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"Ok, I'm enabling the bot. Move your head or you'll get skewered."
"Oh hey, are you learning electrical?" "I'm learning something..." "(Points at David who is wearing a red and white stripped shirt) I found Waldo!" "I've really got to stop wearing this shirt." |
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Our animation mentor is a mechanical engineer so he doubles up helping out with the robot.
Kind of a good example of the difference between how a mechanical engineer thinks and how a programmer thinks. Animation Mentor: Darn it, I think I tied the sting on the wrong side of the window motor. Ah well, I can always untie and retie it when we figure out which direction the motor is rotating. Programming Mentor: (points at the AM) No we don't! We can CHANGE it in the code! Animation Mentor: well...(points back at PM) I don't care! I'm animation! |
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(I'm sorry about this long lead-up to the actual content. A thorough understanding of what you are about to hear is necessary for it to actually make sense)
About half of the people on our robotics team is an avid member of our schools table tennis club. Today one of these multi-club members (MCM) was setting up a table, whose net-holder-bot was stripped at and around the length of the threads required to apply any force to the table. Our club meets in the cafeteria. One of the other MCMs notices him walking toward the broken net-holder, holding three wrapped straws and two plastic knives. MCM 1 looks MCM 2 in the eyes and says with a straight face: "It's OK. I've got tools." |
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"Our robot is now can-bus free"
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Not really during build season, but last week in class (our robotics team is run as a class for an elective credit), I was half asleep with a headache, and while organizing the tool chest:
R: *pulls out small box of random drill bits* This definitely needs to be organized. Me: Yeah, just a bit. R: Ha, I see what you did there... Me: What? Oh, wait... |
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everyone: "which one?" Alex, Alex, Andrew, Andrew, Andrew and Andrew
We have so many people w/ the same last name. Last year we resulted in calling all the matt's M1-M5 etc... "LOOK! IT'S A PROGRAMMER!!" -M5 Everyone else: WHOA! Programmers never show up except for max who is a senior. "Okay, come to me if you need any... crap." -Patrick He was intergrator xD "do we have robot insurance?" - Andrew This goes with the OUR ROBOT CAN FLY "Patrick, You're in charge of ordering shits." - M5 Matt meant to say shirts...and he said shits |
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Something I just remembered. Someone stuck a sticker on our robot saying: "Do not use as a flotation device."
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"Scoring a tube after deploying a minibot is the Gracious Professional equivalent to flipping the bird."
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"Congratulations to our FIRST team coming back from the championships in St. Louis." (We all applaud) "Remember, if you're not FIRST, you're last!" - Our pilot on the second plane back home.
Waiter: "Can I get your empty glasses?" Me and several other people reach for our safety glasses in our pockets... |
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Juliet: "I love him but he is being so awkward and everything"
Katelyn: "And that is how babies are brought into this world" Announcer: If you have lost anything or found anything please report it to the pit admin Me: My sanity? Announcer: al except the following items mind, sanity and dignity Audrey: its like he knows you Me: me does Programmer: Honestly my dignity is public property Teacher: No getting hit by cars. Getting dead is a red card Me: I dont see anything in the rules about it Teacher: No getting dead! Getting dead is a permanent red card! 2495! 2495! 2495! Plus shipping and handling "nick is a female Hitler" Mr. G: "What Mrs. G doesnt know is that my dancing is a male mating ritual" Our safty captain spelled safety wrong so he is no longer safety captain he is safty captain and that lead to many quotes "Safty captain save us!" Safty FIRST! Nate: "Im trying to stop it but it has a mind of its own! Its sensitive it has emotions too, love and rage!" CJ: "That is two more emotions then nate has" Ben: "nate has two emotions, sadness and hunger" "Elegant? We are not going to put it in an evenging gown" "Ahhh the mini bot is evil!" "Napoleonic Complex" Programmer: "Wait I understand the programming now!" Mr. G "When people ask us how we build the robot we answer we pimp out our girls. CJ: "Hormones and Duct tape" |
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Rookie: Maybe we should paint our robot next year?
Veteran: No. It would just wash off during the water game. :) |
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Student: "If it's possible maybe we could..."
Chad: "Everything is possible. Just depends on how much it costs and how much physics you have to apply..." |
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"Something worked...I think."
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not from our team, but at denver regionals, I was looking at someone's robot (don't remember whose) and one of the kids in the pit sat up crosslegged and said to his teammates "look guys I'm a scissor lift"
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Mentor: "Now we need to make an if statement."
Programmer: "What do the curly brackets do?" Mentor: "They define the beginning and end of the ifness." |
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From several mentors, to all of us seniors: "You're alumni now! Assign it to a student!" (We had our end-of-year awards ceremony on Tuesday...)
