Funny things to ask for on the PA system

[Radical Pi]

"This is a VERY important announcement" - that was it

[RoboMaster]

How about this: ask for some very odd, seemingly non-pit related things. Try for the "what in the world do they need THAT for?!?!" emotion

-a fishing pole
-a 10x8 ft sheet of plywood
-a copy of Shakespeare's Hamlet ("It needs to be hardcover!")
-a 100 ft Ethernet cable
-10 or more rolls of scotch tape

This is a category that really could get big

Originally Posted by Radical Pi

"This is a VERY important announcement" - that was it

I love that one!

Originally Posted by DarkFlame145

That's not an engineering joke =P Its a joke poking fun at how complicated modern cars are.

Hmm well I just saw that it was an engineering joke on the Wikipedia page.

[Wildcat]

Originally Posted by fordchrist675

254 needs a girlfriend

i should so try this XD

[FIRSTgirl675]

Team#### needs a girlfriend.

[Peter Johnson]

Hydrospanner (for Star Wars fans)

50 ft of #4 (or larger, like #2 or #0) wire

900 MHz or 40 channel radio (e.g. the IFI radio from 2008 and previous years)

CNC mill/lathe or CNC operator/programmer

[Elizabeth Waters]

"Today is Mr. Hodge's birthday, and Team 624 would like to recognize him in song. 'Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you...'"

[Damaku250]

hahaha, before we found this thread it was going to be flux capacitor, shortly followed by warp core.

[jaketessem]

Left-handed Screwdriver...

[RoseJ]

Team xxxx is looking for team spirit.

"Would you like some wind shears to help apply the prop wash?"


Thaine

[jspatz1]

At Championships I'm pretty sure we heard someone ask for "a robot chassis." Now that's a pretty gutsy request. "Would you like a 4WD, 8WD, swerve, or holonomic?" "Whatever will win, please."

[oldgrowth]

no one quite knows way the team started this, but for years we have been asking for stuff like these ...

Left handed metric wrench(s).
( doesn't really come from one place, it's just a tool joke )

Self Sealing Stem Bolts,
( Star Trek Deep Space Nine )

Knibbler Pins,
( no idea, it's just a thing. )

19/16ths left hand threaded bolt
( again, no idea. It just happened )

20Kw DC electromagnets
( another, "why?... How?!," it's just a thing some kids thought up )

50ft of Coaxial cable.
( seemed like a thing to do at the time. )

a MOAB
( that was remembered the year after by an official )

Someone asked for their Dungeon Master, a players hand book,
their "Gee EM". A "Dee twenty ". ( several of us had them on hand ! )

A cup holder for the robot.
( it needed coffee ! )

We asked for Saw dust ( for the radioactive Hamsters,
Rumored to be living in our robot... As a power source ).
That joke got us suuuuuuch a looking over by the judges and safety people.

crystalized Dilithium.
( reverse the words... )

[onecoolc]

We asked for Saw dust ( for the radioactive Hamsters,
Rumored to be living in our robot... As a power source ).
That joke got us suuuuuuch a looking over by the judges and safety people.

I remember that! We got awesome buttons out of that one.

[Warlord]

I think I'll put in a request for a couple pounds of unobtanium this year.

[PaW]

" ... Team nnnn is seeking a faster minibot "