You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

[Katie Hans]

~ In physics you're learning about wavelengths and frequency and you learn that a CD goes from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. You stare at "CD" for a while, thinking, CD? Frequency? Why is this making no sense? before it actually dawns on you that it's a music CD they're talking about, and not the website. (It was early. I have physics at 7:30 in the morning. D=)

~ During swim camp over the summer, you have a break between lunch and the afternoon practice from 12:45 to 1:30. And every afternoon, without fail, you have a sudden outburst at 1:11.

~ You make excuses to visit the tech lab at school whenever possible.

~ You only have one friend that isn't in robotics.

~ You have dreams about competitions (and chickens).

[raymaniac]

You think:
"Overdosed on FIRST...overdosed...is that possible?"

[StephLee]

Originally Posted by raymaniac

You think:
"Overdosed on FIRST...overdosed...is that possible?"

Only until your immunity to it builds up.

[John Gutmann]

I am in my calc lecture right now and the teacher brought out a over head projector, and to make it so we can't see the overhead sheet on the screen she put a green sheet of paper over it. At first glance I was like "omg why does she have a green light down there?!"

-John

[StephLee]

- When you make yourself feel slightly better about having to do your science fair display board over again by making it in team colors. With the team logo in random places.

- When you spend the day at the aforementioned science fair telling robotics stories along with a few other team members.

[Zoheb N]

you get into a conversation with a Starbucks employee about robotics programs because she overheard you talking about chairmans

[BlondeNerd]

...When you go into a summer program interview thinking, "I will not babble about robotics..."

...When all four people who interviewed you now know about FIRST, Rack 'n' Roll, and/or your team

Oops...At least they seemed interested

...When one of your vocabulary words is "pneumatic" and, well, your English teacher now knows how your robot's arm works.

[StephLee]

...When you help your mom clean out her van and find: 4 pairs of safety glasses, a 375 bandana, a Chesapeake Regional agenda booklet, and a robot tether...not to mention the dozens of buttons that have been making their way inside for two weeks now.

[Nin_estarSaerah]

when you you couldnt make it to your team's second regional, and you have had three windows on your computer open: the first website, chief delphi, and the webcast, which you havent stopped watching since this morning.

[BandChick]

...when you get dubbed the "spends more time at competitions than she does in the real world" officer of the "FIRST is a cult...give in now" facebook group.

... and it's TRUE!

[TheIrishOne]

...when you go to a competition in your Homecoming dress because you need to go straight from the competition to the dance that night

[SPurekar]

... When you think of the Gearhead's button each time you see a pedestrian crossing sign

[cire]

When you get interviewed about a internship / co-op and it turns into a conversation you feel like you've had before about 100 times while talking about FIRST. Oh, and you get hired

[Otaku]

When you see a bright orange shirt and you think: "Hey, Team 100!"

When you get excited when you hear "We're going to Atlanta!" in a non-FIRST setting (yes, such things exist).

When you cheer as a of plastic, rubber, aluminum, and other things falls over.

[ScoutingNerd175]

You watch the final four in the GA dome and spend most of it thinking how weird it is to see some other event crown its champions there. And that most of the country doesn't know that FIRST will be taking over that floor in about a week and a half. But for those of us who do know, this Championship was just the warmup.