Famous Last Words

[Not2B]

"We don't have any steel - It's all aluminum sheet."

Ah, the reason the 2003 robot was so heavy...

[ChuckDickerson]

"Hold this a second for me, I've got an idea."

"I think this will work. Ooops, I guess not."

[Mr. Freeman]

"Of course I'll be careful with the torch"
-Can't quite remember who said that

[jparkteach]

"We would have definitely won that match if the battery hadn't fallen out!!"

[John Gutmann]

Originally Posted by jparkteach

"We would have definitely won that match if the battery hadn't fallen out!!"

"This one little change NOT change the robot. It will work perfectly after this."

"We totally would have won if the robot was on"

[Qbranch]

. . "the hopper weighs 15lbs? thats ok, we'll build a new one out of cardboard"


and

. . "the camera's tracking!! oh no. there it goes looking at the floor again."


and, at nationals, after the robot was at the floor:

. . "WHAT?! you didnt put the set screw back in the shooter wheel?!


and, from the off season repair of last year's robot:

. . "we don't need the target light anymore... let's put the cathode lights under the robot!!! "

great thread idea whoever started this

-Q

[RoboMom]

"Don't worry Ms. Jenny, of course the robot will fit in the [RoboMom] van." (Actually it did, in about 4 pieces)

[Billfred]

Actually asked by a member of M.A.R.S. at the Mission Mayhem drivers' meeting:

"Are we gonna have a rain delay?"

(He then asked me that again once all heck had broken loose. I threw my penalty flags at him.)

[artdutra04]

"Really, this'll only take five minutes!"

[DevilChild]

"So, you're a cannibal."
"The odds of that happening have to be a million-to-one!"
"Pull the pin and count to what?"
"Which wire was I not supposed to touch again?"
"I've seen this done on TV."
"This doesn't taste right... ah! Aluminum shavings!"
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
"I've got a good feeling about this!"
"I can do that with my eyes closed."
"Well, we've made it this far."
"That's odd."

[Fumbling Pirate]

"At least I don't think its set to autonomous..."
"Its okay, I'll just take it apart and put it back together again"

[Daisy]

"Of course, I sautered. Why wouldn't I sautered? I always sautered! I know how to sauter"

"Did you turn it on?"

"...Of course I turned it on"

<-- Explaining the reason why our toggle switch wasn't working.

[DevilChild]

I forgot my personal favourite...
"What do you mean you can't put lightening holes in the transmission?!"

[Mike Schroeder]

i am suprised no one said this yet.....


famous last words:

Ouch
or
Yipe

[Athleticgirl389]

As a mentor on our team told myself and my friend...

"I'm Not Approving... But I'm Not Disapproving. Ya Do What Ya Gotta Do."