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J.Warsoff 16-01-2011 16:14
A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Remember everyone, during build season, if you mess something up.....

In the words of Adam Savage...


Failure is always an option!
(and so is blowing stuff up)

Good luck!

Red One 16-01-2011 16:17
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
If there was a "Like" button, I would have clicked it. :D

jblay 16-01-2011 16:19
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Red One (Post 1001235)
If there was a "Like" button, I would have clicked it. :D
CD, make it happen

lucybugg101 16-01-2011 16:20
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
This just made my day of frusteration so much brighter! Haha, thank you (:

RoboDesigners 16-01-2011 16:21
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Red One (Post 1001235)
If there was a "Like" button, I would have clicked it. :D
There kind-of is... *spotlights post* :)

Koko Ed 16-01-2011 16:23
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
I don't think the safety advisers would approve the use of explosives to dispose of your robot (I think they'd more readily endorse recycling the bot instead).

Red One 16-01-2011 16:25
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RoboDesigners (Post 1001242)
There kind-of is... *spotlights post* :)
Ha didn't see that, thanks!:)

Creator Mat 16-01-2011 16:26
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
I like the "I reject your reality and substitute my own" option better. No the arm that i just spent the last week building didn't fall apart into a million little pieces it only took a break (hahaha bad pun).

JaneYoung 16-01-2011 16:31
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
What in this topic makes it spotlight worthy? As far as I can see, it makes it worthy of the Chit Chat forum.

Jane

J.Warsoff 16-01-2011 16:34
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Koko Ed (Post 1001246)
I don't think the safety advisers would approve the use of explosives to dispose of your robot (I think they'd more readily endorse recycling the bot instead).
touché. but, then again, they did have Grant Imahara featured in the safety video, and we all know what he's built....

http://images.quickblogcast.com/8145...3/Picture2.jpg
DEADBLOW

Grim Tuesday 16-01-2011 16:43
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
My conclusion from this post:

Failure is an option separate from blowing stuff up, so if you don't fail, then you should blow stuff up, and therefore whichever robot that wins the championship should be blown up.


Am I doing it right?

J.Warsoff 16-01-2011 16:49
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday (Post 1001264)
My conclusion from this post:

Failure is an option separate from blowing stuff up, so if you don't fail, then you should blow stuff up, and therefore whichever robot that wins the championship should be blown up.


Am I doing it right?
well, that's one way of going about it

Dracon Phinex 16-01-2011 16:50
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Good words of wisdom!::rtm::

RoboDesigners 16-01-2011 19:10
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneYoung (Post 1001255)
What in this topic makes it spotlight worthy?
...
[Off-Topic]
This could be a topic for a whole new thread. :)

Some quotes are spotlighted for being "true" or some memorable/important principle. Others are spotlighted because they are funny/interesting. I felt this was funny/interesting (particularly because it is something that is sort-of contrary to an engineering mindset (engineers don't like to fail, and most don't like to blow things up), and FIRST is filled with engineers, therefore, it is ironic, and irony is a type of humor), so I spotlighted it.

I wasn't around when the spotlights were started (I think it was in 2002, based on searches), so I'm not entirely sure what the original purpose of the system was. Please correct me if my idea of what makes a "spotlight-worthy" post isn't accurate.

Andrew
[/Off-Topic]

2950's Hippie 17-01-2011 12:15
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
.................

cuerno de chivo 17-01-2011 12:24
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
hey red one!stop!you are embarassing our team

JaneYoung 17-01-2011 13:05
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RoboDesigners (Post 1001315)
[Off-Topic]
This could be a topic for a whole new thread. :)

Some quotes are spotlighted for being "true" or some memorable/important principle. Others are spotlighted because they are funny/interesting. I felt this was funny/interesting (particularly because it is something that is sort-of contrary to an engineering mindset (engineers don't like to fail, and most don't like to blow things up), and FIRST is filled with engineers, therefore, it is ironic, and irony is a type of humor), so I spotlighted it.

I wasn't around when the spotlights were started (I think it was in 2002, based on searches), so I'm not entirely sure what the original purpose of the system was. Please correct me if my idea of what makes a "spotlight-worthy" post isn't accurate.

Andrew
[/Off-Topic]
Sounds like you've got a handle on the spotlights. With this one - I would wonder why it is spotlit if I saw it, maybe not right now but a few months down the road, a year, two years. Mythbusters is awesome and the stars of Mythbusters do very cool things, true, but their goals in the show may be a little different from FRC.

What you might spend some of your free time doing is reading some of the threads/posts that the spotlit quotes are taken from. You can usually find some excellent discussions that way.

Jane

RoboDesigners 17-01-2011 15:35
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneYoung (Post 1001971)
Sounds like you've got a handle on the spotlights. With this one - I would wonder why it is spotlit if I saw it, maybe not right now but a few months down the road, a year, two years. Mythbusters is awesome and the stars of Mythbusters do very cool things, true, but their goals in the show may be a little different from FRC.

What you might spend some of your free time doing is reading some of the threads/posts that the spotlit quotes are taken from. You can usually find some excellent discussions that way.

Jane
Ok, now I see where you were coming from. Thanks! :)

Taylor 17-01-2011 15:48
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
I agree with the OP. According to someone in the know, it's good to break things early. Celebrate your failures as well as your successes.
There's also this other thing about an iterative process ...

Bill_B 17-01-2011 17:17
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
The advice that things can be blown up this year is especially apt. In fact, several dozen things will be blown up, viz. game pieces in four colors. ;) :D

Red One 17-01-2011 20:25
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 4950's Hippie (Post 1001937)
.................
*sigh* You just had to mess it up! ;)

(Oh and we're 2950 not 4950! xD)

Red One 17-01-2011 20:28
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cuerno de chivo (Post 1001944)
hey red one!stop!you are embarassing our team
Haha who is this? :D
Hmmm Jose? Maybe not.
But the terrible typing skills may prove otherwise :D

GaryVoshol 17-01-2011 20:33
Re: A friendly reminder to everyone
 
This is not PM guys. Please cease and desist.


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