Engineering slogans

[Simon Strauss]

havnt read everything on this topic but from what i have read it seems like no one mentioned the reason why all of us guys joined first(or atleast all of us on team 1155). "chicks dig power tools"

[cvhsrobotics]

If it ain't broken take it apart and fix it!

Poke it if it doesn't work!

[GennyMS]

"You only truly need three thing to fix something:
* WD-40 - if it should move and doesn't
* A hammer - if its in one place and should be in an other
* Duct tape if it moves and it shouldn't " ~My Dad~

"good enough for government work" ~Jason Joye~

if a tool went missing Allison Rooks always says "I ATE IT!"

[Arrowsmith]

"Ok team, our goal for today is to not make it do that one thing it's been doing anymore. If by chance we make it do some entirely new thing, our goal will be to get it to do the old thing again, because change makes me feel uncomfortable."

[Peter Matteson]

Always said when striking a piece of hardware with a hammer or other blunt obect to "adjust" it.

"Once is maintenance, twice is abuse."

[wk1989]

-"You have a brain, use it."
-"We don't care how you do it, make it work."
-"If you can do it, do it, if you can't do it, DO IT!"

[Gabe]

"Test it, test it, TEST IT!!!"
"A masterpiece of bad engineering." (Jokingly, of course.)
"Always use the right tool for the job."


[ I revived this thread because I know everyone has their own little personal saying/slogan that they have been keeping to themselves while they look for the ideal opportunity to tell all of us. C'mon now, we all do this. So let's hear 'em!]

[Andrew Rudolph]

Well our team name is R.A.C.E. Which Stands for Robotics And Creative Engineering. Creative engeering for us is when you kinda fib a fix to somthing, or get the job done with sub par materials. We used to call it engineering problem solving. But now its creative engineering. and that is what is meant by "thats the C.E. in RACE!"



Andrew

[Gui Cavalcanti]

The Mech Techs are a big fan of "Measure once, cut twice." Our electrocube was supposed to be 4 in x 10 in x 10 in... it's currently 6 in x 12 in x 12 in and we barely fit everything in. We actually have a "top 10" list of engineering slogans on the back of our team shirts:

If at FIRST you don't succeed...
...use more velcro
...recharge the batteries
...bolt it down tighter
...blame programming (booo... hisssss)
...two words: more power
...try weight loss by DeWalt
...screw it in the OTHER way
(The last three are not engineering related)

[Amy Beth]

our engineers favorite, though they won't admit it:

"If it ain't broke...fix it till it is!!"

Seriously, after about five weeks of them messing, the students wanted to institute a "hands off" policy to keep them from ruining it. Oh well.

[DanLevin247]

Well...another one of ours should be...."Think before you do". This year, while putting come connectors into the aluminum of the base of our robot, come of the kids realized that a major part of the robot had been put on upsidedown, and backwards.

[mpking]

Really Awesome Creative Engineering?

That's just a guess

[Andrew Rudolph]

Really Awesome Creative Engineering?

Robotics And Creative Engineering

[DaBruteForceGuy]

I THINK MY NAME SHOULD SPEAK FOR ITSELF ON THIS SUBJECT!

For 6 straight weeks i was anchored down trying to advance on the teachings of the area's of BRUTEFORCE with everybody in my group.
so we havn't mad the motto but these come to mind....

-NO DON'T CUT THAT WIRE TIE!
-HER, LEMME TRY...... OK 4GET IT, CUT IT OFF!
-It's great, now DRILL A WHOLE IN IT!

and the occasional MATT FOLEY speach to keep everyone in line.

[Dan 550]

Red Green is the ultimate engineer. I always use the handyman's secret weapon, duct tape, as my primary fastener, at least as a pre-fastener. And if it ain't broke, you're not tryin. Quando Omni Flaunkus Moratati.