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Who cares about the score? The score is just numbers on a board, the exciting part is watching the robots interact and seeing robots( and more importantly, people) do the impossible. |
Herodotus |
Elgin Clock |
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This is a very cool robot. It doesn't look like a launcher... it looks like a lifter driving backwards. Then whammo! The ball is flying through the air. |
dtengineering |
danshaffer |
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Spread inspiration; Don't destroy it. |
IntensifiedAmp |
Michelle Celio |
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Team newb: To expect any average group of high schoolers to build and develop a robot in less than six weeks is...madness! Me: Madness? THIS IS FIRST! |
MishraArtificer |
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Team newb: To expect any average group of high schoolers to build and develop a robot in less than six weeks is...madness!
Me: Madness?
THIS
IS
FIRST!
Newb: Yeah, I just walked into the Pit of Death with that one. |
MishraArtificer |
RoseJ |
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I walk through the door, and suddenly the field breaks down. It must be my magnetic personality. |
Swan217 |
Jherbie53 |
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The more you cling to the misfortunes that have already befallen you, the less you'll be able move forward from here. |
Kevin Sevcik |
SPurekar |
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..this is the first robot we've built that succeeded at everything we wanted it to. It was simple. It was low maintenance. It scored effectively. It had an autonomous that worked. Its look caught attention. And it was finished on schedule. |
Donut |
JaneYoung |
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Moral of the story: Crashes happen, things break... SHIFT HAPPENS. |
Qbranch |
ComradeNikolai |
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Being professional means doing things right. Being gracious means doing the right thing. They complement each other perfectly. But I think we should remember to use GP as a guide for our own behavior, not as a yardstick to measure others' shortcomings. |
Alan Anderson |
Paul Copioli |
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Finding those students and giving them a lift up out of the sea of apathy that is constantly trying to drown them is one of the reasons I am in my profession. |
Ben Mitchell |
Cory |
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It's not about going for any of the awards. Awards are to recognize what you are doing for First, your team, and the community. |
SaraBailey |
DonRotolo |
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Announcers don't keep the score. They are fairly outgoing people, make witty remarks, and wear goofy shirts. We can't take them too seriously. :) |
Andy Baker |
Stu Bloom |
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Vex has helped to shape me into what I am today. |
thefro526 |
jgannon |
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Nuts for breakfast!!! Thats just screwy!!!
I guess you could just bolt it down..... |
Wayne C. |
Blue_Mist |
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I guess we'll just have to resort back to our original plan of telepathy. |
seg9585 |
synth3tk |
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Vista is like Dave's game hints. They may look good but you really want nothing to do with them... |
vivek16 |
synth3tk |
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Dang. There goes the hint that was supposed to go out next week. Gotta start over now.. |
dlavery |
whlspacedude |
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Your body does not have replacement parts. |
Koko Ed |
mizscience |
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Accidents happen, but they can be prevented with just a LITTLE bit of forethought. |
AdamC |
mizscience |
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Sorry for the profanity but how about mentioning the "C" word? Commercials? |
Pavan Dave |
synth3tk |
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Upon entering FIRST you immediately apply Murphy's Laws. |
A_Reed |
BlondeNerd |
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I have never seen a coach with a better ability to yell with love. |
IndySam |
dlavery |
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Woody says that gracious professionalism is "acting how you would if you grandmother was watching you"... some people must have some really crazy grandmothers. (: |
Cappeh |
A_Reed |
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Things go wrong; it happens to the best of us. You learn from it and move on. |
Waynep |
mizscience |
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Elgin..... ;) Will you marry me? KIDDING!!!!!!! That's yucky, everyone knows boys have cooties. |
Libby K |
synth3tk |
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Anything that promotes science and technology is okay in my book. |
Dan Richardson |
Pavan Dave |
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GP is asking for something then having twenty people answer graciously. |
synth3tk |
A_Reed |
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Our club visited the Seattle Regional this week and they all have the FRC bug now. May God have mercy on our souls... |
Rick TYler |
dlavery |
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It looks like you put a robot through a paper shredder. |
Madwolvez |
synth3tk |
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Remember to have fun! That's what the FIRST experience should be for you- a lot of fun while doing a lot of learning. |
smurfgirl |
octothorpe |
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In the long run, you don't remember your ranking points, you remember the lessons and friendships from when you were on a robotics team in high school. |
smurfgirl |
Joe G. |
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The driver must have a relationship with the robot, the driver should talk to the robot, speak soft encouraging words to it. Pet names are also a good idea. If the driver does not love the robot, how can the driver learn to trust the robot. |
Gboehm |
synth3tk |
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What is this... extreme air-keyboarding?...For those about to type, we salute you. |
Andy Baker |
Rohith Surampudi |
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Believe that Dave knows what he is talking about. |
JaneYoung |
jgannon |
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"You know, a robotics regional is the only place where you can walk in and see two people in chicken suits and not be confused." |
Herodotus |
Karibou |
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I'm a drive team coach, they don't eat lunch during competition. |
Rick |
Jessica Boucher |
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Ironically, I think the best testament to the program [Dean Kamen] founded and his ideals wouldn't be if he won a Nobel Prize. It would be if you did. |
Kevin Sevcik |
mizscience |
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Our team calls me "John Regular Neun," because John V-Neun is so spectacular! |
John Neun |
Billfred |
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The losing alliance should know they lost, admit it, and use the desire to win to push themselves even further. |
artdutra04 |
Karthik |
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Off time, at a regional? What is that? |
DonRotolo |
lukevanoort |
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I think we must take seriously the importance of "infecting" the rest of the world with this passion. |
Tstone |
mizscience |
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Welcome to FIRST! You will soon figure out that there is no "exit strategy" from this program. |
David Brinza |
MrForbes |
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Sometimes it is more appropriate for an individual to listen than it is for him to speak. |
JVN |
Wetzel |
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According to Clarke's third law, I believe their entire robot works by magic. |
dtengineering |
Herodotus |
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It would be wise to consider the reasoning behind the statement rather than the statement itself. Sometimes they are right... other times their statement is incomplete... and other times they really do have no clue what they are talking about. |
dtengineering |
Pavan Dave |
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As Murphy as my witness, things happen and will continue to happen. |
Pavan Dave |
Kris Verdeyen |
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It's over, done, let's move on and be positive. Next year maybe everything will be perfect. :cool: |
Ed Sparks |
Stu Bloom |
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FIRST is like pizza. You and I may like different toppings, but in the end it's still delicious pizza. |
Billfred |
Mike Harrison |
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The answer doesn't lie with an all student run team, or an Engineer-fest team... But somewhere in the middle. Moderation is key. |
Cody Carey |
Travis Hoffman |
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