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Re: The FIRST Devil's Dictionary
Pneumatic Programming Wrench (n)- A method for keeping freshmen busy.

Left-Handed Metric Ratcheting Adjustable Pneumatic Programming Wrench (n)- A method for keeping pit admin busy.

Day 1 of a Regional (n)- The time that you are supposed to be practicing. See also Debugging.

Schrödinger's Cat (n)- The method for determining whether the NavX will return values between -180 and 180 or between 0 and 360.

PID Tuning (v)- The period of time in which the robot spins around until the Space Bar is pressed. This mythical creature has driven many sailors programmers insane.

Space Bar (n)- 1. The button that requires the robot to be turned off and on again. Seriously? You couldn't have just disabled it? 2. The result of programming on the same computer that runs the driver station.
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