[Arefin Bari]

John, it took a while to read through your blog; I read it over several times. I am truly disgusted by how some reacted towards Team 1114. This is simply ignorance.

I have encountered the same situation with a mentor this past weekend where I was told by him that team 233's students don't do a thing and it just seemed all engineer built. I simply asked him to watch the Pink team closely throughout the weekend. His view on the Pink team changed completely at the end.

I suppose until you see it for yourself, it is hard to believe what these students are capable of.

For some, the case is to jump to a conclusion right away... simply known as an ignorant. I wish some would take their time to just stop by one of the elite team's pit just for 15 minutes and ask, "How do you do this?"


... Oh, and just in case any of those people who put any of these elite teams down, why don't you try to asking them to share their ideas and designs with you? You will be surprised by how much help you will get from them.