gets the credit for everything that does."
Student A. "I don't think mecanum wheels will make it over the ramp." Student B. "Well were using them so we will just have to hope they do." Mentor A. "Hope? Now were relying on Obamabotics." |
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"Rail assisted magnetically accelerated soccer balls!"
Design is always a strange time around here... |
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"He's Flamboyant!" says one student
"WHAT! He's not flammable!!" yells another. |
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While brain storming for our animation, the head animation mentor said:
"Animation is like the illegitamate red-headed step child that nobody wants." this is really amussing with all the speculation about animation and how long it will be around.... |
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Ours is... Acutally we dont have 1. I feel so left out... Shades!::safety::
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"I don't know what we're doing but we're going to build something!"
I'm at a meeting right now and just overheard a mentor saying this while typing something. I had to get it on here before I forgot. |
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"For this year's game I think we should build a Robot!"
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How about " The programmers will kill you if you want that done on the robot!!!" this is what our camera man/ animation mentor Frank told us whenever we wanted something complicated for the robot
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Someone was testing a suction mechanism. When asked what he said he was doing, he simply replied: "Sucking."
I get the feeling this isn't the first time this has come up :P |
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We would use a pneumatic air system with compresses air that would push a rod through the hole and like WHOOOSH!!!! - Josh Cook
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Freshman: "What has being on the Chop Shop taught me? Well, I've learned to drill and screw."
(after relaying this story) Student: "Did she mention pounding?" (We're announcing the ConOps, and our teammate is on a friend's laptop through Skype) Student 2: "Guys! John's raising his hand!" (After we put our heads down for voting) Mentor: "John, did you just have your head down?" |
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"Hm...maybe we should actually measure this..."
[Overheard last comment] "Wait...ACTUALLY measure?" "Well, we've been measuring this whole time...just in Anna's" Anna's is a unit based off a ruler I made, where the half inch between 2.5 and 3 was larger than the 2" increment between 4 and 6, and other such...markings. Basically, measuring in Anna's is employing the "That looks about right!" system. |
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This wasn't in build season, but it counts:
"Uuuuh... Why isn't the bot moving?" -Pneumatics Head And: Mechanical: "We don't need programmers!" Programmer: "Well then lets just watch your hunk of metal sit on the field!" And while we were doing our strategy matrix: Programmer: "We need a really easy bot to build!" Mechanical: "Why?" Programmer: "Because we need you to build it fast so we will have time to program it!" |
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"We need some strippers over here!"
Said alot when we were wiring up the bot... |
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"I still think we should build a boat..." - Everyone on our team at one point or another
"It's been two days and we still aren't done building the bump..." - Me "I still don't think it's stable enough" - Jovan "You covered the inside in two by fours though." - Me "Here guys I'll test it!" - Coach/Physics teacher "Wait a second how much do you weigh!" - all of us standing there So he just jumps on the bump and determines its good enough for us. "Oh my lord we are going to use pneumatics and mechs this year!?" - Jeff "This is like a dream come true for you isn't it?" Coach "So guys when are we going to begin piecing the boat together?" Various team members again. |
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Stop stroking the laptop!
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While finishing up the day we say what I said what I accomplished:
"gearboxes assembled, spare gearbox part ordered, figured out how to levitate" She believed me for a minute. |
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Me: "You don't know what you are talking about."
Him: "But" Me: "You don't know what you are talking about!!!" |
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yesterday a member wanted a quote for mechanical and a quote for electrical so i came up with use rubbers for electrical and use lubricant for mechanical.
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During work times, we like to play music in the room.
Coach:"No loud music today. We really want some drawings done." Student reaches for iPod. Coach:"That means NO metallica Richard!" |
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- Does anyone else look at the clock and associate the time with FIRST team numbers?
- No, the rest of us are normal... -(me)Mesh, you really look good working on that chop saw, has anyone considered you for modeling in a power tools catalog? -(chris)Yeah Mesh, you really work that chop saw... you look professional over there, -(mesh) Come on guys, just because I look cool using the chop saw doesnt mean you can make fun of me. |
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My oven has a digital thermometer. As it goes up, I read off the team numbers. It drives my family nuts. "I'm not worried about weight." - Mr. Wittman :) |
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Trevor: I know a guy named Harry Johnson
Trevor: Prolonged eposer to a tree gives you cancer Doug: Why does are reaserch keep leading to cancer? Trevor: cause radiation is everywhere Doug:AHHHHH!!!!! Kyle: chair bang :] |
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(After we learn Camera-tracking code + twitchy controls + no camera = trouble)
Drive mentor: Well, you almost ran me over. Don't try out for drive. Kirstin: That makes two. Me: Oh, yeah, I forgot that guy. Kirsten: ...I meant me. Me: Sorry, three. (Two other people mention I've almost run them over at some point) Me: ...so with the other two, that makes six. Several people: SIX? Me: The guy at Budweiser, and possibly someone at Cinemagic. Drive coach: NEVER TRY OUT FOR DRIVE! (I'm not touching joysticks again. Ever.) |
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"You can't insult me with words I don't know!" Sophomore
".....yes i can" Senior "Can you get me the hammerfore" Mentor "What?" Freshman "THE HAMMERFORE" Mentor "Whats a hammer for?" Freshman "NAILING NAILS!!!!" Mentor "Thats not funny." Freshman |
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"You get the Dykes, I'll get the strippers"
At which point a few freshman shot us some great looks :) |
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Annoying sophomore during design selection, "I think treads get a 6 in traction"
I reply with "we're on a scale of 1 to 5, that means 1,2,3,4, or 5, sweetie." "Screw wheels or treads, I vote hovercraft!" "That's a job for the kids in the programming cave, I just build it." "Isn't that going to be expensive as crap?" "I thought crap was cheap." "I don't have a CAD program, so I drew up some designs in Paint." "I'm pretty sure an internal combustion engine is prohibited in the manual." "We can't turn off gravity." "We have another vote for big wheels. From the kid who had to leave early to go feed his cows. Surprised?" "The tunnel is 18 inches." "No it's not, it's a foot and a half" New girl: "Why am I here with all these guys?" Me: "It's better to be with these guys now where they get to know you for how awesome your mind is and respect you for how you handle tools than if they were watching you be a cheerleader." |
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During brain storming the first day, we were coming up with things that we wanted to do on the field.
