15 Random Things I Learned This Build Season, '09

[germanystudent]

haha here's my list:

1) gearbox assembly is aproved by the government as a form of torture
2) gear grease tastes like an old moose
3) robots should be viewed with eyes and maybe hands but not so much the tounge.
4) always carry spare everything
5) double check for supplies needed before going to ACE
6) planning is important but the robot isn't built from plans
7) don't procrastinate

[Seat Ninja]

Originally Posted by germanystudent

haha here's my list:
2) gear grease tastes like an old moose

Mostly. Last year i found some 5+ year old lube in the back of our shop called "food lube" for food processing (i don't have a clue why we had it). Anyway the stuff smelled EXACTLY like blue cheese, but I didn't taste it, so...

[AlexD744]

Originally Posted by germanystudent

haha here's my list:

2) gear grease tastes like an old moose
7) don't procrastinate

#2 umm how do you know what an old moose tastees like, just out of curiosity.

and #7 is the story of my life.