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The only tool that will work to get our robot done in time will be a prayer rug. |
Rick TYler |
sciencenerd |
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In this case, "non-thermal protected" would mean "future paper weights." |
Rick TYler |
Andrew Blair |
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I am thoroughly convinced FIRST is a sport. Convince me otherwise. |
Bharat Nain |
Alex Minot |
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If you don't manage weight from the beginning, weight will manage you at the end. |
charrisTTI |
Elgin Clock |
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Safety captains be watchful. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
lukevanoort |
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You need to stay on top of your classes or you will be back as a returning freshman on next year's team. |
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Ian Curtis |
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Don't let them fail at the end. |
DonRotolo |
RogerR |
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It is a difficult balancing act - we're engineers because we like to solve problems, and to take a step back and let someone else solve it, with what may be a poorer solution, is darn hard.
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DonRotolo |
Alex Minot |
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Defense is not at all anti-GP. |
Wetzel |
Travis Hoffman |
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Without programmers there would only be a robotic beauty contest. |
mallot1243 |
RbtGal1351 |
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The most important things for a team to take to any competition are a sense of humor, a big bottle of Advil, and a camera!
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Rick TYler |
Beth Sweet |
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You dont get paid based on your IQ, or how many things you have memorized, or what you can invent on your feet. You get paid for results. |
KenWittlief |
phrontist |
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Through 30 years of teaching I've heard the same refrain..."I love science, I love math but I can't stand my language classes".
Well enough is enough. Get over it. |
Mr.B |
nehalita |
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It's not a proper FIRST season if you don't have a robo-diet before ship date! |
Mr MOE |
EricH |
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Mentor: You must first learn patience...
Student (impatiently): How long is that going to take? |
kaszeta |
RogerR |
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Realizing your DON'T want to be an engineer is every bit as important as realizing you do |
Lil' Lavery |
Jessica Boucher |
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I wish I had the blissful self-confidence of some of our students, even if it is a little delusional. It's all part of the process. |
John Neun |
KathieK |
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I bet a lot of us (mentors and students) got into this line of work first because we wondered how things work, and stayed in it because we thought "I can make that work better". Thus starts a life-long battle between perfection and time. So far, time is ahead. |
petek |
Jessica Boucher |
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Better is the enemy of good enough. |
petek |
RogerR |
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Looks very well designed. Now where is the "export to reality" button in the CAD software? (I have been looking for it for weeks). |
sanddrag |
Billfred |
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and if you don't know what i'm doing, that makes two of us. |
RogerR |
Billfred |
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Overall, I thought FIRST did a great job with the rules this year - very simple and very clear for the most part. However, something is always going to fall through the cracks (and I don't mean that in a bad way - people need to know that it's practically impossible to do something perfectly). |
Chris Hibner |
Billfred |
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Good engineering often comes down to knowing the difference between "better" and "good enough." |
dlavery |
Collin Fultz |
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Chit Chat is frivilous but CD would be a colder place without it. |
Koko Ed |
Adam Richards |
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A robot with hands would be cool! |
Koko Ed |
Michelle Celio |
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I was outvoted by conservative teenagers (curse them...). |
Rick TYler |
Andrew Blair |
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Honestly I'm looking forward to just seeing all my friends again, that's what FIRST is really about to me. |
Barry Bonzack |
Jessica Boucher |
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Nobody wins a Regional on Thursday. |
Bill Moore |
Rick TYler |
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being surgically altered to have two right hands is a big commitment, but if you wanna drive, and drive well ..... ! |
KenWittlief |
Billfred |
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I truly love zipties. They're so elegant - permanent, yet disposable. Strong, yet flexible. Ubiquitous, yet somehow.... special. |
Kris Verdeyen |
Bharat Nain |
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There are a maximum of 80 balls in play . If all the balls are in the goals or out of play and the human players won't throw them back in, I guess the robots might try line dancing or doing the cha-cha. |
Rick TYler |
Ian Curtis |
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There is no MILSPEC standard for pool noodles. |
Rick TYler |
pez1959 |
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There is no MILSPEC standard for pool noodles. |
Rick TYler |
vhcook |
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It goes back to what Dave said last year--you can be legal and graciously professional, but still dumb. Play smart. |
Billfred |
Ian Curtis |
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Some clever fellow a few years back made a little scooter based on this principal and made so much on the idea he can afford the finest denim in the land. |
phrontist |
Eldarion |
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I wouldn't mind having this day repeat itself a few times. It would give us more time to work on our robot. |
Mr.D |
Koko Ed |
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i wish ours was done so i could get some sleep |
keagara |
lukevanoort |
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well, our team isn't actually building a robot, we're covering our team leader in foil. |
NERD12345 |
Alex Burman |
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By the way, safety glasses are so in style now, :) |
LightWaves1636 |
i_am_Doug |
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NERDs...gotta collect them all! |
Conor Ryan |
Jessica Boucher |
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darn design trade-offs! the game design committee does this to us every year! |
KenWittlief |
Billfred |
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The most important piece of advice I can give is have someone assigned to pay attention to the batteries. You cannot imagine how many teams end up saying "I thought you were charging the batteries..." |
RoboMom |
Billfred |
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I'm absolutely certain there are simpler ways of accomplish the same things. I'm simply not the best that FIRST has to offer in this regard and part of what drives me to keep going is the desire to get better at achieving an elegant solution with as few superfluous processes as possible. |
Madison |
Billfred |
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Oh no, do I see a new reality TV show coming? "Dancing with the FIRST Stars"??? :ahh: |
KathieK |
Beth Sweet |
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Good thing that this is FIRST and not FIRD (For inspiration & Recognition of Dancing) ... :)
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Jason Morrella |
Alex Burman |
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Proof: Remove the motor from it's mechanical house of bondage and it will operate just fine |
Mike Betts |
steveg |
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*gasp* robot? what robot? we were suppose to build a robot? |
LightWaves1636 |
Alex Burman |
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This is just one example of why you MUST NOT make engineering decisions based on assumptions. You should check/measure your parts and make appropriate design adjustments. |
Stu Bloom |
Billfred |
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Besides, you know hard it is to solder with gloves on? |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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FIRST is one strange world.... |
Wayne C. |
lukevanoort |
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