Chief Delphi - "Quotes" that were said during build season

"Dangle of 45" in reference to setting up the shooter---"Well it's going to be at 45 degrees, and you want to know where to mount it, so the sin of fourtyfive is root 2 over 2, roughly seventy percent, so you want to take the length of the shooter frame, multiply by point seven o seven and that will be the mounting point for one end. Since it is a fourtyfive fourtyfive ninety you can take the same distance down and drill there since the cosin of fourtyfive is also root two over two. Need proof talk to the calculator."

"Franken-ball" after several test shots and an odor of several alcohol-based preservatives. The ball is decorated apporpriately.

"ADOS" I'd tell you what it is but OOOHHHHHH Shiny!

MishraArtificer

16-02-2012 03:51

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Originally Posted by AngelBob (Post 1127479)

Mr. Sarber explained to us two Golden Rules when it comes to robot building:
1. If you have to fit something through a hole and it's not quite working, you can always just make the hole bigger.
2. If all else fails, whack it with a hammer.

Our rookies presented the not-quite complete robot built during the off-season to the veterans...
"Simply gathering the materials for Aragog [the robot] was a grueling and arduous task, involving a trip through the Fiery Chasms of Doom (all 72 of them), and subjecting us to the sight of me wearing a dress. We lost many sorely-missed team members to such mishaps as tripping over a nail. Still, through it all, we persevered and were able to mostly build a robot. It doesn't quite work yet, but it's the thought that counts."

1.: those rules are BEAUTIFUL...

2.: Would you please rename your robot form Aragog to Ungoliant? (Bonus points if you know who/what Ungoliant is without resorting to teh Google.)

smclean1969

16-02-2012 21:58

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"Software will take care of that. It's not an issue."

Why is it always an issue when it's a software deal....it's good to have a talented software team.

bduddy

16-02-2012 22:28

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Originally Posted by AngelBob (Post 1127479)

1. If you have to fit something through a hole and it's not quite working, you can always just make the hole bigger.

On my team, you were making the hole "better"!

SteveGPage

16-02-2012 23:43

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"We should call this year's robot 'Shaqbot'"
"Why?"
"Because it's overweight, slow, and can't shoot."
"Let's hope that by the weekend it will be "Kobebot" and ready to win a championship!"

nitneylion452

16-02-2012 23:52

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"Everyone please be quiet! I'm performing liposuction on some aluminum."

Lee Reed

17-02-2012 02:26

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I've always held that a good idea is worth stealing no matter where it comes from.

bhumudar

17-02-2012 09:28

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"Did you know a pencil is a 3/16 allen key?"

Joe G.

17-02-2012 09:29

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HANG ON! This is the moment of truth, where we find out if the gearboxes mount right. Now get me a hammer.

AngelBob

17-02-2012 11:40

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"Hey, guys! I was bored last night, so I grew a beard!"

This build session has gotten off to an interesting start...

AngelBob

17-02-2012 11:42

Re: "Quotes" that were said during build season

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Originally Posted by MishraArtificer (Post 1127888)

1.: those rules are BEAUTIFUL...

2.: Would you please rename your robot form Aragog to Ungoliant? (Bonus points if you know who/what Ungoliant is without resorting to teh Google.)

LedLover-96 tells me Ungoliant is a spider spirit from LotR...

I would have understood Shelob, though.

MishraArtificer

18-02-2012 00:16

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Originally Posted by AngelBob (Post 1128788)

LedLover-96 tells me Ungoliant is a spider spirit from LotR...

I would have understood Shelob, though.

Ungoliant is a distant ancestor of Shelob, living during and before the first age of Middlearth. Go read the Silmarillion, folks!

Brandon_L

18-02-2012 00:43

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About taking the robot to a team members house, to have extra build time while were locked out of the school:

"ok were good for both as long as we dont work after like 8 (weve got 2 older neighbors and our robot sounds like a bus)"

Walter Deitzler

18-02-2012 09:41

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Originally Posted by MishraArtificer (Post 1129248)

Ungoliant is a distant ancestor of Shelob, living during and before the first age of Middlearth. Go read the Silmarillion, folks!

I didn't tell him the whole thing because I thought he might take initiative to read it...oh well, such is life.

MishraArtificer

18-02-2012 13:20

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Originally Posted by LedLover96 (Post 1129420)