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I'd rather have a bot in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. |
Neal Probert |
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the point is that FIRST is successful, in so many different ways |
Pamela |
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Success is inspiring high schoolers to get real world experiance through internships with their sponsors. |
Pamela |
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Mentor to Student: "It's OK, if you mess it up you just get to do it again." |
EStokely |
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"We'll fix that in programming"
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EStokely |
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You only really ever need 2 things in your tool box: A Hammer to separate things that shouldn't be together, and Duct Tape to put things together that shouldn't be apart. |
Dave_222 |
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I'm looking foward to the challenge! |
Adrienne E. |
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If duct tape isn't the answer, you're not asking the right question. |
Morgoth |
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The Glass is Half Full - Optimist.......The Glass is Half Empty - Pessimist.......The Glass is too Big - Engineer |
mpking |
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ALL technology is run on 'Magic Smoke' contained within the device. As everyone knows, whenever the magic smoke is released, the device ceases to function. |
kmcclary |
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For Pete's sake, don't concentrate on the entry itself... concentrate on what your team is doing to make an impact in your community. |
Andy Baker |
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You can either spend lots of energy complaining about it and whining or you can try to figure out how to make a positive experience from the whole thing. |
dlavery |
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Being involved with FIRST is a privilege, not a right. |
Katie Reynolds |
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Texas! Here we come! |
Harrison |
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The spirit of FIRST lives in all of them[us]. Knowledge is power and the unknown is scarey but in the end the spirit of FIRST will endure. |
LSevcik |
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And let's face it their junk is our robot! |
jrgrim12 |
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The best [fundraiser] that we did was our various little things this year, such as calanders and other things. The worst is not doing one at all. |
Joe Matt |
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drill holes, that should fix it |
E. The Kidd |
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"Take a man to a FIRST contest and he's entertained for three days. Teach a man to build a FIRST robot, and he's out of your hair for six weeks a year..." |
kmcclary |
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"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein |
Edward Debler |
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." - Albert Einstein
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Edward Debler |
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"Things should be as simple as possible, but not simpler" - Albert Einstein |
Edward Debler |
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The only thing more dangerous than a Programmer with a screwdriver is a Hardware Designer with the root password... |
kmcclary |
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The only people who are dumb or ignorant in this world are the ones who don't stop and ask why. |
T967 |
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… it’s all good as long as the kids are inspired. |
AdamT |
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This 6 weeks of work, sweat, thinking, designing, building, talking, discussing, turning wrenches, wiring, programming, drawing on chalk boards, eating pizza, drinking mountain dew, with the students - is what the FIRST experience is really about. |
meaubry |
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"It's not a weapon, it's an active bumper system." |
Ameya |
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If you want to prove your worth, prove it by creation, not destruction. |
DanL |
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FIRST is aimed at those girls on your team. They don't know anything about mechanics, or electricity, or programming, or machining. They have no interest in it, either. They're perfect candidates for FIRST. |
Madison |
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Thank you lord I knew there was a reason I got 10 books on autonomous robotics. |
Adam Y. |
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"automated chaos" nuff said. |
Jferrante |
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Backstabbing your opponents at the last second will not help you win friends and word will get around pretty quick. Your team will be shunned and distrusted for years. People have long memories, and some of us mentors have been playing this game since you kids were playing with blocks. |
ChrisH |
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Analysis is a tool. Like any other tool you need to figure out where and when to use it. That's the tricky part. |
ChrisH |
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Often heard exchange in the shop: "The physics don't allow that." "But it's so cool!"
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MBF |
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A stack is a stack is a stack.
(How Profound!)
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Paul Copioli |
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I can't wait till FIRST starts giving anti-gravity kits inside the kit of parts. |
Rob Colatutto |
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FIRST is similar to real life in that nothing is perfect and you have to deal with the circumstances as they arise and make the best of it! |
Sean_330 |
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Count on the English teacher to be the one to actually understand the wording of the rules! |
dlavery |
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"Mother nature does not give partial credit" -Woodie Flowers, Kickoff 2003 |
TerryDolan |
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The game objectives are still the same, get boxes into your scoring zone, stack approximately half of them, run for the top of the ramp.
So lets sit down, shut up, and start building robots. |
ChrisH |
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Don't underestimate the ability of a highly skilled technician with simple tools (and don't overestimate the ability of an unskilled fool with exotic tools!). |
dlavery |
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Steal from the best, and then invent the rest! |
dlavery |
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You can design and theorize all you want, but the sooner you get to testing your ideas and seeing how things actually work, the better off you will be. |
Andy Baker |
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Building a 'bot is kinda like washing your hair, but instead of "rinse, lather, repeat"... you should "engineer, test, repeat". |
Andy Baker |
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I love talking to younger girls and inspiring them to become involved in more technical things. |
Adrienne E. |
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Making a part look pretty even after it is functionaly done can be a very good thing, espically when the part gets cut from the bot and you get to keep it as a trophey. Take pride in your work. |
Andy A. |
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A good driver will always win over a good robot. |
Mike Norton |
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Traction is good but a good driver will always win over a good robot. |
Mike Norton |
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Everyone knows the best way to lose weight is to turn the robot upside down, shake vigourously, and throw away anything that falls out. |
Mark Hamilton |
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The point of FIRST is to get a wide range of kids together and have them work as a TEAM. |
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