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By: Chris is me
New: 05-20-2010 07:09 PM
Updated: 05-20-2010 07:09 PM
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That red powdercoated sprocket was a really nice gift!
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05-20-2010 08:00 PM
AcesJames
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Uhhhhhh....Hmmmm....You visited the Sinclair Sprockets? 
05-20-2010 08:06 PM
apalrd
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Simbotics. Who else would be from governor simcoe and red?
05-20-2010 09:01 PM
BrendanB
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A new tourist attraction?!?! 
So jealous of you right now Chris!
05-20-2010 10:43 PM
Andrew Schreiber
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Originally Posted by BrendanB
A new tourist attraction?!?!
So jealous of you right now Chris! |
05-20-2010 11:21 PM
Karibou
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Words cannot explain my jealousy...
Andrew - I think that most of us are jealous because we have no way of getting to that area
05-20-2010 11:23 PM
BrendanB
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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
Why are you jealous? If you are going to be in the area I'm sure that 1114 would gladly give you a tour if you asked nicely.
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Hence why I'm not going to Beantown this weekend again! I could just move there!
| Andrew - I think that most of us are jealous because we have no way of getting to that area |
05-20-2010 11:30 PM
Phoenix Spud
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Originally Posted by BrendanB
If my parents let me I'll take my 15 passenger van and pick up FIRSTers on my way up there deal?
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05-20-2010 11:58 PM
Rion Atkinson
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Originally Posted by Phoenix Spud
I'm in!
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Chris, this is very awesome. I would love to have the chance to visit them one of these days. But alas I don't think I will ever end up in Canada.. And Oklahoma ain't all that close.
05-21-2010 12:16 AM
BrendanB
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Originally Posted by Formerly Famous
Hahaha! Brendan... That thing Drive on water?
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05-21-2010 02:50 AM
PAR_WIG1350
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Originally Posted by BrendanB
I'm sure we could figure a little something something up!
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05-21-2010 04:15 AM
Lil' Lavery
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The sprocket should be shaped like a maple leaf.
05-21-2010 04:42 AM
Tom Bottiglieri
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They know how to powdercoat in Canada?
05-21-2010 06:39 AM
O'Sancheski
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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri
They know how to powdercoat in Canada?
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05-21-2010 07:18 AM
Jared Russell
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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri
They know how to powdercoat in Canada?
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05-21-2010 07:58 AM
GarryU
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... and electricity! We even have electricity.
05-21-2010 10:17 AM
Pjohn1959
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Yea, but they still talk funny... eh
05-21-2010 10:23 AM
Andrew Schreiber
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Originally Posted by GarryU
... and electricity! We even have electricity.
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No, seriously folks, Canada is a great place. I hear they are working on building a second road.
05-21-2010 11:25 AM
rsisk
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Originally Posted by BrendanB
If my parents let me I'll take my 15 passenger van and pick up FIRSTers on my way up there deal?
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Uh, any chance of swinging through SoCal?
05-21-2010 12:31 PM
GaryVoshol
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Originally Posted by GarryU
... and electricity! We even have electricity.
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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
Yes, but electricity provided by hundreds of thousands of hamsters running in little wheels. Folks think the oil spill is bad, wait until those hamsters get loose!
No, seriously folks, Canada is a great place. I hear they are working on building a second road. |
05-21-2010 03:12 PM
BrendanB
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Originally Posted by rsisk
Uh, any chance of swinging through SoCal?
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05-21-2010 08:31 PM
Dan Richardson
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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri
They know how to powdercoat in Canada?
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05-21-2010 08:40 PM
Karibou
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Originally Posted by BrendanB
Okay West Coast passengers are responsible to split the gas money! But what is better than a plane ride with FIRSTers? A road trip with FIRSTers!
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Actually, wouldn't it be really neat if we arranged a cross-country road trip, online? Set a course from west to east, and do photo-tours of each team's workspace on the way.
05-21-2010 09:56 PM
JaneYoung
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Originally Posted by Karibou
Actually, wouldn't it be really neat if we arranged a cross-country road trip, online? Set a course from west to east, and do photo-tours of each team's workspace on the way.
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05-21-2010 10:41 PM
JaneYoung
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If you stretched the idea a little further, it could encompass and include the teams' workspaces, globally. Kind of like elastic - thinking, I mean.
05-21-2010 11:12 PM
Akash Rastogi
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Originally Posted by Jared341
They have running water too
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"Dude I heard Canada's advancing everyday in the technology department, they even have running water now." -sarcastic mechanical kid
"Yeah we pretty much get a giant block of ice every week and as it melts it just runs down the pipes." - Chris
. Greatest time in Atlanta
05-22-2010 01:16 PM
Phreadumb
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Victoria Day... I wonder if everyone gets the day off?
05-22-2010 02:25 PM
Karibou
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Originally Posted by JaneYoung
If you stretched the idea a little further, it could encompass and include the teams' workspaces, globally. Kind of like elastic - thinking, I mean.
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Lovely, I have a cool idea, and don't even know how to begin to organize it...
05-22-2010 03:08 PM
JaneYoung
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Originally Posted by Karibou
Australia to Israel and everything in between?
Lovely, I have a cool idea, and don't even know how to begin to organize it... |
Their shops/work spaces - could help tell some amazing stories and provide common ground.If I can help, let me know -
Jane
05-23-2010 07:43 PM
Chris is me
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I'll go ahead and clarify things a bit here.
After my family got out of college this year, we took a short family trip up to the Niagara Falls region and St. Catharines. Upon hearing about this, 1114 graciously offered me a tour of their school's shop. For an hour, instead of paying too much for tourist attractions the next town over, I got a student-guided tour of 1114's shop and robots past and present. (I don't know where the mentors were hiding, but not in the shop...)
It was a very inspiring experience, but not quite in the way you'd think. Without going into every detail, I can just say it's apparent 1114 is the product of pure dedication, hard work, and strong leadership rather than ridiculous resources. That's the magic of the Simbot program. I wish I could engage student leaders like they do. Must be a Canadian thing.
(Now I just have to convince my family to vacation in Greenville, TX! )
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