The FIRST Devil's Dictionary

[carpedav000]

Driver Station (noun) A piece of technology used to control robots. Lack of Velcro may result in falling.

[rsisk]

Stronghold (v): an action that destroys field elements, robots, and field reset volunteers.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by carpedav000

Driver Station (noun) A piece of technology used to control robots. Lack of Velcro may result in falling.

Velcro (noun): Better foot protection for drive teams than closed-toe shoes.

[efoote868]

Tortuga (n): An award that recognizes the culmination of 6 weeks of preparation in strategy, design, and build of an FRC robot to play the 2016 game, only to fail in execution. Where design theory meets the real world.

[GreyingJay]

Originally Posted by efoote868

Where design theory meets the real world.

Design Theory (n): knowledge that doesn't work.

Real World (n): things work, but you don't have the knowledge as to why.

FRC (n): Combining design theory with the real world. Things don't work, and you don't know why.

[Anthony Galea]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Goal Chains: Sadistic, twisted little devils intended to help shots stay in the goal, but consistently do the opposite year after year.

(no but seriously, why does the GDC keep thinking these things help teams?)

To be fair for 2016, the goal chains, from what I saw from the driver station, helped our shots stay in the goal by redirecting them into the top of the goal rather than the back of the goal and back out. I will say that they did not help at all in 2013.

Loch Ness Monster: Triple balancing in 2012, 2 ball auto in 2016.

[logank013]

Originally Posted by 3175student17

To be fair for 2016, the goal chains, from what I saw from the driver station, helped our shots stay in the goal by redirecting them into the top of the goal rather than the back of the goal and back out

At our week one event, 1501 shot a high goal from the left high goal and it exited the center high goal. Go chains!

[Bentorino]

Originally Posted by 3175student17

Loch Ness Monster: Triple balancing in 2012, 2 ball auto in 2016.

I've seen one, but unfortunately, it's a bench grinder :/

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...BOU0N2blZWSDZ3

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Judge: The person who gets blamed when it's really the referee's fault

Alt defintion for Judge: Cat in a blue polo. Seriously, STAY WHERE I PUT YOU GOSH DANGIT! It's opening ceremonies, I just need you to behave for 30 minutes. Please? I'll give you candy!


This is the number one cause of judges hopped up on sugar after opening ceremonies. If you see any of them enter a sugar coma please contact your local JA. Do not attempt to feed the Judges.

[efoote868]

Bench Grinder (n): Known to autonomously score 2 boulders on a practice field.

[Maria S]

Rough Terrain (n.) The defense that mysteriously vanished after Week 1.

Scouting (v.) (2016) An excuse to ask the opposing alliance what defenses they can't do right before choosing said defenses.

Field Connectivity Problem (n.) A unexplainable issue resulting in a drive team standing around looking confused for a few minutes. The FRC rule book states that the field crew must blame said problem on the team and the team must blame it on the field crew. Even powerhouse teams are not immune.

[Maria S]

CAD model (n.) A pretty looking file that gets updated after you've built your robot.

[EricH]

Referee: The fall guy (or gal) for teams not making it obvious to themselves--and possibly others--that they did not, in fact, meet the conditions to score points.

Referee (alt): Member of the strange two-legged zebra herd. Generally found in the near vicinity of the FRC field. May be surprised elsewhere on occasion.

[LFrisk]

Minnesota (n) A place that everybody wants to move to districts except the people actually living there.

[EmileH]

Originally Posted by logank013

Low Bar Curtains: Break away for awesome reveal videos

Low Bar Fabric (n): During Weeks 0, 0.5, 1, and some 2, were designed to break apart when robots attempt to go through them, commonly when at speeds above 5 feet per second. See Bumper Fabric

Referee (n): 1) The person always blamed for denying video evidence, thus the bane of all teams existence. See Video Review Needs To Happen Now
2) The 2016 scapegoat, previously Programmer.