I just got back from one of the most stressful weekend of my life. Yet, I was still able to laugh and have a GREAT time with my team tonight while out to dinner.
Stress? What's that? Could it be cause by not passing inspection until 30 minutes before our first match due to no Battery Voltage? Maybe by not moving our first match, or even our second. Possibly our chain breaking during our 3rd match and the tread flying off? Maybe not moving again during our fourth match? Maybe two chains breaking right before our 6th match? Maybe BARELY getting them on? Maybe the left gear box shifting into neutral before the 10th match?
I walked onto the field knowing that there was no way in the world that my alliance would be chosen; not being the 44th seed. Yes, we fielded a robot on the field every match. But no, it didn't always move. Our entire weekend was plagued with problems. Yet... I still heard the words "Would like to invite team 2395 to our alliance" penetrate my thoughts. I was in awe. I had gone through all that stress. And it paid off!
Now of course, we then had a chain break our first match, and our second match the shifter went into neutral again. We lost again. A complete copy of last year.
In the end, I discovered that we can sell this!!!
I lost 15 pounds this season! FIRST does more than inspire! It makes you lose weight! (And not just on the robot.
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All joking aside, I am curios. Did anyone else have this many problems? Or do we just need to step up our game?
Big thanks to teams 1750 and 476 for picking us!