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never gonna get over the this. the faces of two women that Know Things but aren't allowed to say anything 😭💀

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safety tips

don’t tie your hair to the drill press

no shirt no shoes no safety

arson may sound fun but the cleanup is dreadful

build your robots out in the woods, that way if you lose a set screw it will return to nature and continue its life cycle

slippers are close-toed shoes

the robot should carry you on and off the field

sound an airhorn when you’re carting your robot through the pits

lick the batteries to make sure they’re working

there’s nothing explicitly banning murder in the rules manual

set multimeters to stun

if you’re out of wd-40, toothpaste works

make sure they’re specifically “safety goggles”; the “safety glasses” are made out of glass

if you drop a box of drill bits, throw a pinch of them over your left shoulder to ward away bad luck

have the cia on speed dial

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Friend: They just cancelled all week three FRC events.

Me: Okay.

Electrical Lead: They just cancelled all FRC events.

Me: Okay ._.

School: We are cancelling all after school events and extra curricular activities.

*solo and ensemble gets cancelled*

*all concerts get cancelled*

*robotics gets cancelled*

Me: Okay ;-;

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So I made a mistake in the math. Rotation control is 10pts total rather than each

I made an absolute mess figuring out this years game and all the best ways to max RP and man my handwriting sucks.

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I made an absolute mess figuring out this years game and all the best ways to max RP and man my handwriting sucks.

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What are your thoughts on this game? Do you think it is easier or harder than previous years, and as good of a spectator sport?

HEY GREAT QUESTION THANKS IT’S RANTING TIME :D

I just got out of a long and rather boring strategy meeting at which I did absolutely nothing (I mean, I’m an alum, so I don’t need to do anything anymore). But I did glean a lot of info, so here’s my hot take.

Infinite Recharge reminds me a lot of Stronghold. Stronghold was a good game, so this should be a good game. And it looks to be a fascinating one.

I feel like this is a great year for low-ball scorers, since you don’t need to accrue a certain number of points through the goal, only a certain number of balls scored. In previous years, it was more about the points than the number of balls, and it’ll certainly be easier to score more balls using a low-ball scoring mechanism. So that’s a great amendment.

The endgame is going to be INTERESTING. I love the balancing mechanism thingamajig, and the points that you can get from that! It’ll be a fun challenge for the teams that wanna try.

Also. The colour spinny wheel turntable gizmo. That’s nifty. There are so many possible ways to spin that thing… it’s awesome. And I like the whole trench run thing, it reminds me of the low bar from Stronghold. It might be a good idea to have a robot spin the wheel from the bottom, in order to keep it under the bar’s height? Plus, the colours are visible from there.

Our team mentioned two interesting things. 1, you can’t be touched in the trench run, else it’s a foul. I think. So shooting from there would be kind of a long shot, but it could be useful. 2, a rolling mechanism to move the robot along the bar to rebalance it once it’s climbed already. Sounds tough, but I bet 254 will try it.

As a spectator sport? I think it might be kind of tough for spectators to see the wheel, especially the one on the opposite side. This could be a problem for scouting. Plus, the bonus inside target is tough to see, too, which could be another issue.

So I think visibility will be a bit rough, kind of like Steamworks, but I think it’ll be a fun game to watch. Definitely better than Recycle Rush.

Thanks again for your question, and I hope my rant might help out any teams who want some random NE FIRST alum’s hot take.

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^ From the Twitch chat from the Woodie Flowers tribute livestream

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"Pickles are finger food" -Me after a woman hands us a fork for our bowl of pickles during lunch at comp.

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Everyone decided to contribute to the wall of goblin. Our team discord was invaded by goblins so we have created a monument. This has goblin written in dozens of languages, including official goblin and draconic as stated by the wizards of the coast. Goblins never die.

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Crunch time takes it’s toll.

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BAG AND TAG IS SOON

AHHHHHHHH

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Coach: "Why is no one ever here anymore?"

Spirit team member: "Because our memes are not quite as dank as they should be."

Drive team member: "We don't have enough fuel related memes."

Me: "Well obviously we need a megaphone."

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"Why are we naming the bot Lofty? Why can we be cool? Like bubbles, bubbles are cool."

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"Our coaches haven't shown up three practices in a row. They are presumed dead. Operatioms continue as normal. Go get the fuel."

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A Senior on the Team Had a Mental Breakdown Today

She wanted pizza. No one would buy her pizza. She ranted about not going anywhere in life and now is dancing on a table. I have no quote, just pure confusion at these people.

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When Drive Team Gets bored

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"Generation z: eats tide pods

Me, an intellectual: eats power cubes" -Programming team captain