You know you're addicted to FIRST when...

[TacoTheCat]

You procrastinate on your homework by researching things for your team, and eventually go down a rabbit hole of "oh what can this thing (which isn't related to what you are originally searching) do" for hours.

[Dwight_2]

Originally Posted by Cole2999

... you start looking at colleges based on robotics clubs.
... you know you're gonna miss the competitions and building.
... after working on your robot, you go home and think about working on your robot.
... you suddenly have 500 extra points on your Subway rewards card.
... Subway freezes your rewards card after a "mysterious string of 8 purchases" (even though each purchase only added points...)
... you envy the sleeping.
... after a 43-hour day filled with 480+ miles (10+ hours) of driving solo, 4 hours of programming, all-night laser tag, and then 11 hours of driving a bot, you'd still rather be competing than sleeping.
... you register on a forum just to post what you love about FIRST

Second to last one is amazing

[frcguy]

You drive almost 200 miles to volunteer at an offseason event your team isn't at.

[Thayer McCollum]

You read FTC as FIRST Tech Challenge AND the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, before you even think about the Federal Trade Commission.

[clockstopped12]

When you had a full day, then an all night laser tag party, then an academic decathlon competition and still go to robotics (basically no sleep for 48 hours)

[clockstopped12]

...when this thread is the only way you stay awake in class


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[ctt956]

...you're seriously considering buying an Xbox just to play a 4 year old FRC simulation game.

[Ronny Mohtar]

HAHA
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... ... ...
-When you get a new backpack to fit your school laptop and your cad laptop
-When you are willing to stay after school from 2pm-4pm for robotics to start then end at 8pm
-When you start use your "free time" to work on cad projects instead of doing something fun
-When you wonder why the chief delphi smilies aren't on ios/android yet
-When you become interested in the idea of MIT making robots to play football for them
-When you drop out of the school swim team because it takes place during build season
-When you spend more time with your robotics team than your family, friends, and significant other

[frcguy]

You're legitimately thinking about flying over 2,000 miles to volunteer at an offseason event.

[Cothron Theiss]

Originally Posted by frcguy

You're legitimately thinking about flying over 2,000 miles to volunteer at an offseason event.

Holy cow, which event?

[alyssaungerer]

this is what you consider a "good meme"



(driver station)

[Cog]

You know you're addicted to FIRST when your first reaction to Donald Trumps immigration executive order is to figure out whether it effects any FRC teams.

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by Cothron Theiss

Holy cow, which event?

Beantown Blitz, mainly cause it seems super chill, the timing works, and I like visiting the Boston area. Not to mention I can probably pass it off as a conveniently scheduled college visit trip

[littlemissLish]

you know you're addicted to first when...

- you're getting a team-related tattoo
- you think about going to robotics all day
- you dream of competition
- Robotics is the only thing getting you up on Saturdays.

[Hess1113]

When your "friends" joke that your programming computer is your "wife".