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Spending countless weeks drawing up the 'bot on inventor, only to find out, once you're done, that they have changed the one measurement that could possibly make your entire drawing void.

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Been there, done that. Definitely teaches you to watch the builders from time to time to make sure they don't throw in a wrench.

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Hooray for PARAMETRIC MODELING SOFTWARE!!

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When people call the elimination rounds "finals." It can get really confusing at times, and often sounds flat-out ridiculous (seriously, who thinks "We got into the finals, but only made it to the quarter-finals" sounds sensible?).

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Along the same thread...
People who think "nationals" and "championships" are synonyms. I'm fairly sure we've got teams that are outside of our nation.

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-So many times I heard this one in our pit: (HP is human player for our next mtch)

HP: Who's driving?
Me: I am, and Mike's the shooter. (2nd driver)
HP: I thought I was shooting!
Me: What?!
HP: Y'know, *motions throwing a basketball*, human shooter!
Me: THATS HUMAN PLAYER
HP: Same difference

We were in 14 matches this year, and it felt like that happened about 8 times.


-Inattentive human players:
Our robot was ready to get an empty cell from the outpost, actually WAITING for the human player on the #3 team (we were #2 on the alliance) to stop watching the other five robots at the far end of the field with about 40 seconds left. It took both our drive teams flailing like morons to grab his attention about the time the 'hurry up' sound went off.


-When my family leaves the basement light on when they come up and lock the door.

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Lousy math notation/reading.

3<7 is read as "3 is less then 7" not "7 is less then 3" or "3 is greater then 7"

the cubic root of 27 is not equal to 27 cubed

x(3/2)x(7/2) is not equal to (x^(3/2))*(x^(7/2)) The superscript makes a big difference

two divided by six is not three
six divided by two is

The list goes on.

I tutor lower levels of math up to pre-calc. I deal with this a lot. I hate to correct every time because I feel like a jerk and we get nowhere, but if I don't correct their words they won't be able to communicate their math properly.

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team members who try and make the robot better and end up breaking it

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Trying to read post on CD and watch the regional webcast while someone blasting their MP3 player next to you that don't care hes bothering you are about robotics (yes there are people like them) can be a major pain. :mad:

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Needing to get in touch with someone at a competition and them not answering their phone.

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Making mistakes like this. I can do the abstract elements of calculus just fine, and I excel in mathematics (it was my sole calling until I took programming and joined FIRST, which redefined my goals)...

Getting a bad grade on a calc. test because of a few arithmetic mistakes.

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When people use "then" instead of "than" :p

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When people forget end punctuation. :P

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Yeah, thats a bad habit of mine. I'll try to remember that.(probably won't remember, but I will try)