Thread: Loss of Gracious Professionalism Among First Teams
View Single Post
  #6   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 18-03-2003, 22:12
Elgin Clock's Avatar
Elgin Clock Elgin Clock is offline
updates this status less than FB!
AKA: the one who "will break into your thoughts..."
FRC #0237 (Black Magic)
Team Role: Mentor
  
Join Date: May 2001
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: H20-Town, Connecticut
Posts: 7,773
Elgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond reputeElgin Clock has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Elgin Clock
Quote:
Originally posted by MasterZeus
Here is another example of the loss of gracious professionalism: One of the members on my team was an inspector at Cleveland. One of the robots he inspected used a hallowed out battery for the weigh-in so that it was under 130 lbs. I can't believe a team would do that. What kind of an example is this for the students?
Is this true??? Because in all honesty, a different person on my team has said that every year in joking, I repeat IN JOKING, but we would never stoop to such a low as to actually do that. That is just wrong....

I mean we all have the weight issue to deal with and we have come up with some real wacky ideas to cut weight, such as, of course the above mentioned action, drilling holes in the air tank, putting helium in the tires, and all kinds of other dumb, but logical things of reducing weight. But the logical approach is not always the most legal thing to do.

Is and/or should flipping the power switch to prove that everything is in working condition a part of the inspection checklist?? Is that how they were caught?

I want to know what penalty they faced (if any) for doing such a disturbing thing...
__________________
The influence of many leads to the individuality of one. - E.C.C. (That's me!!)

Reply With Quote