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One of our team members is continuously mocked for saying "You are in FIRST, use your mind"
He is known for doing not so smart things :P
haha

another freshman moment:

Alec: "I have plexiglass"

others: "omfg really?"

Alec: "oh yeah but its bent"

others: "darn...maybe we can still use it...bring it in"

Alec: "oh yeah...im not coming"

others: "mock...dude youre a freshman! You dont even have any hw!"

Alec:"hmm yeah true"

others: "then why dont you come"

Alec: "I dont want to!"

others: "wow.. so you dont want to"

Alec: "Yeah...oh and I also have to read my book type up a 6 page summary on my book for mr. martinak"

others: "so why the hell are you here"

Alec: "Good question"

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" Why did you join robotics?"
"I like power tools."


"Why don't we just steal a shopping cart, put a Hemi engine in it and call it a robot?"
"I like it!"

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"Fire is fun, but the robot is important!"

Mentor: "I think I've made this foolproof. Stolte (student), get over here! I need you to test something!"

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Mentor: "Make sure so wear safety glasses when you use the grinder."
Me: "I know. I have them on."
Mentor: "You should wear gloves too. Just in case."
Me: "I know. Already have them on." *Starts grinding*
Second Student: *walks up without safety glasses on to see what I am doing* "OMG I THINK THAT JUST HIT ME IN THE EYE!!!!!"
Mentor: "Thats why you aren't Safety Captain"

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A word of warning--gloves are not a good idea when grinding. Use vise grips or pliers to hold a part, and dip the part in water to cool it off.

My Aero Design team has a set of our own quotes, but most are not appropriate. A few that are:
"Miss Behavin" -- last year's prototype
"Haulin' Mass" --Last year's competition plane
(the planes live up to their names)

And the usual jokes about the wire strippers (which like to disappear)...

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*I did use vice grips and a C-clamp to hold it. The grinder I was using only had half of a guard on it so if it throws sparks they went on your hands. We have a new one now.*

S1: "We should hire Chuck Norris, paint him silver, and send him in as our robot."
S2: "Why?"
S1: "Because with Chuck Norris it is impossible to lose."
S2: "WE HAVE A NEW ROBOT DESIGN!!!!"

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"Uh-oh, it's in crazy mode again. Hit the button!"

~about five minutes ago, right in front of me, where the programmers are working with the drive train prototype...


(My family, in the car on our way to an FLL event this weekend in Baltimore)

Brother and sister: *argue* *bickerbicker* *SMACK* *yell*
Mom: You two are not being GP! Stop that!

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ay, grab me the (wrench or allen) !

what size?

common size!!!

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"what ever u say Mr. ***."

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"THEY THINK WE NEED SAFTEYGLASSES FOR EVERYTHING, EVEN BREAKFAST!"
"Yeah, those spoons are dangerous, Travis. You could poke out your eye!"
"Yeah, well, I'm not wearing safety glasses while I eat cereal, because I like to live on the edge."

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"We will create a kind of primordial ooze."

(To Me): "Door. Blockage. Can you solve for X?" :confused:

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Freshmen: If a tree falls in the forest when no one is around, does it still make a noise?
Mentor: Yes it does
Freshmen: What sound does one hand clapping make?
Mentor: Thats a question used for meditation
Me (while looking at code): What does code sound like going though a complier?

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hey rob....

"You make a design and i'll make it work in programming"

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S1: I can't do that since then I would miss next Saturday
Mentor: We would have to fire you
Me: What would it take to have me fired
Mentor: Nothing
Me whispering to another student: Either I am untouchable or on notice
S2: I think both

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*Our CAD/Animation computer's case has a motherboard tray that folds out so you can work on it. So today i was working on the chassis and one of the mentors tells me i'm needed in the design room, so i go over there.
teammate: Hey Gary, the animation computer isn't working.
me: What happened?
teammate: We were modeling a motherboard, so i had the case open to look at the one in the computer, then when i closed the case like this (pops motherboard tray closed rather violently) it stopped working.
needless to say, someone is buying the club a new motherboard...

yesterday, we were putting the chassis together:
teammate:Gary, why is this wheel so close to the frame?
me: *looks at the wheel* umm, i designed it that way.
teammate: well, there's no clearance (he exaggerated, there was about 1/32" of clearance...)
me: that's called precision engineering!