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If you're dealing with severe damage at a regional, the best thing to tell the guys at the PA: "Team ____ needs a miracle. Once again, team ____ needs a miracle"
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"Has anyone found my ducks? I found 1,2,4, and 5. Where is number 3?"
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Team XXXX has lost their programmer. Would Jerry please return to the pits?
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Funniest requests at the 2013 Washington DC Regional:
Attention in the pits, we have another parts request. Team XXXX needs some confidence. Once again, that is Team XXXX and they are in dire need of confidence. Attention in the pits, we have another parts request. Team XXXX would like redstone wire. That is redstone wire for Team XXXX. |
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At Boston, after so many people were complaining about the small pits, i finally requested a "Bigger Pit". UNFORTUNATELY they never announced it
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Our team asked for pool noodles, and the announcer said "Team 1899 would like some pool noodles for swimming."
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Team 4269 had a student ask the announcer to ask a girl to go to prom with him. Since she does not play robots, we videotaped it and sent it to her. Major success.
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A bucket of sparks!
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2013 Oklahoma Regional
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Calibrated pneumatic wrench.
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some one asked for a self-priming jiggler pump i thought it was funny.
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"Metric Adjustable wrench"
"Team 2607 would like 6 weeks of their life back" I haven't heard any funny requests in MAR in my two years of first though. Seems they cracked down on it. |
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While in the pits at the boston regional we were in the pit working on our robot when the girl at the counter announced "Team XXXX is in need of a large mouth shafter adapter." It was a good laugh as being in the pits can get frustrating. :D
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At Pittsburgh Regional on PI day, an announcement was made that if any teams had pie, that the announcer would happily take some. Also the day after he announced that if there was any left over pie not to throw it out that he would gladly take it.
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2013 Bayou Regional: a small paintbrush... for acrylic glue and brushing shavings off the control board
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"Team XXXX's program is missing a semi-colon. If someone has a spare, please lend it to team XXXX."
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Team XXXX has lost a 5 feet wireless cable. If anyone had found it please give it back to team XXXX
Also a great dumb rookie test- When you tell them to arrange everything, tell one of the to put tall the wireless cables in the box |
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(WPI Regional Joke) Team XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX Seems to have misplaced their Friday. If you could find their Friday, please return it to them.
The area around WPI got SLAMMED by a pretty big storm; any team that wasn't within a mile of the venue was either stuck or too scared to try to make it. For my team, all 3 students on the drive team were stuck in their driveway!!!! :ahh: |
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our team asked for:
wifi wires, communication powder, wireless power distribution board, battery discharger and a pyramid |
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Last year (Rebound Rumble) at either the Chesapeake or DC regional, one team asked for a hacksaw. The PA announcer turned it into a chainsaw. E V E R Y B O D Y in the pits looked at each other. Teams asked each other if they heard that correctly. Then about 2 minutes later they said, "Sorry, hacksaw. HACK. SAW." And then everybody laughed.
Blair Robot Project dresses up as various characters from the Mario series. One team decided to ask for "Power Stars for the Blair Robot Project" |
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Geiger Counter, always.
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i think one of the best "seems legit" until you think about it is a giant screw like a 1"-8
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Stupid Freshmen test: go get me a semiautomatic wrench/drill.
Haven't tried it yet but it seems like some people will fall for it. :D Also i want to, at least once, when another team comes to our pits asking if we need help to say 'can you help me find my sanity?' I feel like it will confuse people. Also is it to much to ask for my sanity? :P |
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At SBPLI this year, we asked for a Self Priming Jiggler Pump. Also team 270, Deer Park (who very unfortunately folded after 2012), requested a team and a robot. I hope so badly that they get it. We tried for a Self Priming Jiggler Pump at NYC earlier this year, but we never got it announced. However, at SBPLI we had success at last!
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I was talking to somebody in Pit Admin this weekend, and she said a freshman had been told to ask for a wireless PWM. (The joke was on the freshman, not Pit Admin.)
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As the pit announcer at Finger Lakes for the last 3 years, myself and our pit admin team have developed great relationships with the "Rochester Regulars". I always love to have students come up to me to try to have different things announced. If you're smart enough to get one by us Kudos to you. Everyone needs a little laugh. With that said, I had a student ask me to page a Mr. Chin, Mr. Chin Chilla.
If you plan to goof around with the Pit Admin table just make sure you have a good relationship with them, there are definitely some pit admins who are more willing than others to have a little fun. |
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Here's one to try on an unsuspecting freshman:
Have them announce that your team is looking for some F.O.D. (pronounced "fod"). First team that responds that they have some gets the freshman sent over with a broom or vacuum to collect it--and deposit it into the nearest trash can. Foreign Object and Debris is the aerospace industry's Enemy #1. If you've been drilling, sawing, or otherwise working on the robot, chances are, you have some on the floor. |
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If you've been drilling, sawing, or otherwise working on the robot, you have been involved in a DGO -- a "Debris Generating Operation" and thus you are the aerospace industry's Enemy #1 (at least according to my Clean Room cert refresher training) |
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 For the middle 4 feet of the composite, 2-stage, 14 foot tall rocket, the name held true (due to a ripped main shock cord)  But hey, where's the fun if you don't create a little FOD, right?  |
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we are planning on doing "1334 cannot find team 404"
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Today in the FRC pits they said "To the guys who are looking for 1.21 gigawatts: you know only a lightning bolt can generate that kind of energy!"
