"Quotes" that were said during build season

[demosthenes2k8]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

Revision control?

Simpler version control?

[Kyoshirin]

*our CAD-er (R) is drawing up our robot post-build*

R: This just isn't working. All the twisting we have must put an insane amount of strain on the robot. I'm suprised it hasn't broken yet.

Me: Oh, yes! we base all of our robots on the counterforce principal. We put our robot under a huge amount of stress to keep it in shape so that we can put loads on it that a normal robot would be incapable of handling. Like our arm. All the stress is in the other direction so that it acts as counter stress and evens itself out.



Me: Why is that gap there? It's not like that on our robot. Can't you just loft that shape along a line?

R: Yeah, I tried that. It said "Object cannot exist along this path"

[anthonyttu]

"in theory this will work"

[The Zevling]

"It makes sense that the triangles keep popping. Afterall, delta is the symbol for change..."

[Bjenks548]

I've spend too long with my drivers (I'm the coach).
"Om nom nom the square by the tower!"

Talking with our pit and alliance members,
Pit "the arm might work this match"
partner one "Our arm is not going to work this match"
partner two "I don't think our arm is going to work right now"

Before our fist ellim match
"Remember its triangle, circle, square."
"WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT, ITS SQUARE CIRCLE TRIANGLE"

[J93Wagner]

Me: B! We've gutted the robot!
B: That robot wasn't gutted, it was murdered!
Me:

[demosthenes2k8]

"Reverse Chopshop Maneuver" == backwards logo...

[2403_Andrew]

Originally Posted by demosthenes2k8

"Reverse Chopshop Maneuver" == backwards logo...

We actually did that. And we were the only team scoring that match on our alliance.

6 (RCsM -1 penalty) to 85 (logo w/ Ubertube, some other stuff, both minibots -1 penalty)

[purpleandplasma]

Originally Posted by Bjenks548

I've spend too long with my drivers (I'm the coach).
"Om nom nom the square by the tower!"

Talking with our pit and alliance members,
Pit "the arm might work this match"
partner one "Our arm is not going to work this match"
partner two "I don't think our arm is going to work right now"

Before our fist ellim match
"Remember its triangle, circle, square."
"WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT, ITS SQUARE CIRCLE TRIANGLE"

we actually scored a backwards logo our 3rd match... little to say the head mentor was furious, and we were heart broken

[hawtgeek44]

Me: ZACH, STOP MOLESTING SAM AND GET TO WORK ON THE SCOUTING CODE!

Explaining the roles of different subgroups to family: Management organizes stuff, electrical wires stuff, multimedia takes pictures of stuff, programmers write stuff, and mechanical screws stuff.

And of course...
Programming Mentor: Where is the entire electrical subgroup?
Programmers: Break dancing in the cafeteria with Will(the electrical mentor).

The potentiometer started smoking one practice. The next day:
Electrical Lead: It had to be you guys!
Programming Lead: I didn't write SET FIRE into the code!

There are alot more too...

[Wheelie-Bean]

".... there is a definite correlation between stress and fun. When there is stress, it's just... fun! I haven't figured out how that works yet."--- not during build season. During regionals.

"WHERE'S THE WAGO/ALLEN WRENCH SET/etc.?????"

"Is there any food?"

"GUYS! GET BACK TO WORK!"

[Nelson]

Other team at scrimmage


"Come smell the robot"


Reason: the distinct smell of ozone. later the magic smoke smell came and we discovered, rather unhappily, our robot was the one making weird smells.

[LonelyBot2345]

My team had a little accident with our battery and it started to leak..(No harm done)

Driver securing the battery: OMG someone spilled juice on the robot ughh...

Mentor: Juice what are you talking about...

Driver wipes some off and shows mentor and rubs glove against wall and fingers are exposed for like 2 mins we found it funny then panicked

[548swimmer]

Electrical: I need some dikes!
Me: I have a pair in my back pocket.
Electrical: *reaches in pocket*
Mentor: Why are your hands in his pants?
Me: I have dikes in my pants and he's getting them out...

[Zuelu562]

Me: "If FIRST is life, then why isn't it called 42nd?" Referring to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Many groans. Many MANY groans.