Quotes from the shop.

[cjanota]

Some might be NSFW.

"And that is how you get stung in the dick."

"all the asses are gone." When looking for someone to use for a poured seat.

"give me some fucking fuzzies" During a race to remove all the spruces from new tires.

"Wrap it around your neck. Yeah, just like that." When positioning the TIG leads for welding inside the car.

[rjwoods77]

"This is why we cant have anything f*@#ing nice around here!!!" - Rob Woods

[cjanota]

I think that one is universal to most teams.

[Dave K]

"These brakes are so nice, they could stop your mom from coming on to me."

[Luniz]

"It was working perfectly in CAD!"
After having put together some parts of the car that happened to collide here and there

[Discretely elite]

Our 08 advisors made a quote for the new 09 team:

"Good enough for 09!"
referring to anything ghetto or half ass.

[ttk3]

"It fit in the model."

"Maturity does not make the racecar faster."

I could go on and on...

[Jersey Tom]

"Well, couldn't we just rust them together??"
"...NO. We will NOT use rust as an engineering adhesive."

[Wesley]

It started with:

"It's just the '05 car,"

now it's universal to any past vehicle. Except '06.

Oh, and "Watch the wings!"

[kapps]

"I just don't understand" - A favorite from last years team leader.

"I don't f*cking care, just get it done" - From this years team leader.

"WIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR...." - Said in varying pitches as I try to explain the sounds our cnc made as it cut the hubs, uprights, diff casing or whatever else I had on the cnc the day before http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

"That's some Baja engineering right there" - When it just needs to get done.

"It's been all Formula'd up" - Said by the Baja team when something just doesn't quite work the way it came out of the package.

"We had to Baja it up" - Said by the Baja team when they take something off the formula car, use it and break it, and then have to fix it at their competition. (This one was used this week; I still can't figure out how you break a balance bar on a 425 lb car on off road tires that had no problem locking up all four on a 580 lb car with racing slicks http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif)

[Pete Marsh]

"at least it is wrong by EXACTLY 10mm"

"oh that. Yeah it didn't fit in CAD either"

"are you sure you removed the backing from every piece of carbon?" "yes.....well I think so......I'm pretty sure, mostly......"

[T$]

"Evey time I brake, it stops the car" - Drivers comment after bedding the brakes on track

"Milky moist" - don't ask...

"I will sugar coat you all day" - again, don't ask...

While out testing at a local airport:
Electrical Leader - "I don't think traction control would like that..."
-awkward pause...-
Me: - "Do you mean traffic control?"
Electrical guys have one-track minds :P

Problem: paper towel stuck in the intake
Solution: Use compressed air to get it out
Conversation: "Hey, can you do me a favor? Can you get down and blow until the white stuff comes out?"
-awkward pause...-

Just a few of the many, many quotes around here.

[fixitmattman]

I still can't figure out how you break a balance bar on a 425 lb car on off road tires that had no problem locking up all four on a 580 lb car with racing slicks http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif)

In my baja days we pulled our brake pedal out of a passat, much heavier than 580lbs and broke that pedal. It locked up the brakes just fine as well.

The BAJA may be lighter, but it hits a lot harder off of the jumps, especially when you endo on the front suspension.

[Macros]

"Bigger or larger?"

[ZAMR]

"F***ing chassis guys."
-Powertrain guys

"F***ing powertrain guys."
-Chassis guys

Zach Moorhead
Sooner Racing
Engine & Body

[cjanota]

"It got electronics'ed" When referring to anything electronics team touches and them mysteriously no longer works.

[plohl]

"fucking cars"
"stupid cars"
"stupid noobs"
"get shit done"

"i usually suck at anything to do with balls" Said by someone upon hitting a spongy stress ball across the workshop with some ally bar which he was using as a lightsaber....

"Why the fuck would you cut up the old chassis"
"This year the car will run...."
"This would be so much easier if the uni would let me use a mill!!!"

[Pennyman]

The general rule to make the car better/stronger:

"gusset that shit"

[Bazanaius]

"It's within a Daley" - unit of measurement referencing one of the 1st team leaders, implying 'it's good enough'

"Shit, that's not even within a Jimmy" - referencing one of last year's team leaders.

[BP]

"Id check the rules on that one"

"Keep it simple"

"This place is a mess"

"Man, I cant wait to drive the Sh*t out of this thing"

"Get'er done"

[Wes Johnson]

-Always do your 'baja best'.

-That's what she said.

