There, I fixed it!

[Mr. Pockets]

Hah those are sweet.
Does the last picture make anybody else think Mr. Bean?

[JesseK]

This site officially made my quick links bar for work, right next to Dilbert and Physorg!

This is my favorite:
http://thereifixedit.com/wp-content/...ifi-belted.jpg

[Elgin Clock]

OMG PURE AWESOMENESS!!!!!




And, no, I'm not kidding. I would totally do that!

[smurfgirl]

Thanks for sharing!

Those pictures remind me of a temporary robot fix we did once. We were at our practice field, doing driver practice in the offseason. The chassis for the practice robot had been used for practice bots for a solid three seasons, so it had taken a lot of beatings, and had been taken apart and reconnected quite a few times. There was something loose in it, and it kept making hideous rattling and grinding noises as it shook while the robot drove, and loose pieces crashed into the chain. Since it wasn't our building site, and it was the offseason, we didn't have the right tools and parts to fix it properly, so we decided to do a temporary fix to stop the noise for the rest of the day... using duct tape and cardboard. When cardboard improves robot function, it's usually a good sign that your robot has been around for a while too long. (Shortly thereafter we refurbished that bot the right way, if you were wondering.)

[Schnabel]

i love this one, and if food was allowed in the pits, I bet we would see it in real life.

[SushaK]

Originally Posted by Schnabel

i love this one, and if food was allowed in the pits, I bet we would see it in real life.

wait.... food isn't allowed in the pits???? oops, i didn't know that

and these pics are awesome!!! duct tape is a great way to fix things and make them steady.. for a short while.. also using zip ties instead of welding aluminum together works... we did that for our practice robot to save time and just to see if the idea worked, we later tack welded the pieces together once the actual robot was built

[NorviewsVeteran]

At VCU this year, the hot glue holding the potentiometer wouldn't hold, so we had to improvice.

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by SushaK

wait.... food isn't allowed in the pits???? oops, i didn't know that

Do you want food on your robot? Do you want robot parts in your food? (Wait, bad example, every thing eaten at meetings during the season gets covered in chain grease, metal shavings, and other surprise toppings.)

[NorviewsVeteran]

Originally Posted by smurfgirl

Do you want food on your robot?

and everyone else's?

Actually I usually keep a water bottle with me.

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by NorviewsVeteran

and everyone else's?

Actually I usually keep a water bottle with me.

Water bottles have lids at least. I admit I do the same, because there's no time to stand in the giant concession lines to get drinks, and I'd get very dehydrated without drinking all day.

[youngWilliam14]

Originally Posted by SushaK

wait.... food isn't allowed in the pits???? oops, i didn't know that

have you never heard of logan's incident with his sprite at the 2006 nationals? all over our electronics... *shakes head*

[JesseK]

Studies show that more mentors are happier people if you feed them coffee when they're trying to think in the early AM. Rules and electronic hazards aside, of course.

[Robert Cawthon]

And I thought I was bad!

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Schnabel

...and if food was allowed in the pits, I bet we would see it in real life.

Originally Posted by SushaK

wait.... food isn't allowed in the pits???? oops, i didn't know that

It mostly depends on the event and/or venue's individual policies.
"In the pits" doesn't always mean right next to or near a robot for all intents & purposes of this discussion of course.
Food & drink near robots is never a good idea!