I wanted to go over and say "That means you have our flux capacitor! Give it back!" but the captain vetoed it. |
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Or go up to the Pit Admina and ask them to anounce that you're looking for your safety glasses, then wait and see how many are actually turned in.
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We actually went to Pit Admin at Worlds asking for our alliance partners, because we couldn't find them and they had our pit-crew badges!
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We usually ask for at least one funny thing at each competition.
2010 Chesapeake: "Team 1058 the PVC Pirates needs PVC glue" 2012 GSR: "Team 1058 needs 180 degree angle bracket" 2013 GSR: "Team 1058 needs non-ferrous steel" 2013 PTR: "Team 1058 needs and 8 inch PID loop" |
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metal shavings for lubrication purposes.
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Our team name is Devastators I'm going to ask the annoncers to announce when our team is going to a match. "Can someone find optimus Prime. Because the devastators are up right now."
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my favorite is complaining that whatever tool won't fit in the toolbox the way it is, then sending a rookie off to go find a box stretcher
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Team 20 is stuck between a rock and a hard place. If somebody could send a winch their way it would be much appreciated.
Team 20 is looking for a shoulder to cry on. Team 20 is now looking to trade. Team 20 would like to warn all other teams that the British are coming. I don't know, I feel like you could use the arrow in the knee meme somehow, as in: "Team 20 used to build robots like you..." One does not simply walk into team 20's pits... without a safety sticker. |
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On the way to St. Louis my mother told a few teamates that she would buy any one of them lunch if they asked for "Charley Barley Boo". This is what she called me when I was younger.
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For those FTB or Tekkit fans...no one got the reference at world from what I can tell.
Team 4901 requesting Iridium Enriched Tungsten Steel Plate. You know.....so we can make a nice GregTek Fusion Reactor. |
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My favorite was at the Sacramento Regional this year. The guys at the help desk made a bet, and broadcasted over the PA:
"Team XXXX needs $10. That's Team XXXX, and they need $10." A few minutes later, "Thank you, everybody, for proving my point." More than 10 teams had brought $10. It was a hilarious illustration of how willing people are to help at competition :rolleyes: |
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Just thought this one up:
"Team XXXX is looking for their robot, if seen please return it to team XXXX. On a completely different note, Team XXXX is in need of a hourglass and a dunce hat." |
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One we actually did was ask for a two speed transmission. One of our alumni mentors was annoyed with our one speed winch and having to unwind it so he was trying to find a supershifter to swap in. After this was announced our alliance partners for our next match were in our pit asking what was wrong :P
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I think I heard a request for a "three inch box wrench" at CMP.
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Early Thursday morning at Championship in 2012, one team (can't remember the number) was looking for a pair of "size 14 closed toe shoes".
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How about a unibody adjustable weight? :ahh: ::ouch::
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At CMP I heard an announcement requesting a 3 pound sledge hammer :ahh:
My two questions were: Why would you need a 3 pound sledge hammer and who would have a 3 pound sledge hammer in their tool kit? |
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In 2006, Team 4 competed at the Greater Toronto regional, however our robot didn't make it through customs due to the type of wood our crate was made of.
"Team 4 needs a robot" PS: We built a robot ("The One Day Wonder") and won the Judge's Award! |
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Team XXXX needs a tube of elbow grease.
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Some good ones I heard at the Utah Regional:
"Team ___ would like some pneumatic fluid"- we brought them an empty water bottle which they thanked us for and taped to their robot for the rest of the regional. "Team 1619 is looking for a left-handed metric adjustable box wrench" - One team came over to our pit and asked if his adjustable was metric or US standard, another offered us some headlight fluid, and finally another team brought over a mystery tool that none of us figured out what it did. |
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So today at our load-in for the St.Louis regional a few team members and I were joking around about this topic ( it happened to be raining slightly at the time) A few of us made a joke saying that if somehow our bag ripped open on the way to Chaifetz and got wet all we would have to do is request a giant vat of rice on the pa system! ( last year we also requested needle and thread after our bumpers were sliced by another robot.
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At the Indianapolis District Event a couple weeks ago someone asked for a toothbrush "clean and still in it's original packaging"
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At the northeastern district event last year, someone asked for a left handed screwdriver... One of the team leads ran into the pit and wrote "lefties only!" On it.
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my team had for a while a fake student called "Roth Jamison" (back in 2013). he was made up by one of our jokesters after they were reminded to not put any fake names on the team sign up sheet. He became a recurring thing, popping up all over the place, even getting his own Facebook page, and the practice robot named after him.
Long story short, we got the announcer in the stadium of the competition (not the pits, but during competitions) to announce for "Roth Jamison to please return to the pit area" at the Central washington Regional (I hope I'm remembering all of this correctly) |
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We have had team members ask for a bocky, which was then announced to everyone in the pits (I'll hold off on the definition to keep this PG). IIRC the announcer's exact words were "Team 423 needs a bocky". Everyone who knew what she said was laughing hysterically.
Additionally, we have a mentor named David Delacato who likes to wander off with his mentor friends at competitions. Once when we needed him but couldn't find him we made an announcement "Team 423 is in need of a Delacato". Sadly he didn't hear the announcement himself, but his friend did and send him back to our pits. |
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"Team 4920 needs a used mountain dew bottle." We actually did need it, to make our vision system see in green... and 2 teams actually helped us out!
Something our team does to teammates that are inexperienced with tools/ machining, is ask them to find some "Add-A-Thou" or aluminum magnets :') One guy spent his whole day searching for us... |
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With 10 minutes until pit closing on Thursday with our robot still having a ton of issues we asked for a functioning robot.
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