Engineering slogans

[fefie]

Here is one I think everyone would like!

If you start with junk you will end with junk

[SirGimpOfBaath]

"If the prototype works so well, why not just mount the prototype on the robot?"

[james carlisle]

Here's one for you programers:
P.E.B.C.A.K.(problem exists between chair and keyboard)

[Steve P]

Were not building a church.

[pakrat]

I can't read this whole thing... But one of our mentors wears the shirt...

"if it isn't broken....


Take it apart and fix it"

[doyler]

Good enough for government work

(programming ones)
It's all the engineers/electrical people's fault
PEBKAC i like
In theory...
It worked before
It should work...

[Carolyn Duncan]

If it moves when it's not supposed to duct tape it. If it doesn't move when it's supposed to WD40 it.
Another variation includes
If it doesn't move when it's supposed hammer it 'til you need the duct tape.

[craigcd]

"Education is directly proportional to the amount of equipment you burn up"

Live by it!

[Tazlikesrobots]

In life there are only two tools necessary; duct tape and WD40. If it moved and it should not, then use the duct tape. If it does not move and it should, then use WD40.

You have experienced a UBF (User Brain Failure) error.

No your other left

And finally Murphy’s Law of fools…when you fool proof something, someone invents a better fool.

[SirLancelot]

S.W.A.G.

-Scientific Wise-$@#$@#$@# Guess

Why bother with all of the calculations?

[[527]phil]

my slogan is "just because it's not the right tool for the job doesn't mean you can't use it"

[Eria4044]

Originally Posted by Tazlikesrobots

And finally Murphy’s Law of fools…when you fool proof something, someone invents a better fool.

That reminds me of a funny quote: "Software programming is a race between programmers to create bigger and better programs and the universe to create bigger and better idiots. So far the universe is winning." I may have paraphrased, so here's another quote: "You can never trust a stupid mans account of what a smart man has said, because the stupid person subconsciously translates what the smart person said into terms he can understand." Or something like that.

[Eria4044]

Hvae any of you ever read the Jumbo Book of Duct Tape? Very quotable, and it may give you some ideas for a robot. Who would've thought that you could make a helicopter out of electric fans and a lawn chair?

[mpking]

Originally Posted by Eria4044

Hvae any of you ever read the Jumbo Book of Duct Tape? Very quotable, and it may give you some ideas for a robot. Who would've thought that you could make a helicopter out of electric fans and a lawn chair?

How about a hovercraft?

FIRST had a tradition back in the early 90's for fielding "The Placebo". Due to the limited number of teams, a bot was fielded by FIRST to fill the space, yet not really accomplish much during the match. (The was before the concept of alliances was introduced, each team was for itself)

The three Placebo's I directly experianced were

1998 - The Box. The last Placebo, just a plywood box that sat on the field
1997 - The Cleaner. A vacuum cleaner outfited with motors and a radiocontrol unit. Actually managed to score some points. (Our team would always throw some Torroids on the handle to score the Placebo some points)
1996 - Hovercraft. First using only the Kit of parts (Plus two extra drill motors) created a hovercraft.

They're were others before those years, but I wasn't in FIRST then.

[Rick TYler]

Comment usually preceding a spectacular failure:

"I can't think of any reason why it won't work."

- Rick