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

[artdutra04]

When you realize that your mother sorted all of office supplies in your house using the yellow McMaster-Carr zip lock bags.

Ballpoint pens are in the "item 11 on the packing list" bag.

[Cow Bell Solo]

when watching Wall-E when he fixes himself and when Eve fixes him along with anything else you say "Thats what robotics for"

[Dolan]

When the fallowing thought go’s throw your mind "If I fall my senor year I could be a student again for the 2010 year then go to college" then you realize that your mentors will kill you for it.

[typharn91]

you want the car from "back to the future" just to go to the next build season

[BJT]

4th of july, 3 day weekend, 85 degrees, you live on a lake, all of that and your'e working on the robot for IRI.

[Katie_UPS]

When the first thing you think when you wake up is; How many days till IRI?

EDIT:


Also, on the NEMO site, I found this somewhat fitting;

http://www.firstnemo.org/PDF/first_competition_tips.pdf

[ttldomination]

You're watching "21" and you wonder if that's a CIM motor they're using to make the front half of their robot turn....

[Karibou]

~You knew what NEMO was before you opened the PDF, and you're not a mentor
~When you go through this and do the following:

(quotes from http://www.firstnemo.org/PDF/first_competition_tips.pdf ....)

"Color Coordinate your tools for easy access in the pits, say I need a 10/24 screw, where is it--oh, it's blue"
~Your team actually DOES do this (and oh my god, that makes things SO much easier)

"Batteries don't help you if they're lying on the field"
~If I remember correctly, our backup battery fell off once during a match. That, and 3 of our 4 bumpers (though it's getting hard to remember what fell off when...those matches were PRETTY intense )

"Never forget your safety glasses"
~Yes, that's why I always have them in my purse, robotics season or not-robotics season (is there such a thing!? )

"Always keep track of your stuff"
~Mr. Leslie needs to read this (he lost his car keys in Pittsburgh, so he left his car there, carpooled with someone during the 6 hour drive back home, slept, grabbed another set of keys and another person to drive him back out there, retrieved his car, and drove back home. We have students keeping track of his keys for him now.)

"Designate a few team members to be 'team spokespeople' in the pit, and make sure they are always there to be spoken to"
~This is a team joke...

"There is no cure or treatment for addiction to FIRST"
~Oh dear...

[Joe G.]

When you see the thread titled "team 228 can and bottle drive" and think "what kind of crazy drivetrain is that?"

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by rocketperson44

When you see the thread titled "team 228 can and bottle drive" and think "what kind of crazy drivetrain is that?"

That one made me laugh.

[EricH]

--When you're at Pep Boys for something unrelated to robotics and are sure you see a CIM motor, large size, in its original state.

--When you get a job at a go kart track and start trying to figure out:

1. Can your driver control the robot on this track (there are 6 tracks)?
2. Can the overpass be hurdled over?
3. If not, how can it be, without landing in the channel on the other side of the fence?
4. How do you control the robot where you can't see it?
5. Can it beat the karts we've got on the track?
6. Will the robot spin out (slick track)?
7. How good would our driver be (bumper cars, tank-drive steering)?

--When you think that they've got it wrong on the track when one of the three main tracks starts with a right turn and ends with a right turn (and it's drive straight into both of them...)

--At said go kart track, there is no bumping on most of the tracks...so you think of it as "hurdler interference" instead of "bump to pass".

[dbell]

Originally Posted by rocketperson44

When you see the thread titled "team 228 can and bottle drive" and think "what kind of crazy drivetrain is that?"

I thought the exact same thing!

When you do a google search for "aluminum stick weld" and this CD thread comes up, and you think its cool.

When you buy another pair of safety glasses even though you already own 3.

[Zak698]

When you start making your own WALL-E cuz you know it can be done

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by rocketperson44

When you see the thread titled "team 228 can and bottle drive" and think "what kind of crazy drivetrain is that?"

lmao, first time I saw that I thought the same thing. I kept thinking about how it would work. lol

[sgreco]

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

The altitude of your plane reaches higher than any FIRST teams you know, and you can't wait 'til next year.

When it's 67 degrees outside and you say "geez it's HOT out"