22-02-2006 19:57

Not2B

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Oh man... I was hoping you'd forget to post that one.

The sad part is - the atomic fireball jar was not used because it was the wrong size.

I'm going to get kicked out of the mentor club for this one...

22-02-2006 20:00

Joe J.

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Of course I posted this one.

22-02-2006 20:21

miketwalker

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Whenever the camera is on and tracking in the background you need to have the Laffy Taffy song on... "Shake that Laffy Taffy... that Laffy Taffy..." cause with the sprinkler effect of the camera, it'll work all too well.

22-02-2006 20:26

Adam Richards

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Here's an question: are you including the full cost of the Laffy Taffy or just the plastic container?

22-02-2006 20:31

SpaceBoy2000

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Nah, the most important question is:

Who got to eat all the Laffy Taffy?

22-02-2006 20:40

Joe J.

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Oh we blew threw that container of Laffy Taffy in like 10-15 minutes a few weeks ago.

22-02-2006 21:10

cire

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good thinking, ill buy a thing of laffy taffies for my team right away. Our camera isnt protected at the moment.

22-02-2006 21:20

Ianworld

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Not2B you're supposed to be inspiring students with the magic of engineering. All you've done now is promote bad eating habits, poor dental care and worst of all advertising for Laffy Taffy without recieving money from them and listing them as a sponsor. The mentor council has convened and due to this laughable act you have been kicked out of the mentor union forever.

And you've been inducted into the proud honorary society of real FIRST engineers. Kudos for another awesome solution for life's toughest problems(in this case protecting a color camera mounted on a robot, that needs to track a green light ontop of an eight foot hoop.) I love it

22-02-2006 21:53

Travis Hoffman

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Cheap plastic camera protector Mk.2:

large cylindrical zip tie container

We need to get more zip ties anyway.

22-02-2006 21:57

Not2B

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Thank you for the Kudos, and the induction into a real FIRST engineering group.

You know... I kept of saying that we have to protect the camera.

Tminus 5 days - we should really protect the camera
Tminus 4 days - Ok, if you guys don't protect the camera now, you'll forget to put in on later
Tminus 3 days - Do you even plan on protecting that camera? It's worth alot of money, plus is gives the robot a Terminator - RoboCop kinda look. I want to keep it.
Tminus 2 days - OK, EVERYONE eat atomic fire balls. Hey you... how many fireballs are you eating now? You need more!
Tminus 1 day - What do you mean the fire ball jar won't fit?!? Opps... sorry guys... uh... yeah... sorry about that... fire balls aren't that bad, right? They are? Sorry... how about the Laffy Taffy jar?

22-02-2006 22:07

Joe J.

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"how about the Laffy Taffy jar?"

-in response -you mean the laffy taffy jar that had been sitting there empty for three weeks after we ate the 2 dozen Atomic Fireballs ?

22-02-2006 22:11

SpaceBoy2000

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You guys get something to eat and you complain? Jeez, we have to live on gruel and juice. You atleast got sweets.

24-02-2006 17:31

pyroslev

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I browsed the websites and found 435 is using some kind of pretzel container.

24-02-2006 17:40

shamuwong

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I spent a whole hour trying to make a nice camera mount (I was really tired), while the answer was simply sitting in the recycle bin.

Good idea, I may have to borrow it...

I think the Biscotti containers from costco might be a better bet, however, as they're clearer, round, and they seem a bit stiffer.

24-02-2006 18:10

Greg Perkins

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when your bot gets hit, do you "shake that laffy taffy"?
<rimshot>

25-02-2006 17:48

Snickelfritz

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Team 1278 is using a full face shield for our 'bot

25-02-2006 18:52

Simon Strauss

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Arn't you worried about glare and the whatnot affecting the camera or am i pooping this party by being too serious?

25-02-2006 19:28

Joe J.

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Actually if you look real close you can see the top third or so of the front has been removed for the Camera to see through. So yes we were worried about the glare.

26-02-2006 20:29

the_short1

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i will have to get a picture of our camera mount and post it here.. with some nice lexan and a heat gun, you can do wonderful things

but what about all the gr 9 and 10s on the team, wont sugaring them up be a bad thing ? .. jokes aside.. thats an effective solution to a problem ..gj

03-03-2006 22:20

gam3fr3ak1

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actually, its animal crackers, me and another guy built it like 2 days before ship, we left the sticker on it too so if ur at VCU, come check it out

08-03-2006 09:44

Roger

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shamuwong, did the biscotti container fit over the camera? We went the pretzel container route but had to tape it on, which was a pain when we had to keep adjusting the camera. After Manchester my wife and I went to BJs and biscotti was the only thing that looked close to the right size. (Thankfully not the pickles, though I am fond of them.) I thought the most important thing would be a screw-on lid. Well, yeah, and that it fit around the camera.

Philmont629, I was wondering about your square container -- would that distort anything, or did it work okay? I couldn't see from the photo where you cut it open. That opens up a whole new world of foods if a square container works, but I'd pass off the Laffy Taffy to the kids; the biscotti however stays at home...

Roger.