[JamesCH13]

"enh, well it's as straight as Mark..." -anyone but Mark

*incredibly loud bang"
"Don't worry! I'm okay!"
"Fuck you, is the part okay?!"

"Don't screw around."

"I can see you're talking but all I hear is 'wah wah wah'!"

[Moke]

- Take off a Matts cock

- plus or minus eg: "Cut off 5mm plus or minus"

- Chang it down (our old mill is made by Long Chang)

[J. Vinella]

"-Is .0005" good?
- Close enough for the girls we're going out with."

AND

Handing the shop keys to the shop manager at 7:30AM and saying "good night"

[Adambomb]

"We're not going to pull a baja and have no brakes."
-Answering the question of whether or not we should test drive the car before bleeding the brakes...one week after baja t-boned our dually due to a janky sticking throttle and lack of brakes. Although "pulling a baja" gets plenty of usage anyway.

"Nothing that was a good idea went into this car."
-Referring to the infamous ISU go-kart

"That's what she said"
-Pretty much our slogan for this year.

"It was bad enough when I Kreemed my pants, but then I got it on my face."
-Engine team leader lining the fuel tank with Kreem

And oh so many more...

[Adambomb]

ooh, almost forgot my all time favorite:
"Why do anything half-assed when you can go full-assed?"

[Whis]

Electronics:

Tech Directer: "Dude. You let the smoke out."
Me: Still shaking, "Well, apparently 18 gauge wire doesn't like being shorted across the battery terminals..."

Awkward pause

"That would... um.. let the smoke out."

[Mikey Antonakakis]

-"Please take the cock off the car" (Cop to our chief engineer while on Spring Break at the 12 Hours of Sebring)

[woodsy96]

"Electron Done"

Common conversation:

"So, [Insert Electron Here], how's the [Insert electric device here]?"
"It's done"
"Oh really? Can we see it?"
"I'm still waiting for the parts."
"I thought you said it was done?"
"It is. I just need to put it together"

Anything/ Everything from Powerthirst and Anchorman.

"Try yelling at it"

"That [item] is cheese"

"2-stroke it"

"We need two so we can race them" (We now have two refrigerators)

[Corey H]

Team Moto:

"Next year..."

Tolerances:

"Keep it to plus or minus 1 baja (~2 inches)"

[ESaenz]

"It worked in Solidworks"

[Corey H]

Originally posted by Adambomb:
"We're not going to pull a baja and have no brakes."


and here I thought we were the only team dealing with stupidity of Baja teams with no brakes. They hit a light pole though!

[js10coastr]

"I'll get up to the hangar(shop) and start stripping." - The EE on getting wiring done.

[Wes Burk]

"BWAAAAAHHHH BWAAAHHHHHH" - shouted through finished exhaust tubes.

"Your other right"

"Lets go trash can bowling"
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt171/Snipes540/th_CIMG1276.jpg (http://s609.photobucket.com/albums/tt171/Snipes540/?action=view&current=CIMG1276.flv)

[Mikey Antonakakis]

Originally posted by Wes Burk:
"BWAAAAAHHHH BWAAAHHHHHH" - shouted through finished exhaust tubes.
That's the very first thing I did with my finished headers http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

It's also a great way to test the muffler for both noise suppression and backpressure!

Our chief engineer had fun making dinosaur noises with our aluminum fuel tank (which is still missing a small panel).

-"It's so bright it will make your face hurt!" (electronics guy in reference to our super-awesome dash)

[jsmooz]

"Ow, hot."
"Ow, pointy."
"Your mom."
"Call me when the cars done, I'll bring my helmet." - says the guy that never did anything and expected to drive.

[Drew Price]

Yelling at computer, on receiving another e-mail from the American Cancer Society:

"I don't have cancer, MY PARENTS DO!!"

Our 30" crescent wrench is called the 'baja-booster-bar.'

We apply this re-punctuation to everything involving sweet-ass-[noun], stop, have a laugh, then continue on whatever we were doing:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/hyphen.jpg



+1 for telling a non-cooperating [noun] to 'suck my balls.'



Best,
Drew

[L B0MB]

"JUST F*CKING WORK" - aimed at the computer, mainly during FEA studies

typical slander:
- p1: "you're a dick!"
- p2: "your mum's a dick"
- p1: "your face is a dick"

"i dont see how this could possibly go wrong"

[Dave K]

Yelling "JUST F!CKING WORK" at the computer in the computer labs, filled with about 30 other people working quietly on homework.

[MilanT]

Our entire 08 car was measured in cunt hairs.

