Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

- When in a math problem you're told to make a rectangle with random dimensions, and you choose 27x54
- When you open the new kit of parts and it's more exciting than opening presents on Christmas
- When you eat Subway and suddenly think you're at a robotics competition again (Getting subway for lunch is sort of a tradition for me and a few members of my team)
- You can look at any part of the robot and remember all the manufacturing, design prints, and laughs that were had during the time of building and assembling it

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you type "c" into your Chrome navigation bar and Chief Delphi is automatically filled in.

(Actually...this might be quite common).

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

when someone's glasses break, you ask what screwdriver head and size they need while showing them a complete computer repair kit you just pulled from your backpack just from being used to using it on the wires at robotics.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you confuse your AP Physics teacher and an IB physics teacher on your overly complex gearbox/torque/energy loss gearing question, which you yourself cannot seem to figure out. (Happened today)

When you want to list FRC as your job so you can drive there with a Junior's License (NY Rules)

When you put your house wifi together blindfolded because you've done it so many times at robot demos

Your most posted facebook links are from Andymark and Vex on your friends' walls, some of whom are on other teams

When you do wattage calculations on your Christmas lights

When you know how to strip wires with both lineman's and needlenose pliers, because the wire strippers were never in the drawer

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you've read ever single post on this thread multiple times and start memorizing what and how many times certain things have been posted. :o

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

^ This was posted around 10 times I reckon...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

when chief delphi is the number one visited site on your computer and its not even build season yet

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When instead of working on the draft of the college research paper due in 9 hours, you stare at code and documentation with music blasting in your headset trying to figure out how mechanum drive works in C++ (needless to say it's not working out too well)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you're not allowed in certain rooms of your house because that's where the game animation is being made.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

:P

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When it is almost 3:00 in the morning and you can't sleep, so you spend hours reading old posts.
Also when you realize you can remember back to when this thread started almost 6 years ago now, and think about what you wanted to post back then.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

I got up for work this morning at 7 and said out loud "I can't believe I'm up this early on a Saturday morning for something that's not Robotics related"

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

... you're annoyed that you'll probably not be "all there" for kickoff because you have oral surgery scheduled 2 days before :(

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

[quote=Maxpower57;801761]You definitely know you've overdosed on first when you wash the aluminum shavings off your hands AFTER you eat dinner.


... and the machining oil, and chain grease, and melted plastic smell. ;)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

... when you realize you have so many robotics shirts that you could wear a different one every day for a month and still have a few left! :ahh:

... when you've had a countdown on your laptop to kickoff since the beginning of november and your phones home screen has a countdown to kickoff and ship day on it.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

You know you've overdosed on FIRST when you use zip ties in wrapping your wife's xmas present.

Disclaimer: She did use up all the ribbon when she did the kid's presents.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you're first thought in response to the awesomeness of this is IT'S OVER! and your second thought is "that video is so repeatedly entertaining, I really wish I knew who that game announcer was..." and then you watch it again.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when you get to theater rehearsal from robotics and wonder why everyone is staring, only to realize halfway through that you had your personally decorated safety glasses still on. ::safety::
...when you almost cry about missing an FLL tournament for surgery on your foot. :(
...when you bounce up and down from class to class the day the GDC releases a game hint. :D
...when you explain to each teacher what that game hint is, and just laugh awkwardly when they look puzzled at your excitement over a bunch of numbers.
...when you imagine lyrics to "Robotics Style", a clever parody of "Gangnam Style", in your head.
...when you hug your robot before it has to be parted out and tell it you'll miss it very much. :(
...when you KNOW you'll spend all of winter break obsessing over the game hint. :)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you buy safety glasses as a Christmas gift for yourself because they're comfortable :D

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

when you listen to rick astley and seal songs over and over for hours while trying to decipher game hints...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When youre practicing for Build Season over your christmas break by coming up with ideas and making cad models of robots from past games.