Several members (and alumni, I guess :| ) : "WE MADE IT TO EINSTEIN!" (We were unrolling one of the carpets to set up for MAYHEM in Merrimack tomorrow, and it was covered in confetti and came directly from St. Louis.) Me, to a teammate: "You're an enabler." (His Zune is controlling the speakers during setup, and he has an entire Queen playlist.) |
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"Lets do the fork in the garbage disposal"
and "The nice sweet smell of burning motors" |
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"The regional isn't complete until someone ask for some strippers at pit admin" "It worked on the first try with nothing imploding.....we obviously made a mistake somewhere" |
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I'm raising this thread back from the dead in hopes that it will provide entertainment during the "off"season.
Also, a certain friend of mine who will remain totally anonymous said this about the college we're entering: "Do you think that there are enough FIRSTers at RIT to get a movement for brown and orange alliances instead of red and blue ones?" |
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This week we have a RoboDawG camp going, and we were working with a simple claw, but we were at a loss as to how to power it. My coach walked over after seeing us argue for a good 20 minutes and said, "So what are your ideas?"
We listed them off and He said, "You know, since you guys are now seniors, we haven't had any experience with belt drives. We have done nothing with them since before your freshman year. Seeings as it is summer and you don't have any time constraints...." and he walked away. My friend turned to me and said with a bit of annoyance in her voice "Gosh, I hate when they do that." "Do what?" "Challenge you indirectly. It makes you want to figure it out just to prove them wrong..." "So... We are working on a belt drive?" |
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"You're still here?" - one mentor after seeing me show up at a summer training
EDIT He was teasing, of course! "Notice that the SOFTWARE guy made some of the nicest welds." - I forget who, but it was funny to see. |
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Gosh do I have a long list of them.
A mixture of both the teams I have participated in. There was a lot of stupid remarks made to keep the mood happy and joy full, some things were plain out stupid but that's why we loved eachother :D "No Nik, using the hack saw won't solve our issues." "No Nik hitting it with a hammer doesn't solve our issues." "No Nik, we can't make it self destruct if we lose." Mentor: Clean up time! Nik: See ya!' Everyone: GET BACK HERE! "It's not tightening! How do I fix it!...." "Turn it the other way.." "We can put solar panels on our robot to make it a green robot." -_- "We are in doors...." *Fellow student bugs another working student during the end of our build season, last night, with questions that are unbearable.* *The working student looks at the other sighing* "Look I need a metric crescent wrench..." *The student looks for 30 minutes to find that said wrench, working student, wins* "Nooo, that's not a good idea to put one motor on the drive train..." "If we cut holes in the bag n' tag bag, where the wheels are, is that allowed? we need to test it" -_- "Chainnnnnnz" (inside joke) "You were cut! Wipe the blood on the robot, you'll bless it and give it good luck!" "It moves!!...nevermind." Me: I need to know how a lift works. Fellow member: With motors and chains. Me: well thanks for that, that almost answered 1/16th of my question. "Let Nik and Tj use their truck to take the robot to competition." Everyone: NOOOO! *Happened anyways* *Walking through homedepot* Mentor: We need wire caps *Nik picks up a sledge hammer* Mentor: No Nik.. B: I need my welding mask! *G comes over and covers B's eyes* B: Perfect Nik: In theory this shoul- Fellow Student: To you everything's a theory. Nik: Mhmmmm |
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"Why is the UPS beeping?"
"I don't know; it must be busted." "Hope we don't have a power outage." <later> "Now it's beeping much louder and more frequently." "That thing probably hasn't worked in years." "I'll order a new one." <ten seconds later, computer shuts down> "Hey look, the UPS wasn't plugged in." "Aww...it was trying as hard as it could to warn us, and we just assumed it was broken and didn't listen, when in reality it was just faithfully doing its job." :( |
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mentor to head programmer after we made a third of the build room the "programming empire" full on computers:
"now if that robot doesnt work for just ONE match at competition, this thing is gone. I dont care why it doesnt work, but you should be able to make it work." later to us build kids "make sure the robot doesnt work on match one of practice day..." :yikes: |
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there is no way to be on the build team and not crack those jokes! when you don't, you know you are either a) behind b)so tired you shouldnt be oporating the machinary or c) someone annoying said it.... anyways, even me, a girl, cracks them ;) it makes the build day... more... interesting |
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"the robot will be ready for driver practice within the hour"
"we're close" (said by software...) |
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Yes, our team did it last year. Fortunately, we were in the top 8.
