CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #269
 

I'm on a quest to get this posted before midnight!

Here are the scores after the last round:

And the picture:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/22707

As always, the deadline is theoretically Saturday at midnight Eastern. I should be settled in the new condo and with internet access by then--failing that, I suppose there's always becoming a member of the county library with a quickness.

Go!

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #269
 

Wow, 269, way to NOT think outside the bot...i mean box.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #269
 

Inspector: I'm going to have to require you to rebuild your entire robot.
269: What? What did we do?
Inspector: Power may only come from gravity, the 12-volt and 9-volt batteries, springs, and pneumatics.
269: But it does!
Inspector: I don't see anything allowing you to run that shooter off any of those. In fact, it looks like it runs on Mountain Dew and Doritos.
Robot: You want some Doritos too? *throws ball at nearest vending machine* They're on the house.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #269
 

(idk if its too late to join in, but id like to, if thats okay...)

When they said they had a lot of human interaction, they weren't kidding...

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #269
 

Team 269 decided to try something unique for their robot in 2006: no drive train, no wheels, no potential for motion whatsoever. Their "robot" was just a team member on a chair surrounded a wood-and-metal frame. Nobody was surprised when they came in last place.

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Aim for the refs.

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Size limit? - check
Weight limit? - check
Safety? - check
Read the rules on human players? - Aww, missed that part about staying behind the glass. 10 point penalty.

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Dang, think of the loss of ball capacity =[

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In the off season Cooney Quest decided to do a little Mythbusters with a twist. If a three sided pyramid is thought to have magical powers then adding a fourth side and some batteries might do even better. The experiment tests which goes foul first, freshman or balls. Tune in next week for only time will tell....

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Dude, take the purple pill, it will bring you out of the Matrix!

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Remember how exotic robot designs were before the mandatory bumper rules were in place?

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Please don't pinch me and tell me to wake up, I'm - living - the dream.

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And that, Jimmy, is why we build before week six.

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Team 269 flaunts the rules once again, since it was in fact a different freshman who came in the KoP.

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The only useful use for a freshman

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The judges were duly impressed with 269's inter-dimensional drive system, which has not been seen since the competition ended.

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2006 : Human Players on the field
2009 : Human Players on the outpost
2012 : Human Players from the stands

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[not an entry]
You can tell Andy's not a parent. $0.00?
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[also not an entry] You can also tell he's forgotten what the weight limit was in 2006--that's an illegal robot by weight, and I don't think amputation would exactly be a good idea.[/also not an entry]

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #269
 

Is that a COTS item? Where can we get one? How do we know that student hasn't been working on this part of the robot roughly 16 years before the six weeks began?

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What happens when you don't allow mentors to help the freshmen design the new robot....

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Student: "How do you expect me to think OUTSIDE the box when you have me stuck INSIDE a box?!?!"

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Members of 269 soon realized if they wanted to convert their robot into dunking tank for fundraising, they needed to build walls...

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This dual ball control is awesome coupled with the hover system. I believe that we have a winner here.

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And here we have the Jimmy John's sponsored robot... it floats so fast you'll freak.

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If you're always thinking outside the box, it's all too easy to forget about the horrors delights that the box can hold.

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Another human taking a job that a robot could do...

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It seems team 269 took human loading a little too literally that year...

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As unorthodox as 269's robot is, just wait till you see their driver station!

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"I hear the FedEx truck coming down the driveway. Get me in the shipping crate now!"

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A young Necromonger, using the latest in Underverse propulsion technology, ventures forth in his craft to hunt down Riddick with his Poof Balls of Oblivion.

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #269
 

I have to say, it's good to be back on Greene Street.

First place goes to:

Second place goes to:

Honorable mentions go to:

1) rocketperson44
2) EricH
3) GaryVoshol
4) Steve W
5) MissInformation
6) delsaner
7) rtfgnow
8) Al Skierkiewicz
9) JaneYoung
10) Katie_UPS
11) Karibou
12) Wayne Doenges
13) Barry Bonzack

And the burn award goes to:

Which means the scores are:

Onward!

Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #269
 

Wheres the Labor day spirit?