Oh, Im so obsessed...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

Mine was 33.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When I chose locker 1114 not because it's easy to get to, but because it's LOCKER 1114!!!

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

My mother, God bless her, has become the FIRST momma.

It used to be that at family gatherings there was a nice pattern. Everyone would be talking and stuff and then *all turn* "So Bubba, what are you up to these days?" I would answer, giving a nice little Sparknotes version of whatever was happening with me. But alas, NO MORE!

Instead, it's:
Family: "So Bubba, what are you up to these days?"
Me: "Well, I'm on the robotics team-"
My mom: *launches into a detailed explanation of Rebound Rumble*
Me: "Yep, what she said." :D

One of us OD'd...I'm still not sure which.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...When your Physics teacher comes to YOU
...When you hear a song on the radio during the offseason and make a bet with yourself that you'll hear it a good 20 times at a regional.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you stay up all night making five different versions of your code.
When you get giddy over the idea of setting up programming environments.
When all you talk about, to the point of your friends avoiding you, is FIRST.
When you post in threads about OD'ing on FIRST :D
When you rewrite your Drive code about fifteen times because it isn't pretty enough....

Edit: One more: When you read the javadoc in your free time...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when you begin planning next year's build season schedule less than a week after Bag-n-tag.
...when you spend more time looking at how Disney built their rides than actually enjoying riding them.
...when you instinctively look for the robot whenever you see a frisbee.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When by the end of practice day, there is no visible clothing left on our body that is not occupied by a button, pin, or other assorted things that the other teams teams hand out... And you're still waiting for Saturday so more teams can finish making their buttons so you can get more.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you have to stay home from a regional because you have homework (and you're a non-essential mentor, but that's beside the point), so you spend the entire weekend glued to the livestream to make up for it. (The homework can be done tomorrow!)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you are in your lab with the projector on San Diego, your desktop on 3 multi-streams and your laptop in your lap as you scout the entire competition for worlds on week 2.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you are thinking of CAD models for both a 27x37 chassis from previous years games and a 33x23 chassis in case FIRST decides to keep the frame perimeter rules.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...When you're browsing Chief Delphi because your team didn't make it past Regionals but you don't want your first season of FRC to end. :(

...When you're considering building a scouting app in the next five days so you can adapt it for next year.

...When you're on CD instead of doing all of the homework you missed

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When think about robotics so much you forget to find a date to prom.:ahh:

When you start carrying parts with you at all times just to play with.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when you consider changing the code to allow driving with WASD keys and the mouse simply because you can
...when you wear safety glasses everywhere because they are more comfortable that way
...when you can identify students on your team from 100 feet away through a crowd of people
...when you have a day off and think to yourself "WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH MY LIFE NOW?"
...when you ask for a whiteboard in your room so you can design the robot or parts of it
...when you've changed your desktop background and skype photo to your team logo

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

-When you liked the Poof's facebook page before they offered to release a 30pt climber.

-When you drink your last bottle of the best root-beer ever (Fitz, a St. Louis local root-beer) while watching regionals online.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

(Quoted because I have done both exactly)

...When two days off from robotics is unbearable
...When programming your scouting system at home is a consolation for robotics

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when you remember you are on the varsity tennis team at your school and have not picked up a racket in 8 weeks (aka since kickoff)
...when you cannot remember the last free Saturday you had
...when you realize you have been wearing robotics t-shirts every day since the competition to help cope with the fact that your team is not moving on

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

....when there is a break in any conversation and you have to fill it by talking about anything robotics related
....when you'd rather be at a robotics competition than off on spring break
....when you go back to school after a robotics competition and wish everyone was as nice there as people are at competitions
^in other words....when you wish real life was as awesome as robotics :)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you miss spring break for a robotics competition :)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when your commitment to robotics is so strong your mom gets hooked too and she tells EVERYONE about robotics before you get the chance to

...when Sunday after a competition makes you sad because it's not FIRST.

