You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

[rachelholladay]

when you come home and find a wago still in your back pocket
when you open your purse to see three safety glasses
when the person who has called you the most in the last four weeks in on another robotics team
when the only thing you friends discussed about the superbowl was how will.i.am didnt mention FIRST
when metal shavings come out of your hair
when you don't sleep

[1168Programmer]

Originally Posted by rachelholladay

when metal shavings come out of your hair

Really? Out of curiousity, how did they get there in the first place?

when you don't sleep

What is this sleep you talk about?

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by 1168Programmer

Really? Out of curiousity, how did they get there in the first place?

Machinery tends to make chips fly into weird places. Lathes and mills are particularly good at this, though drill presses are skilled as well. I've pulled many a metal chip out of the pocket of the hoodie I wear while using the lathe (which I wear so that I don't freeze and don't ruin ALL of my hoodies).

[biancs15]

-when you're hands are extremely dirty from all the coolant mixed with metal shards.
-when you have many cuts on you're hand and you don't know where they came from
-when you anxiously wait through every school day to get to the robotics lab

[1168Programmer]

Originally Posted by biancs15

-when you have many cuts on you're hand and you don't know where they came from

When you don't even notice them until someone else says something, to which you shrug and say "well...robotics."

[Phoenix Spud]

You look at character count before word count in word!

[Nomadic Mentor]

When you put more thought into your CD screen name then your last major project (non first related)
When you multiple teams and still want more
You find time to mentor multiple teams (and still want to do more)
When you think grease and aluminum shaving covered hands are perfectly fine to eat with but wash thoroughly when you get anything else on them

[Zuelu562]

...You really think you understand EVERY SINGLE RULE (and trust me, I don't).

...It's posters (made of pictures) of Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers instead of your favorite band or favorite actor that are on your wall.

...You cherish the signature on your shirt from Dean or Woodie more than family treasures.

...You really think that your mentors are more important than your parents.

[CalTran]

...When you start using a PWM cable as a wristband.

When you proudly tell your non-robotics friends you've spent 87.035 hours at Robotics this season.

When you find random bits and pieces of stuff in your pockets. (So far, I've found 2 .25" bolts, a washer for one of the .25" bolts, a WAGO, some wire, a couple links of energy chain)

When you've commented on this thread multiple times...

[Kyoshirin]

When your job isn't to make sure people are wearing safety glasses, it's to make sure they take them off when they leave.

[Vince]

when this is what you call a "good weekend"

[zachmartin1806]

When you walk into church with a tape measure on your back pocket without realizing it.

[sarahg2543]

Originally Posted by Kyoshirin

When your job isn't to make sure people are wearing safety glasses, it's to make sure they take them off when they leave.

LOL I don't even remember how many times I have left the Robotics room while wearing safety glasses

[sarahg2543]

...When you think of Team 118 EVERY time you hear the song Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)

...When you feel absolutely sure there is something in top of your head(safety glasses) even though you are outside of the robotics room

...When you sing the spirit chants of other teams in school

...When you go to CD before checking your school grades

...When you subscribe to this thread to see any more replies