pic: Marshmallow roast around last year's robot

[smitikshah]

Wow! I don't think I could ever come to terms with burning a robot - I think our teams tears would well extinguish the fire.

But that is insane! Did the s'mores have a metallic taste to them haha?!

[SenorZ]

Living the dream.

[Munchskull]

Originally Posted by smitikshah

Wow! I don't think I could ever come to terms with burning a robot - I think our teams tears would well extinguish the fire.

But that is insane! Did the s'mores have a metallic taste to them haha?!

Bit Buckets is know for having wooden robots. If I remember right the laser cut Baltic Birch for their frames. I assume they removed the gears and electronics. Thus very little metal.

[smitikshah]

Originally Posted by Munchskull

Bit Buckets is know for having wooden robots. If I remember right the laser cut Baltic Birch for their frames. I assume they removed the gears and electronics. Thus very little metal.

I see. With a little searching I found from their website: "In 2014-2015 for the first time since our first year we went to world championships by winning the Arizona regional with our lazier cut wooden robot".

Assuming 'lazier' was supposed to say laser (unless I'm missing some joke or info about lazier cutting), you recalled correctly.

[Travis Hoffman]

Too bad you didn't have any M-250's lying around....

[Catherine57]

I have been floating the idea of a bonfire to dispose of this year's plywood field elements. I don't think anyone will be sorry to see that massive tower go. I don't even want to think about how much time and effort we've spent dragging that thing in and out of our build room every meeting so we can access the rest of the room.

[Oblarg]

Originally Posted by Catherine57

I have been floating the idea of a bonfire to dispose of this year's plywood field elements. I don't think anyone will be sorry to see that massive tower go. I don't even want to think about how much time and effort we've spent dragging that thing in and out of our build room every meeting so we can access the rest of the room.

We were considering this, too, until someone actually dug up the local bonfire regulations and found that it's illegal to burn lumber (as opposed to firewood, which is fine). Bummer.

[Chak]

"Recycle Rush? What's that, some sort of charity marathon?"

[Ginger Power]

I wish I could burn my team's 2015 robot...

[Gravity]

This is amazing. Unfortunately we won't be attempting this seeing as we have a almost full aluminium robot

We do have a spare crate from champs lying around though...

[RoboChair]

Originally Posted by Gravity

This is amazing. Unfortunately we won't be attempting this seeing as we have a almost full aluminium robot

We do have a spare crate from champs lying around though...

If finely divided enough, aluminum burns quite well.

https://youtu.be/QQkkVqvdiK0?t=20s

[Gravity]

Originally Posted by RoboChair

If finely divided enough, aluminum burns quite well.

https://youtu.be/QQkkVqvdiK0?t=20s

That's pretty sick. I'm going to have a hard time convincing the mentors to take up that idea though.

[RoboChair]

Originally Posted by Gravity

That's pretty sick. I'm going to have a hard time convincing the mentors to take up that idea though.

To be fair you do need to add an oxidizer to get that effect. Otherwise you need to use it like really sparkly coffee creamer.

#DontDoThisAtHomeKids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI7M7XZxAkU

I may have a small* obsession with fire.



*this is a lie

[Koko Ed]

Mmmmmm!