CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #104
 

Has it really been two years of these things?

Here's the scores:

And the picture video, in the traditional end-of-year fashion:

http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2...mba_action.wmv

As always, the deadline remains Friday at midnight EDT, unless you just get lucky and slip one in before I view the page to judge it.

Go!

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There ain't anything that is more Born to Be Wild than Roombas... Look at them go!

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The 2007 game Clean Sweep was an absolute failure to capture the imaginations of FIRST fans everywhere.

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Clean up, field two!

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Like the Cannonball jellyfish propelling themselves just beneath the surface of the Carolinian waters, these mechanical dusteaters move slowly and rhythmically seeking their 'prey'. No movement is wasted as these circular wonders move over the carpet drawing attention to their shape, their size, and their mission. All that is needed to make the image complete is water.

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The multiple Roomba vacuum system attempts to sweep as much as NASA scrubs.

<not an entry> Totally meant as a joke, I highly agree with strict weather rules for scrubs as they are necessary for shuttle safety. </not an entry>

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Ive already told you, clean up your messes after you are done...now we have a roomba infestation too bad we dont have the 'ex'terMOEnator around

in the meantime ::as Blair rolls around on his Roller Blades::Blair - isnt this a great compet ahhh!

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A flash into the future:

These are the dominant robots of FIRST's 2008 game, "Sweeping Silently".
(I mean, a little bit of corroboration is good, but the Niagara duo-dectuplets?)

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The video which Dave Lavery is not allowed to watch, lest he start making hints about next year's game.

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In the shadowy recesses of the arena, Jenny Beatty fixes her steely gaze upon the playing field as she carefully plots her revenge against the vacuum bots....

"Take my job away from me, will they!" Jenny mutters as she loads her 12-gauge pump action. "Well, it's time for a little robotic skeet shooting. NO ONE MESSES WITH ROBO MOM!!!!! PULL!!!"

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Well,you all wanted it, a cleaning game! LOL! YES!

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Okay, so we heard your pleas for a clean game and finally, the committee has decided to give it to you. Allll the wayyy.

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Person watching from computer: "Aww... look at those little things... they're so cute..."
*Aim High Logo comes on screen*
Person watching from computer: "Hey... I was watching that..."

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*In nature special narrator voice* "Here we see "born to be wild" roombas in their natural habitat.
Unlike regular roombas, these roombas are the offspring of others that escaped their households, and were not made in a factory.
This is why they are "born to be wild", because the were actually born in the wild."

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2007, the year the "placebo" bots dominated FRC. :ahh:

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World's largest air hockey table. But shouldn't there be just one puck?

<not an entry> Is this the best way to get rid of poofshrapnel? Perhaps next year's game, involving bowling balls, will not have the shredding problem. <not an entry>

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Bystander #1: "Now we get to see how many robots it takes to clean a FIRST field!"

Bystander #2: *SNORE*

Bystander #1: "Yeah, I'd rather watch paint dry too."

<not entry>w00t! Bronze Medal! ::starts dancing, then realizes he can't dance::</not entry>

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3....2......1......GO

And there off in a race to see which team can clean the most in 3 minutes. Will the red Alliance win, or will blue take the win. Stay tuned to find out.

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(as said by a confused referee):

Which VacBot relative of the PackBot is the backbot?


AB

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Roomba #1: "Hey Fred, is everyone ready? Where's Rhonda?"
Roomba #2: "Here she comes... and check out her side brushes... oomph!"
Roomba #1: "Cool it Fred, there's no time for that now..."
Roomba #3: "George, Fred, my group is ready, how about yours?"
Roomba #2: "Hi Rhonda... that's some mighty nice infrared action you've got going on there, I don't suppose you would like to get together after this and..."
Roomba#1: "Fred! Not now! Alright, here's the deal, they've all gone to lunch, but they won't be gone for long, so we have to act quickly... on the count of three, I want you two to lead your groups in a straight line toward the bleachers there on the left, behind them is the exit door, and once we reach it, we're free!"
Roombas #2 and 3: "FREEDOM!"
Roomba #1: "Then on the count of three, let the Roomba Revolution begin: one... two... three! Go! Go! Go straight! In a straight line, I said! Stop going around in circles! Stop! Arrrrrghhhhhhh!
Roomba #2: "Sorry George."
Roomba #1: "You guys suck! You really, really suck!"
Roombas #2 and 3: "Well of course we do, George, we're vacuums."

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I would like to know if the playing field is clean enough to eat off of!!! :D :D :D

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[VOICE OVER] "Next up on Nova, the secret inner life of robots."

[METALLIC VOICE] Cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor... cleanin' the floor...

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FIRST Game Announcer: "Is the Red alliance ready? .... Great.

Is the Blue alliance ready? .... Great.

3... 2... 1... Go!

Releeeease the ACTIVE, FULLY AUTONOMOUS, ROBOTICS field components!
As the roboticS-field-components take their random positions on the
field during the first 5 seconds, the alliances will now go into their 15 second
autonomous period."

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Roomba #1: Did you hear that?! They just said this competition is sweeping young minds into the world of science and technology!

Roomba #2: Man, would I love to live in a vacuum with some of those rocket scientists!

Roomba #3: just keep sweeping, just keep sweeping....

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In this episode of Nature, we see the Roombas showing their natural herding instincts, as well as an inexplicable and insatiable love for trash.

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SURPRISE! What NASA failed to tell the rest of the world - Dave's other car did make it back from Mars, and look what it brought home with it!

[from the upper level the Roombas looked like little flying saucers...]

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(yaaaaaaaawns) Sorry about that, long day. Checked out seven campers in twenty minutes, disassembled seven Mindstorms robots, sorted out all the parts, and wrote a letter to boot. (I mean, you've just GOT to have the letter.)

First place, as I couldn't settle on one in at least five minutes, plus the time it takes to start a load of laundry, is a tie:

and

Second place goes to:

Honorable mentions go to:

1) KathieK
2) Koko Ed
3) Cody C
4) Dylan
5) skimoose
6) boiler
7) Andy Baker
8) Jane
9) Jay H 237
10) nehalita

And the burn award...

Which means the scores for the year are:

Which means a few awards are in order. (All should be construed as paper-plate awards, paper plate not included.)

Year 2 Champion: Travis Hoffman

Year 2 Runner-Up*: Heidi Foster
*In the event that the Champion is unable to fulfill his duties, the runner-up will assume the title. But, uh, The Heidi Foster Rule still applies here.

Most Wins This Year: Travis Hoffman (6)

Most Second Places This Year: Gary Dillard (6)

Most Honorable Mentions This Year: Heidi Foster (35)

The "Always The Bridesmaid" Award*: Brad Cahn (52 points)
*Most points earned without actually winning a contest. Historically, winners of this award end up working for FIRST.

Funniest Team: Team 116, Epsilon Delta (253 points combined)
*Alright, folks without teams together scored 516 points by my math, but that doesn't count.

Some other fun statistics that come with having a spreadsheet, for your interest:
Points Scored This Year: 2,986
Average Average Score: 1.8 points per contest

Onward!

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http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...0&page=2&pp=15
Not this year. Brad is busy.

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I know, I know, but Amanda won that title last year; that set the trend. In a year, that trend will be long gone. ;)