Forum: General Forum
18-08-2005, 17:06
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,544
Re: English or Metric?
Most of the time, 461 uses English measurements in buying parts and all that good stuff. In 2004, though, with weight problems, we switched from 1" extrusion to 20mm extrusion with metric bolts and...
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Forum: NASA Discussion
27-07-2005, 01:48
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Replies: 82
Views: 5,381
Re: NASA's Return to Flight Mission July 13!
Yeah, I saw those birds circling right over the launchpad, and I'm not really surprised. That must have been quite a knock, though. Today's launch (alright, yesterday's, but its still Tuesday for...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
13-07-2005, 22:10
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,071
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Forum: Extra Discussion
01-06-2005, 15:53
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,496
Re: pic: Vex Triple Play
that's pretty cool. K'nex is awesome, and I have over 5000 pieces of them (probably closer to 4000, since a few got lost :yikes: ). The only problem is that K'nex can only make right angles, but...
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Forum: Electrical
27-05-2005, 00:18
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,812
Re: Alternative Power Sources?
Doing some research for a project, I came accross Saphion U-Charge (http://www.valence.com/ucharge.asp) batteries (from Valence). In 15 lb, they pack 45 Ampere - hours at 12 volts, and have a...
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Forum: General Forum
27-05-2005, 00:03
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,969
Re: From the Ritchie Family...THANK YOU!
I am so glad that you all are healing and feeling better. The great thing about FIRST was that I saw so many teams stepping up and taking the initiative to help: from giving team get well cards to...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
23-05-2005, 11:23
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Replies: 526
Views: 63,860
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Forum: General Forum
23-05-2005, 11:21
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Replies: 73
Views: 7,486
Re: 217 Vs. 229 - Which Bot is Prettier?
229 is definitely more appealing to the eye, whereas 217 looks more complicated. I would have to stick with 229, though, just because it has gold and black :yikes: .
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Forum: General Forum
19-05-2005, 01:08
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,199
Re: Team in Danger!
A callout is definitely a good idea. One of the last major callouts we had/needed was at the end of my freshman year. The demonstration was for junior high students to get them involved in robotics...
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Forum: Math and Science
17-05-2005, 18:57
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Replies: 51
Views: 7,504
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Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
12-05-2005, 05:23
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,503
Re: which is better aluminum or steel????
I definitely agree with that one. Now to mention Matweb, there are some pretty cool aircraft aluminum alloys that would be pretty useful to building a frame and other robot components. By pretty...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
12-05-2005, 04:40
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,443
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Forum: CD Forum Support
27-04-2005, 11:20
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,787
Re: Religion threads and the CD rules
Unlike Politics, faith has almost nothing to do with Robotics, Science, or Engineering. If at all, keep it in the chit-chat forum, but I would support avoiding religion altogether on Chief. There...
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Forum: FRC Game Design
25-04-2005, 16:56
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Replies: 138
Views: 28,792
Re: Lessons learned 2005: The negative
The only real complaint I had was that huge black tarp at the top of the Georgia Dome. I don't know about the rest of you, but I like sunlit robot matches. As for the game, I agree that there were...
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Forum: Championship Event
17-04-2005, 14:00
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,684
Re: Atlanta Braves anybody...?
Unfortunately, 461 is not :( . Even sadder, still, I got a Braves hat and enough Atlanta-related bling to make Dave say "that's pimp" :yikes: .
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
17-04-2005, 13:50
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,737
Re: auto vs. manual loading zone, which one?
Back in the first week (design week), the requirement for all designs was that it could auto-load. eventually, we came up with a robot that is only good at auto-loading. It turns out that human...
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Forum: Control System
14-04-2005, 18:58
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,297
Re: Let's have Linux Robots Next Year!
In terms of weight and size, probably the best computer to put on a robot (as a replacement to the rc ) is....
http://images.apple.com/macmini/images/indextop20050111.jpg
I guess that's off topic,...
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Forum: CD Forum Support
12-04-2005, 11:19
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,531
Re: Reputation in chit chat?
One thing we use on 461 is "cool points". They are not reputation points, but they can used for unofficial reputation. Use a blue square for cool points, and light blue squares for "ice cold", from...
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Forum: Control System
11-04-2005, 00:43
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,297
Re: Let's have Linux Robots Next Year!
I bet this will sound stupid, but I really want to allow the option of programming the robot in Java.
Yes, I know it is not very useful, but that is the language of choice for the infinitely stupid...
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Forum: General Forum
11-04-2005, 00:25
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,712
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Forum: General Forum
06-04-2005, 21:47
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,723
Re: The top 8 teams will be....(2005)
279, 66, and 461 :yikes:
Just like last year, but we will win Einstein
Alright, just dreaming... :rolleyes:
But I think that the teams this year will be 279, 66, 67, 71, 111, 135, 537, 1024, and...
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Forum: Championship Event
06-04-2005, 15:28
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Replies: 196
Views: 26,288
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Forum: Chit-Chat
24-03-2005, 21:58
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,262
Re: The case of Terri Schiavo
I don't think the Terri Schiavo case is any of our business, unless we are completely informed. I completely disagree with the Republican Party making an issue out of this for politics and...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
24-02-2005, 21:23
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Replies: 90
Views: 14,939
Re: 2005 Boilermaker Regional
Will there be a talent show (other than Dean Simmons)? I have an act that I can perform if there is one. Yes, it is rap, but yes, it IS FIRST-Appropriate.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
22-02-2005, 20:47
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,875
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This thread is just as lethal as any design your own game thread. - Schnabel [more] 