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Things that happen on a daily basis in robotics :D
"Its the programmers fault nuf said" "Its supposed to be that way" " if we add up all my mistakes and compare them to yours ill find that you will be silent with the criticism." E verybody other then me:"Robert Put your shoes on!" " all you need is some sand paper a drill and a metal pole and you got your self a wicked hand warmer" Mr. Blake: "Lemme tell you when i was your age" "Lets see what happens when I...Ahhhh" |
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The last post was made on 10/14... Resurrection time!
Related to the 11/11/11 shenanigans today. "10/10/10 should have been binary day, but no one ever celebrated it." "I wonder what that is in base ten. Oh god. 101010 in binary converted to base 10 is 42." Mind = Blown. |
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Mentor: " You will not be spending Family Day with your family"
Me: "You'll be spending it with your robotic's family" * Family Day is a holiday in Ontario that lands on the last day of build season |
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New student 1: "So what would we do if we are blocked in this position"?
New student 2: "I don't know....I think we may have a weakness people can use against us"! Me: "Or, you know, we could just drive backwards". New student 1: "WAIT! We can do that!?" New student 2: "We must tell the world about this!" Funniest day if my life. |
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During our closet cleaning day:
Me: "When you finish vacuuming the floor, can you go out an vacuum off my chassis?... Wait, that sounded dirty, but could you do it anyway?" Other team member: "Make sure that makes it to Chief Delphi" |
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"Oh crumb. I forgot my doohickey bugger." "That's not necessarily necessary." "I understand their point. I mean, I'm not going to use their point, but I understand it." -339 programming mentor |
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Neil deGrasse Tyson did an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit recently. There was quite a bit of gold in there.
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"I thought that was a capacitor, not an LED"... The "LED" proceeds to smoke and fall off.
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There's a guy on my team, and the summer before the season started, he got hit by a car. A month or so after he healed, he got hit again. When we went to Cleaveland, he was fine, but every time we'd cross the street, whoever was in trouble was told, "Go stand next to the car magnet." That was his new nickname, the car magnet.
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"Ninja skills? I don't have ninja skills, I got mad fu skills!"
"Fu skills? What the heck are those?" "I don't know, but it beats the heck out of your "skittles"." Postneccesity explanation: Fu skills -> Fu -> Kung Fu -> Ninja skills. Yeah, it was a bad joke. Sadder still is we really sad it. Nerds to the end. |
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"I CAD, therefore I am."
For those of you who are taking/have taken AP European History, this may sound familiar :D |
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At freshman robotics meet #1:
Me: Alright everyone, now that you've watched the game video (2011), draw out ideas of what robots you think would be the best. *Freshman get into groups and draw around 20 ideas* Me: (Looking over the papers) Huh. I see. Does anyone know what's wrong with every single one of these pictures? Freshman: What? Me: There's no drivetrain. None of these have wheels Best part! One excited freshman: WHAT?! You never said the robots had to move! :yikes: |
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"But it worked in Inventor!" :(
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"The robot is too heavy!!! We can't pass inspection!!!"
"Don't worry guys, we'll fix it in software" |
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Well, this year my team is gonna bring back "psych!"
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Me: "... True stress is actually something called a tensor."
Former Student: "True stress is actually what you go through during build season." |
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In the meeting discussing how to deal with our robot being overweight
Me: "It's okay guys, I've got about 30 #s in the code that I can strip out" |
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Me at the doctors office, having a physical
Doctor (who used to be in FRC): Ok Andrew, let's make this quick. Everything looks good, but now by procedure I have to ask you: Are you doing any drugs? Me: Well, I've been on Chief Delphi a lot lately... Doctor: I'm sorry son. There is no cure. :) |
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After kickoff this year some of our team went to lunch at a diner. Most of it was uneventful... until one of our graduate mentors ordered.
Backstory: He is muslim and was curious to know what the deal was about bacon. This will forever me called... "THE BACON EXPERIENCE" Waitress - What would you like? Mentor - Delix Breakfast please.(Comes with 3 pancakes, eggs a choice of meat and toast) Waitress - How would you like your eggs? Mentor - BACON! ...um scrambled? Waitress - What kind of meat? Mentor - BACON! Waitress - What kind of toast? Mentor - Umm... toasty toast? Student - Just get him white. Mentor - WHEAT! "END OF THE BACON EXPERIENCE" |
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"I hang out with nerds." - A new student whose friends made her join. She loves it!
And my personal catchphase, "Challenge Accepted." |
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Whenever there's a problem or question, we usually offer one of two solutions:
A. Science B. Magnets :D |
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" We need to define exactly what bada** means " - Mr. VanFleet during our strategy meeting. :yikes:
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"What on earth are you doing?"
"Looking up pokemon stats on bulb--" "No! No! We're not doing that anymore!!" "awww...." There's one on every team. |
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While a quote, it is also a great set of last words in FRC.