...when you feel like it's totally necessary to pray that the world be more FIRST-like

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

... everyone in my classes asks me "How did your competition go?"

... your thinking time (aka Showers) is filled with designing things

... you've already planned out half of your summer to do offseason projects!

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...you don't know what to do with yourself now that build season is over
...you see random numbers and think of the FRC team
...the pits become like a second home
...you have a massive collection of team pins and robotics t-shirts.
...you have danced the macarena and the YMCA with 40,000 people.
...you are sobbing at the end of the competition, not because you lost, but because it's over.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when its all over and your already thinking aboout off season projects

...when competitions are done you realise you havent talked to your friends outside of robotics in a month

...when its over you realise you can think and speak clearly again

...when you use a 7/16 wrench and 5/32 allen key more than a pencil in school

...when standing at a mill or lathe for hours on end is normal... super overdose on that 1 :ahh:

... when you are only at home to sleep for 4 hours

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when you sprain your ankle at competition then insist on staying for alliance selections before going to the ER ::ouch::

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you wish after-prom wasn't taking up the gym your FRC team uses for all it's practice.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you get in trouble for looking like you're texting in class while you're actually streaming Colorado reigonals

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

.... you hear an announcement on sports radio for the "biggest sporting event of the year" and immediately think "Wow, FIRST really is growing!"

... you start posting daily on Cheif Delphi.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

you walk into the LazerTag arena and dig through all of your pockets in a desperate attempt to find your safety glasses...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When it isnt losing, but the season ending, that worries you.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

... when you realize your speed dial list consists of your family and your robotics mentors

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you forget about that Mohawk you had until you try to lay down and sleep

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

LOL I don't even remember how many times I have left the Robotics room while wearing safety glasses:rolleyes:

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...When you think of Team 118 EVERY time you hear the song Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)

...When you feel absolutely sure there is something in top of your head(safety glasses) even though you are outside of the robotics room

...When you sing the spirit chants of other teams in school

...When you go to CD before checking your school grades

...When you subscribe to this thread to see any more replies;)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

(For the FTC teams) When your fellow coach (and wife) asks "Did you pick up munchkins or rings at Dunkin Donuts?"

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you're in public and you see someone wearing a shirt that's somewhat the color of a team's shirt and you think "HEY! I wonder if they're from team XXXX?"

When you go to a MakerSpace and bust out the side shields like it's nothing at all (which it is to you) to the confusion of everyone else.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

You see the Hunger Games, and when you hear "The Game Design Committee", you think of FIRST.

FIRST is our Hunger Games. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When one of my several FIRST related dreams is of me getting to drive 254's robot, then the first thing I realize upon waking up is that the robot was not at all like what it actually is.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

- When you think of the people on your team as your second family.

- When you spend more time at school than at home.

- Your on CD during the middle of Graphic Design while trying to do a comic strip.

- When said comic strip involves robots.

- When your favorite and/or most dreaded time of the year is kick-off.

- When "Call Me Maybe" comes on and you sing "Pick Me Maybe" instead.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When the answer to a physics question is 3,528 and you tell your teacher UpNext Newtons, and he knows what you mean because he's your mentor!!!

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when you're up until 2 in morning the day before your regional finishing the CAD work and BOM for your robot. and you have to leave at 4 for said regional.

and for me personally:

You know you've overdosed on CAD when: you single-handedly did all the CAD/BOM work for your robot (no regrets about that, but it took forever) and you still want to make a motion study video of your robot assembling itself.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you like the song "Can't Hold Us" only because 118 used it in their unveil video.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when you spend your lunch/free period in school watching the beautiful MSC webcast.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you saw the video for PSY's new song Gentleman, and your first thought was: I'm going to have to learn this dance before Championships.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

WHen someone swears in school, and you instinctively call G18 on them.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

you wake up and look at the countdown to Champs on your phone.

or
your college digital photography professor makes you bring in all of your shirts and spirit items for a photo shoot, and you get so into it you lose your voice.

or

you ask your team whether it would be "socially" acceptable if you date someone on a rival FRC team. ( I <3 My 1523 lover)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you're at school till almost 9 making crates to ship off your robot right before Championships...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

To correct my last post, The last item is an inside joke between me and one of the guys on the team mentioned. Sorry to those that may have been offended by my post, no "fouls" intended.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when you automatically say "Flying Disc" instead of "Frisbee".