In the middle of it all one of the mentors said, "I think we should score." the team captain leading the meeting: "Ummm, score? you mean make goals?" mentor: "I mean score" Now whenever someone is asking something about the robot in a meeting we just say: "Well, don't worry we're going to score." |
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Re: Team numbers: After I read the xkcd about it, I started factoring the time. I still do it when I'm bored.
"So we can expand to 90" tall if we're touching the tower?" "Yup." "Even if it isn't the finale?" "Yeah." "What if we're in the tunnel and touching the side? Does that count?" "...I don't think we're going to want to extend to the finale configuration while we're inside the tunnel..." |
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We were at another school to watch kickoff with them, and after kickoff we were drawing things out on a white board, and to figure out angles for something we were using trig functions... one of their members walks over to our area, says "Oh snap, they got Cosine" and walks back over to their area...
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"You can't be men! You're reading directions." - Mr. Boyd
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Head mentor for build walks in with a table full of people at laptops:
"What are all these nerds doing here?" "These are the nerds that are going to model your robot and make sure that when you hit forward, that it moves forward" |
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Me: "What is the motor diameter?"
Student: "Two point five." Me: "Units?" Student: "Yes." Me: "Square root of hertz? That's an interesting unit." Student 1: "What should we call it?" Student 2: "Squirts?" Today the programmers got into (yet another) Mac vs. PC debate. Apparently the OS gods preferred Mac today... Mac user: "Mac boots up faster." Me: "No; you can't beat Windows 7's boot time." Mac user: "Oh yeah? Prove it." Me: "Okay, I will." <I take out a stopwatch and punch the power button on one of the programming PCs> PC: "One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency..." Me: "What? NO! DARN IT!!!" Mac user: <insane laughter> I was unable to recover my argument after that. |
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This quote was said about five days before kickoff by a friend of mine who had just joined robotics. Even though it was before build season I though this was hilarious.
Student: "Kevin,did I miss kick off because I heard it was last Saturday?" Me: "No it was last Saturday last year but it got moved this year". Student: "Did Fleck (Our adviser) move it back this year?" Me: "No, FIRST did." Student: "Who's FIRST?" This quote was said by the same person two days after kickoff and he didn't go because he had to work, so he didn't know what happened that day. Student: "Do we have a robot built yet?" |
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"Actually make a full design. Don't just say you'll use a sensor or something"
mentor, during a design session. Then a few days later: "How's that going to deploy?" "Sensors" Also, after I got a nasty gash on my wrist from working on the electronics board: My dad:What happened to your hand? Me:I'm not emo, the breakout boards are really sharp! dad:How did that happen? Me:I was stripping and... Dad:Stripping? Me;Stripping WIRES. Like taking the insulation off of them Dad:Isn't that dangerous to take the insulation off the wire? Me:*looks at wrist* Apparently. Needless to say, my parents to not have a very firm grasp of what goes on in robotics. |
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Student: (completely serious) "Well, the electronics don't really need to be protected in the last 20 seconds..."
Mentor: -starts cracking up- "Um, look at Jennie's face." -Student looks at me. I have just about had a heart attack- Student:....Just kidding! |
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"It starts with a 'k'!" on team member
"CAT! ..... oh wait...." a response to the hint. laughter erupts. |
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just now...
"okay matt, come out in the hall with me." said by thisone girl on our team. |
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"Come on guys, let's Busta Hump!"
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Monica: "So, what does this big chairman's clock thing do?"
Phil: "It keeps time Monica. That is what a clock is." |
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"Aww...the Internet got tired."
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"Rion. You BETTER not shut off my internet!"
Said by a student on facebook during build season. I was having fun kicking people off the internet using the wireless router settings that weren't building. :D |
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"...point something...point five eight eight"
"-TWO THREE HUNDRED, EMPIREEEE" |
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This one may end up being our quote of the year...
One of our students got hit in the head with a soccer ball: Student: "Ow! He hit me in the ball with the head." |
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- "I'm compiling" -Head programmer while sitting around.
- "Where's the duct tape?" - almost everybody at some point During competition while a scout from another team came to talk to us: Scout: "Where's Your Robot?" me: "What do you mean? It's right there" Scout: "What?..... omg i thought that was your crate!:yikes: " me: "don't worry you're about the 6th person to say that." our robot really did look like a crate that year, lol i miss the wooden sides.:) |
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God I have none :( - Gonna make sure I have a pen and pad around tonight!
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Let's use a combustable engine
you mean combustion? No, combustable I need something to throw most teams use a battery we aren't most teams. Get me the gokart |
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"If weight & size were not an issue, it wouldn't be a problem." -Chad, CHAOS Mentor.
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"We spent 6 weeks creating a robot that sucks balls!"
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"I just posted the 2000th quote"
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"lead lead......like element 83 lead"
and yeah i know it isnt element 83 and thats the joke....a kid said it last season |
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