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

When you went to see Dean Kamen speak and saw his robotic arm video months ago just so you could tell all you friends that that thing is old news.

When you get really agitated that the spell checker on CD says that Kamen is spelled wrong!
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

-your still wearing the same cloths you had on the last day of competition
-you still wish that competition was still going on because you miss it all ready



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Unread 15-04-2007, 19:00
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

You can't wait to get started on improving some things on the team next year and you write down your ideas so you don't forget.

You wish you could have done your research paper on robots...
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Unread 15-04-2007, 19:13
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

when you spend your entire spring break designing an arm and mecanum drive train.

when your parents prohibit you from using the computer for more than an hour a day...

when you learn more outside of school than you do in school.
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Unread 15-04-2007, 19:21
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

-you try to build a chassis out of toothpicks and marshmellows on the 14 hour bus ride home
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

You're in the Atlanta airport, and you look around and see a good 3 or 4 teams...

You're in the line for security and go OMG THE THUNDERCHICKENS ARE HERE! and the 5 people in line between you and said team look at you like you're crazy.

You step through the metal detector and it starts beeping, you start to wonder what could set it off...and the TSA agent points to your "Dave says that's pimp" button...
he says "I'm gonna have to take that"
"...You're giving me that back, right?"
"Honey, it's just a pin"
"NO, it's not JUST A PIN!"

....you arrive at Newark and get really sad that there's no team there.

[p.s. I MISS ATLANTA!!!]
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

when it feels weird not spending every day of your life with every single member of the team (inc advisors)...*sniff sniff* we're going home tomorrow... 10 hour flight to Hawaii

when dibs, cooked pizza (unlike Mr. Olive's pizza from Murphy's pizza), and peanut m&ms make up your entire diet

two members of our team have hats covered entirely with different teams buttons just from championships... another could probably fill a shirt completely... actually, the kids with the hats could fill at least one shirt each with their buttons, their hats have tails...

when you know you will miss your teammates, even though we have about a week to perfect our botball bots before our comp, and therefore will be spending a lot of time together

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

When you start a "We got spirit, yes we do! We got spirit...how 'bout you?" war while waiting for Marta after the competition.
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

-- while trying to get through a crowd of people you yell "ROBOT COMING THROUGH" loudly, and then are confused as to why everyone does not immediately move out of the way.
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

-When you arrive at SFO and you notice that 5 other robotics teams were on your flight.

-When you're wearing a Team 100 hat and openly declare in the airport "MY HAT IS AWESOME".

-When you go to Baggage claim, and on the carousel, there's a piece of paper that says "GRT WAS HERE" on it. (speaking of which, PUT THE FISH IN THE CUP!)

-When you put a 1501 (Team THRUST) pin on your hat because you're going on a plane (The pin is basically flight wings)

-When you come home from Atlanta.... with 16lbs of buttons.

-When your voice is so horribly messed up from Atlanta... and you only want to keep cheering.

-When you see 114 in more than 5 places in a single day and each time think: "Hey, Eagle Strike!"
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When you are returning to your room (really tired) at the Marriott Marquis at 1 am and in the hallway in front of you in big red letters is "FDC" and you wonder "which program is that?"
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

...you arrive in Atlanta after following the Buzz truck for 1,000 miles and you realize your face is permanently frozen in a smiley face position after viewing nothing but for two days...

...you're driving home from Atlanta following the Buzz truck and you start playing the mile marker game... 173 - That's RAGE! 176 - Aces High! etc. etc.
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Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...

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...you arrive in Atlanta after following the Buzz truck for 1,000 miles and you realize your face is permanently frozen in a smiley face position after viewing nothing but for two days...

...you're driving home from Atlanta following the Buzz truck and you start playing the mile marker game... 173 - That's RAGE! 176 - Aces High! etc. etc.
I just found a new use for Mile Markers.


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

lol baker

when you here things during school and you think of different teams chants
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lol baker

when you here things during school and you think of different teams chants
Or when you hear/see something in school and think of your sponsors (mainly MV Transportation)

Our science teacher said some physics equation with "mv" in it earlier today. I wasn't quite paying attention because, well, I was drawing out some chassis designs.
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