TrackBall Surfing...The Solution to your Problems

[Grant Cox]

I just love the gleeful, free, post-ship feeling, don't you?

[Ninja]

You should add a disclaimer to the vid.

[IndySam]

Andy Baker did that at our scrimage Sunday. I hope somebody got video of it.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Andy Baker did that at our scrimage Sunday. I hope somebody got video of it.

Pics or it didn't happen.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Andy Baker did that at our scrimage Sunday. I hope somebody got video of it.

But Andy Baker never touched the balls - he just floated over them.

Originally Posted by jgannon

Pics or it didn't happen.

Of course it did - he's Andy Baker.

[Magiciandude]

Andy Baker did that at our scrimage Sunday. I hope somebody got video of it.

Who's Andy baker? Sounds like an interesting character.
Oh...and we did this on Thursday or Friday(can't remember)...it just took a night or two to put the video together, and then another day to get Youtube to cooperate with me (ridiculously flawed upload system...).

I just love the gleeful, free, post-ship feeling, don't you?

HECK YES!!!

OMG! They HAVE to have this as an event at the After Party in Atlanta!

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! Except they would definitely need to add protective gear


-Chris

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by Magiciandude

Who's Andy baker? Sounds like an interesting character.
-Chris

You must be new to FIRST

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=andy+baker

[Andy Baker]

One of team 45's lead students, David Abney, dubbed it a "4 ball belly slide".

Yes, even an old fart like me can do it.

I promise to do it at each of the 5 regionals I attend, if asked.

Andy B.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

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I promise to do it at each of the 5 regionals I attend, if asked.

Andy B.

then it would be the Baker 4 Ball Belly Slide

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

One of team 45's lead students, David Abney, dubbed it a "4 ball belly slide".

Yes, even an old fart like me can do it.

I promise to do it at each of the 5 regionals I attend, if asked.

Andy B.

I'm asking - I expect to see it at Kettering!

On second thought, I just watched that video. Let's wait until after the final rounds, OK?

[efoote868]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

I promise to do it at each of the 5 regionals I attend, if asked.

Andy B.

Will you do it at SLR?
Will you do it at BMR?
Will you do it at IRI?

theres 2 / 5 and another 1 --- quick, we need the other 3!!!

[JesseK]

Forget the actual ball sliding.

That intro in the video is pretty funny. It makes me think of several legendary despair.com calendar quotes.

[Magiciandude]

Forget the actual ball sliding.

That intro in the video is pretty funny. It makes me think of several legendary despair.com calendar quotes.

Haha...Thanks! I appreciate it

[Mr.D]

Originally Posted by jgannon

Pics or it didn't happen.

Here is your proof.
Andy Baker surfing TrackBalls at the East Central Indiana Robotics Practice Invitational - February 17, 2008.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYg_E_pB3Uk

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Mr.D

Here is your proof.
Andy Baker surfing TrackBalls at the East Central Indiana Robotics Practice Invitational - February 17, 2008.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYg_E_pB3Uk

Displaced hip for the loss! That looked painful.

Might I suggest the use of a gym mat (or maybe you cart in some official pig wallowing mud from the farm ) as a "landing pad" of sorts for future launches? Watch you don't roll yourself into the operator station wall or right over the robocoach wall, either!