pic: IRI Prank #1

[RyanN]

Originally Posted by Bendavnel

what are you talking about of course albert is a real robot. All i needed was a First controller (to expensive for a homemade bot) and a cople of sticks and i could have ran him in the comp. its faster than our robot (which is fast enough). besides what makes any of the lap BOTS in this years competition any different from the cone???? Just cause we got a little entertainment out of driving it around dosent mean u should hate on it. for every person who found it annoying i bet i could find at least 3 people who loved it. And be honest if you had built a cool little robot like that wouldnt you wanna show it off too?

Ben

Much like Pavan said, there is a time and a place. I was never personally attacked by it, but I did not appreciate it annoying people. I believe some of your own teammates were annoyed with it from what I saw. I also saw it go out of control near the cafeteria because the VEX controller has the same crystal as the VEX field nearby and almost knocked down the table. An appropriate place to use your robot would have been away from all the pits and away from high traffic walkways. Although it's a safety cone, it was causing many safety issues at IRI. It was funny at first, but after about two hours I was annoyed. I know the feeling that something you made is great and funny, but you need to keep in mind you are only one person. Other may follow pursuit in thinking it's funny, but I saw many people that did not enjoy its existence. I also saw the refs signaling for you to get it out of their way. At that point I would have understood that I have gone far enough with it and shut it off.

I'm sorry if I sound ungracious, but some things need to be told plain and simple.