[FUN] Recap and FRCTop25 with FRC118 Justin Ridley 4/11

[joeking]

Originally Posted by philso

Did you analyze their design before making this statement?

You do know that no mechanism is used on their robots without first having passed a rigorous and thorough engineering analysis with a comparison with other design strategies (including testing of many prototypes)?

To quote JVN, "This is an engineering competition." 118 wins consistently because they do some of the best engineering.

Mentors like yourself are a shame to the FIRST community. #thinkbeforeyoupost

[pilleya]

Originally Posted by joeking

Mentors like yourself are a shame to the FIRST community. #thinkbeforeyoupost

Umm no sorry, we don't say things like that on here. Maybe you should #thinkbeforeyoupost

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by pilleya

Umm no sorry, we don't say things like that on here. Maybe you should #thinkbeforeyoupost

Given how their username sounds phonetically, along with some of their post history, I can't imagine it's a serious account.

[philso]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Do you regret the grappling hook?

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Well... it was a question not a statement one with a comedic edge at that. I had no doubt there was rational behind it. Although even 118 could do something they even slightly regret.

I also asked it because they have historically taken mechanisms off their robots as the season progresses. This year it was the sally port arm/draw bridge arm last year it was the can articulator ect.

The way you phrased the question, it could easily be interpreted as "do you regret making the stupid decision to use a grappling hook?". I know some of our team members wanted to ask "with the experience 118 has accumulated using their grappling hook, what would they change?".

You have described your own personal growth in another thread. Keep growing and you will become one of the members that people will turn to for an authoritative opinion.

FYI, at Lone Star this last weekend, their sallyport/drawbridge arm was nowhere to be seen and the grappling hood performed flawlessly every time I saw it deployed.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by philso

The way you phrased the question, it could easily be interpreted as "do you regret making the stupid decision to use a grappling hook?". I know some of our team members wanted to ask "with the experience 118 has accumulated using their grappling hook, what would they change?".

You have described your own personal growth in another thread. Keep growing and you will become one of the members that people will turn to for an authoritative opinion.

FYI, at Lone Star this last weekend, their sallyport/drawbridge arm was nowhere to be seen and the grappling hood performed flawlessly every time I saw it deployed.

1)His question was incredibly neutral, not sure how you interpreted as such.
2)The second point you make has no relevance here, he asked a question, didn't make a statement or a suggestion.
3)He pointed out he asked because 118 is known for crazy cool mechanisms that they sometimes remove.

Calling out a student isn't always necessary.