"Well we're going to start working. Should take us 2 hours." Started working on our Kitbot Chassis. Took about 5 because we didn't realize that the wheels in the kit were smaller than last year! :ahh: |
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Just for fun the last thing I said before I went to bed last night. "time to go dream me a robot"!
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"It's useful when you know exactly where the (motor spec) PDF is, but knowing exactly where the 'PtB' is is more useful."
Dunno where PtB comes from? Same place where minibears roam free. |
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"...then the Nazi's bombed them with counterfeit money..."
"Weren't we talking about a ball launcher system?" |
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"The machine took it""
"Apparently Itouch battery's are soft" "I wonder what will happen when I put a magnet next to a computer?" "WHAT WAS THAT SOUND?!?!?!?!?" |
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"In the next 5 years, the GDC will intermingle this 2012 game with the mechanics of 2009's game and it shall be called Space Jam."
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Alright, so another team member and I are doing a CAD drawing, and I notice that every time that we say a pronoun, it's "we" rather than "I."
Me: "You know, I might be saying "we" now, but as soon as something goes wrong, it turns into "you." |
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other student: "...I don't agree with it."
me: "You're not even on chairman's!" other student: "I'm the subteam lead." "Let's weld the wheels to the frame." "...I took an arrow to the knee..." - Skyrim reference used daily |
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"Without sensors, the robot has no clue of its place in the universe."
"So you're saying the robot could have an existential crisis?" |
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"And then magic happens"
What one of the mentors when we where designing the mechanism that moves balls from intake to shooter. |
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This actually happened awhile earlier while talking about something in Civil Engineering and Architecture
Mr. Schuff said, "Uh... 42" I reply, "Hey it's the ultimate answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything!" while holding up my leather bound copy of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' He replies, "I think we have just reached Nerdvana." |
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"That would work if the laws of physics didn't apply."
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We got to the point yesterday when someone said:
"We could just show up with last years robot and then start yelling at each other about who was supposed to invent the time machine." |
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Heard from a student while hooking up a motor. "Is it bad if it sparks?"
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"I wonder if anyone actually reads the 'Quotes that were said during build season' thread."
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"Don't cover your ears when you're working with power tools."
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Me while talking to our lead about a part he wants that is both currently out of our budget and sold out. Chad: I wonder how to get two of these... me: The Easter Bunny. Chad: I was thinking wish upon a falling star. lol me: ...Does your son have any loose teeth? We can nab the tooth fairy so we can get in touch with the rest of the magical holiday beings... |
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"It's not a failure; it's just a reference of what we shouldn't do next time." - Mentor when a ball capture mechanism repels a ball instead of obtaining it.
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About a CAD design:
"You don't have any fasteners, how is that held in place?" "Hope." |
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While building robot:
"But it worked in inventor." |
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Building a prototype:
"Does anyone have some of that magical Solid Works glue? I could really use some right about now..." |
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Our school blocks just about everything on the internet, so I had to take a student to my house to install updates on the classmate. On the way back...
"I wonder if there is a law against driving while installing labview?" |
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A freshman talking to our lead mentor. Note that said freshman drove our robot ON our minibot pole during off-season practice.
Freshman: So why do we let everyone drive in the offseason, but only have 2 drivers in the competition season? Mentor: (jokingly) The school pays us every fall to test the people on the robotics team as to how well they can drive, and then uses that information to decide if they can get a driver's license or not. Freshman: .... |
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Did you hear about Mr. Wood's credit card? It was flagged for fraud due to too many AndyMark orders.
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"I feel like there's an angry porcupine crawling around in my head"
"Just another case of ÜberFlu..." |
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The Elevator Elevator... you know, the thing that elevates our elevator to full height.
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"Well we could spend our sponsorship money on hiring a NBA player to just shoot from the ball from across the field..."
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"If I was a ball..."
"Are you high?" |
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"Well if it went 10 feet with only 1 belt, 3 belts should make it go 30 feet, right?"
Famous last words. |
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"FIRST Robotics is the most glorious thing in the world aside from Mountain Dew."
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"Get some sleep."
"But it WON'T constrain!" |
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"WHAT THE HELL?? WHO ATTATCHED A HAMMER TO A MOTOR???"
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"WHERE IS THE NUT BUCKET!?"
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While trying to use the vision assistant, it threw an error at us, error code "-20001" Having fixed that, we then got something like error code 25. another team member said "Oh good, we have a positive error now" I replied "How could an error be a good thing?" when he said "No, I just mean its a positive error code. Must be better than -20001!" Also: "Watcha doin?" Which must always be followed by "Breakin stuff" or the answer is incorrect. Also: Question: "How do I install a CIM motor?" Answer: "Yes" |
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