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

We needed a battery to test a motor, and two people brought two batteries. Instead of plugging in one of the batteries to the test Jaguar, someone inadvertently plugged both of the batteries into each other D: D: D: Luckily, someone else noticed a fraction of a second later, and promptly unplugged the leads before any damage was done. Moral of the story: "One table, one battery."

I did this earlier this season. I remember saying "I did the thing a robot student has always feared, and absolutely nothing happened." Really, absolutely nothing happened. When you connect two batteries together like that, the positive is going to the positive and the negative to the negative. No explosion, just an equalization of power. If it were the other way, then problems would occur. But it isn't!

Jenn Feathers

22-02-2012 14:51

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Originally Posted by Lydia Yeckley (Post 1132000)

*On the back of our binder*

1. Always be modest and gracious.
2. Always be open minded.
3. Always be happy to ask & answer questions.
4. Never say "graciously accepts" rather; "enthusiastically accepts".
5. Remain calm at all times.
6. Always be willing to learn; you don't know everything.
7. Always be aware of where your robot is.
8. Have fun.
9. We are a TEAM, not a bunch of individuals derpin' around.
10. Make sure EVERYTHING is plugged in.

-Items collected by Jenn Feathers, Mac, and I.

11. Whatever floats your bot

Mr V	22-02-2012 16:48

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Here are some of ours.

Peyton Yeung

22-02-2012 21:34

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"A robot can always be fixed - but a match can never be replayed".

-Dustin Benedict of 816

princessnatalie

23-02-2012 01:18

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After being teased at robotics one day, one of our lead mentors, "Don't be mean to Natalie! She is making our bumpers and she could easily ruin the robot!"

Ever since Ive had nightmeres of our bumpers failing inspection... ):

pbawesome

23-02-2012 01:43

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"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement"

"I think our robot is a little too tippy"

TeamSpyder1622

23-02-2012 02:32

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"We are 119.5 pounds! your code better weigh less than .5 pounds!"

Jimmy Nichols

23-02-2012 07:45

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"Don't yell at me because I'm Fat" - Robot Base

PayneTrain

23-02-2012 20:23

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"I think we should name the robot 'Orion'."
"Have you seen the XKCD for 2/23/12?"
*goes to xkcd.com*
"Oh. Any other ideas?"

V_Chip

23-02-2012 20:49

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Operator: "Shoot now?"
Driver: "I don't know. Does it look good to you?"
Operator: "I guess so."
Driver: "Sounds good to me."
Operator: "Shoot?"
Driver: "Sure..?"

^The dialogue my operator and I had at the Suffield Scrimmage.

Bill_B

25-02-2012 09:22

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Originally Posted by Programmer3941 (Post 1131498)

Student: "I pinched my finger in the safety glasses!"
Safety Captain: "You should have been wearing gloves!"

LOL. I wear glasses, but if not, I'd have poked myself in the eye several times with the safety glasses bows trying to put them on. I just wear them for the whole meeting now and get used to looking through scratches.

wendymom

26-02-2012 11:21

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Our FRC lead just posted his Week 7 update. My favorite line: "this week is like Bag and Tag week for NEMO and they need help" Gotta love a mechanical guy who understands the importance of image!

n1ckd2012

26-02-2012 13:16

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"I am proud of this wire" - our official solder kid

Savvy578

26-02-2012 14:13

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"I made it a whole day without spilling something!"-me

deshnik

26-02-2012 18:12

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Think about it, really think about it