Strange FIRST Facts

[Koko Ed]

Looking at the past Chairman's award winners I see no team numbered over two hundred has ever won the national award.
Any other unusual FIRST facts you guys can come up with?

[Sandmaster]

Is it so strange to see no teams with a number over two hundred win the National Chairman's Award? I'm not saying it can't be done it's just that the judges will lean towards a team that has several years under their belt because they've done more things with all that time. What I'm trying to say is that a team that's had 5 years to work on beefing up their Chairman's Award resusme will probably have more examples as to why they deserve the award instead of a rookie or 2-3 year team who is still trying to get a feel for all that FIRST is. It'd be great to see a team with a high team number win to show that new teams can instantaneously transform their high school, town, county, etc. The odds are against them but a dedicated team can take the task head on and win the Chairman's Award. As the years progress I'm sure we'll see several teams over the 200 mark. It's only a matter of time.

[Elgin Clock]

I like the fact that in 2002 was it, that the last team to sign up was 999 (from Cheshire CT!!! YAY).

That is a creepy coincidence, now we can compare the exact time that it took the first thousand teams and the next thousand teams to sign up. We're already at the 1400 mark this year. I don't think it will take that long to see 2000 teams!!!

[10intheCrunch]

Gonna need a few more pins on the OI =)

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by 10intheCrunch

Gonna need a few more pins on the OI =)

Not till Team #4096, so like 4 more years We are up to 1495 now (AGHS which I mentor)

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

I like the fact that in 2002 was it, that the last team to sign up was 999 (from Cheshire CT!!! YAY).

That is a creepy coincidence, now we can compare the exact time that it took the first thousand teams and the next thousand teams to sign up. We're already at the 1400 mark this year. I don't think it will take that long to see 2000 teams!!!

That's not really what happened, however.

In 2002, the OI could not display anything more than a three-digit number. Team registration began by assigning team numbers at 800. When registration hit 999, FIRST had to go back and begin filling in empty numbers. Teams registered from 717 through 800 actually registered after team 999.

[Roland]

I think it's interesting that as far as I can tell there's no team 1337 or 666.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Roland

I think it's interesting that as far as I can tell there's no team 1337 or 666.

OK I'll bite. What's so unique about 1337?

[Roland]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

OK I'll bite. What's so unique about 1337?

1337 is t3h k3wl. It's what you call the most ub3r of h4x0rz.

http://www.walthowe.com/glossary/l.html (look under leet)

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Roland

1337 is t3h k3wl. It's what you call the most ub3r of h4x0rz.

http://www.walthowe.com/glossary/l.html (look under leet)

I'm an artist, darnit!Not an engineer!


Gawd, I'm so embarrassed....

[matt111]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I'm an artist, darnit!Not an engineer!


Gawd, I'm so embarrassed....

newbz0r

its ok u gotta learn 1337 sometime or ull get teh pwnT in teh f4c3

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I'm an artist, darnit!Not an engineer!
Gawd, I'm so embarrassed....

Don't feel embarrased Ed, Engineers don't speak Geek..
(well I guess they do, but not this dialect of Geek)
Only Geeks speak this type of Geek speak.

[Mike Rush]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Don't feel embarrased Ed, Engineers don't speak Geek..
(well I guess they do, but not this dialect of Geek)
Only Geeks speak this type of Geek speak.

1337 = leet = elite

see

http://www.thenetw0rk.com/features/leet.shtml

for a not so bad translator...

As for the language, you'll be better off learning chinese!

[Crash852]

there are also slightly differentent variations of 1337, like the type you find in CS will be a bit different from say War3.

[MisterX]

Originally Posted by Roland

I think it's interesting that as far as I can tell there's no team 1337 or 666.

I am pretty sure there is (UCONNNN WINSSSSSS!!!!) good reason why there is no 666, I remember one catholic church's phone number had 666 as the last three digits (NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! WHAT FOUL!!!!) and they sued the phone company and had their phone number changed.


P.S. sorry, but I am watching the UCONN PITTS game and they WIN IT!!! FROM BEHIND