pic: Lavery Claus

[KathieK]

Dear Santa Lavery,
I've tried really hard to be a good girl lately and I only opened a few CD cans of worms this year.
For Christmas I would like someone to let me drive a robot... just once. And someone else to explain in NEM terms how it works... And a Segway would be nice, too. And a Vex kit. And more than anything else I wish for more time, Santa.

I promise to leave you some Krispy Kremes and Mountain Dew, and while you're at my house you can recharge your segway-sleigh batteries to continue your trip. Please come to my house, Santa!

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by dlavery

<sigh> A lump of coal just won't do it any more. I'm gonna give you all negative rep points in your stockings for Christmas....

You know a lump of coal isn't so bad. With the high oil prices and current exchange rate I'd come out on top with a lump of coal!

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"Dear Lavery Claus,

My name is Jason and I've been good all year...................or so I've been told. Here is my Christmas List,

space shuttle

space station

mars rover

my own planet (if this is too short of notice how about my own island instead?)

space trip to moon

Hubble telescope model

and how about a FIRST competion on Mars? I think this would solve all the complaints you've been hearing all year about robots being overweight.

[dubious elise]

Just out of curiosity, what kind of vehicle does Santa Lavery use? I mean, does he hitch up 8 reindeer to one Segway or something?

I'm really at a loss on this one...

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by dubious elise

Just out of curiosity, what kind of vehicle does Santa Lavery use? ...

An interplanetary vehicle? Maybe a Mars cycler?

[mechanicalbrain]

Of coarse Lavery Claus has his NASA issued sleigh.....

Some how it just makes more sense then magical reindeer.
P.S. Does this put me on the bad list?

[Kyle Love]

So, Santa Lavery Claus....you promised me a free ride on a rover...so wheres it at???? OK, ok the 2006 game will have to do...just a few days after Christmas.

[Rich Kressly]

Lavery Claus ...
I have a long list, but what I want most is the inspiration and energy to do this thing we do for another year. And, if you can fit more in that sleigh, I'll take a kitchen mixer, a vehicle that doesn't exceed the speed limit, a big block of polyurethane, and some simple/unchanging FRC rules.

[Ken Leung]

Lavery Claus...

I would like world peace, and the end of hunger... So... How about 20 pounds of flour, 20 pound of rice, 20 gallon of clean water, 20 pounds of roast beef, 20 pounds of chicken, and 20 prounds fresh fruit and vegetable for everyone on earth? And I want drinking fountains with hot tomato soup. Throw in some bread too. Not white bread, I want multi-grain.

As for world peace... How about 20 pounds of crossword puzzles/riddles/math problems/ancient secrets to keep everyone busy?

Thanks in advance...

[Beth Sweet]

Dear Lavery Claus,

My wish list for this year is a pony and a princess tiara... hehe, just joking... My real wish list is to get through robotics season and not fail macroeconomics in the process.

Team wish list is a tool box and some tools. Because they're cool. And pretty.

I've been a pretty good girl this year...

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Big Mike

ive been a good boy i havent bearhugged anyone this year (except for kressly... and copioli but copioli started it :-p)

And.... a certain short person who shall remain nameless *cough* me *cough* who, although is short, is not one of Santa's elves, but can still report to Santa the doings of others.

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by Big Mike

ive been a good boy i havent bearhugged anyone this year (except for kressly... and copioli but copioli started it :-p)

ahem... I guess we could call this short-term memory loss...

[Jay Trzaskos]

Yeah Big Mike, you got me at the webhug, due to the special request of one of Santa Lavery's brightest reindeer.*

But Santa Lavery, all i want for Christmas is a new Computer and a sleigh full of fun VEX parts. Oh, and a trip to IRI, minus the "Brandom Marcus is my hero" sign.

JT
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*think about light reflection, not so much about brain wise

[sciguy125]

Most of you are engineers, you should know better than this. If Lavery Claus existed, he'd be dead by now. Actually, his segway might protect him. There's no way he could hold on with 17,000 g's. He might be better off than Santa.

[Beth Sweet]

Originally Posted by sciguy125

Most of you are engineers, you should know better than this. If Lavery Claus existed, he'd be dead by now. Actually, his segway might protect him. There's no way he could hold on with 17,000 g's. He might be better off than Santa.

On that note, please see the physics behind why Santa is real. I'm sure Lavery Claus is the same

[Andrew Blair]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

On that note, please see the physics behind why Santa is real. I'm sure Lavery Claus is the same

Well how the heck else could he get rovers onto mars??? Pfeww, not with chemical rockets, I'll tell you that... Santa Lavery should have been a little more generous with the Climate orbiter team...They had the concept but the math escaped them a bit. I guess something about consuming a google of Krispy Kremes in a hundreth of a second to create a tear in space time threw them off...