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...you and your friends are playing frisbee and you think, "i built a robot that can do this 10x better than you can"

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

... When you're called in to fix an issue with the robot and are sad you can only stay for an hour or two :(

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

You come home during build season at 10pm to study for an exam the next day and your parents say "you're home early". Or you come home one day during build season and your parents say "oh your home"

The first one happened to me. The seacond one happened to another team member.

Or when your nonrobotics friends ask you if you even know what school is anymore.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you wake up at 4am just to be the first ones in line for seats at champs.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

when you haven't been up the st louis arch when you have been to champs 3year's in a row. when you do go to the arch you start to sing started from the bottom now we're here when you get to the top.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

your college graduation gift is a trip to nationals (I may miss my graduation ceremony, not that I'll be too torn up over that)

You have FIRST Sims.

Buying you a birthday gift is easy, just find something with a robot on it and/or in your team colors.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When the season is over and your life has become stalking chief delphi.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

Quoted for truth. I can't seem to tear myself away.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when you say to everyone to wear safety glasses

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

Well we always say that safety doesn't take a holiday:)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When most numbers you see trigger a name in your head.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

The only thing you can think about is, "Is the scouting system working?"

Seconded.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

... One does not simply

overdose on FIRST

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

Thirded.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

Continue to check the Q&A even though you know it is closed so there can be no new questions.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

You start thinking about getting your dog a FIRST bandanna to wear and wondering how you could get them involved. Then start thinking about the possibility of bringing her to World. She could meet Libby's dog Cooper if there was a FIRST dog venue. This year the dogs could have caught robot thrown frisbees!

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...your favorite dreams involve thousands of beautiful robots

...and your nightmares involve battle bots (not the beautiful robot! Nooooo!)

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you're already excited for the next season!

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When at your first regional you lose your voice after every one of your matches, only to slowly regain it in time for the next one.

When you are waiting patiently for that driving ban due to a blizzard to be lifted so you can get to robotics.

When you have to go into school so that you can take a bus to a competition, and you arrive significantly earlier than anybody else. Including the mentor. Twice.

When your mother thinks your crazy because you just finished an intense build season, the next day you are almost completely incapacitated from exhaustion and a desperate need to relax, and your still staying up late because you volunteered to write an essay for the Woodie Flowers Award.

When you believe that said Woodie Flowers Award essay is the best thing that you have ever written.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you go to see Iron Man 3, and your first thought when the 20+ suits show up is "Wow, software didn't screw up this time."

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you got to Iron Man 3 and think coolest game ever.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...When you use ";"s instead of "."s;
darn Java;

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

Instead of fancy electronics, the newest game system or any other thing, you ask for tools as presents.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you wear safety glasses while play sports

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you see the price of a blizzard at Dairy Queen ($4.69), and think of robotics.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When Chief Delphi is more of a distraction when studying for finals than Facebook

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

whenever you have contact with the internet chiefdelphi is the first website up.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

Ha! it's my homepage...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you finish your term paper for APUSH, just to be reminded over facebook, by someone not even on your team, that you have robots to build... during the off-season...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

:cool:

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you go to take off your prescription glasses wondering why you are wearing your safety glasses in public...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you come home with robot parts in your pockets. I came home with 5 spacers and an axel, as well as a battery connector and a servo!

Not to mention PWM cables, PWM connectors, a bracket, pneumatic fittings and tubing, etc, etc...