[Mikey Antonakakis]

"THAT'S YOUR HOME! ARE YOU TOO GOOD FOR YOUR HOME??!" etc.... when trying to get a part to fit in hard to reach/tight spot... and just talking to parts like they can understand what you're saying in general

[j-e-ff-rey]

(Talking about sponsorship assignments)
Pinto: "I talked to Santikos Theaters, and they said they can give us 4 free tickets."
Mike: "Take 'em."


"What, that guy? Don't worry about that guy."

"Crossfire!!!"

"What size tube do we need?"
"One-inch."
"You're one-inch."

[Huskie Motorsports TD]

"We found some high temp resin, in Ohio. In Cleveland? Next to the steamer, on the glass bottom boat, while looking for pearl necklaces, we saw an Abe Lincoln, playing a rusty trombone, with Tony Danza eating a candy cane."

"Just a CH or two."
"A thick one or thin one?"

"1/8" close enough"

"Get Bent"

[Drew Price]

Every time someone pulls up a photo of last year's UW Madison car, yelling "PENIS!!!"



Best,
Drew

[Trevor]

"So many of the world's problems could be solved by proper lubrication"

"...and the rest by velcro"

[Kemper]

"hmmm... we can make a spacer for it"

"hmmm... what about increasing the hole diameter in 1mm to fit? yeah, again..."

"put some WD40 and it will fit"

[Jerry C]

"What will we say if the design judges ask us about it?"
"We'll tell them we dickified it"

[Whis]

BWAH! I like it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[STAATSWANN]

"SHIT A DICK!" (Generally yelled in anger, but sometimes in excitment, hence a very confusing call)
"BILLET" (Everything must be made of billet else it is deemed useless)
"DRIFT SPEC" (If its not made to drift specification then it is useless as a part on a FSAE car, enough said)
"USELESS!" (Most often yelled in reference to me)
"It's not gay if you don't make eye contact" (Okay, so maybe I just say this to make the things I do seem less gay...)
"I'll allow it" (Used as a way to be condecending whilst also accepting what someone has/is saying/doing, used as a replacement for "I'll pay that")
To much other general day to day banter to list...

STAATS
'THAT DRIVELINE GUY'
CURTIN MOTORSPORT TEAM
PERTH, WA - AUSTRALIA

[kapps]

We got a new one these last couple weeks...

"Oh yeah, bitches love the [insert whatever your doing]"

Example:
You take a piece of metal and cut it in half. "Oh yeah, bitches love the shopsaw."

Then, you drill it and ream the hole. "Oh yeah, bitches love the reamer."

Finally, you have to pound the bolt in because you reamed it 5 tenths too small. "Oh yeah, bitches love the tight fit."

[Tim.Wright]

"When in doubt, add more rod..."

Typically used during welding but can be extended to most aspects of life

Tim Wright
Curtin Motorsport
Compulsory Life Member

[cjanota]

I kept a list from VIR.

"I'll jack anyone off, but I draw the line at using my mouth."

"Did you give me lice? I could use the company."

"Locktite it to your dick."

"you get coloring books for Christmas don't you?" When an engine guy was dosing off with a helmet on in the back of the truck.

"You can't kill tofu so they don't serve it here." At the steakhouse.

"I can't wait for the sweat tea. I hope it rots my teeth." Same place.

"No ice cream, he has to make stripper weight." Night before enduro.

"Yes!! High school girls." At DQ.

"You can't sit in the car without making engine noises."

"My muscles may be hidden under fat, but they are still bigger than yours."

"I'm going to pull it apart with my giant man-hands." The Honda toy.

"Your not like the cool dad that gets drunk and beets you."

Do you know the torsional rigidity of your half-shafts? "No, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night."

[Pennyman]

"Watch your lips" - just as someone's about to do something not-so-safe

"It's custom" - to just about anything on our car, good or bad

"add more character" - aka beat it some more with a hammer

"we're gonna shit all over 'em" - our SAE prez to get team moral up

[t21jj]

"How's your Arabic/Urdu/Norwegian...etc"
-In reference to team members gmail account language settings. When ever someone leaves email or facebook open in our private computer lab and they leave the lab we reset language settings or anything else we can. Arabic and Urdu reverse the screen making it a real challenge to fix the first time it happens.

[kapps]

Ha. When someone leaves their email open here, they usually get an email sent to the club address (that gets forwarded to all the officers) saying how much he is a homo.

[Smith]

Our best G-mail punishment for leaving an account open utilizes the calender. Set several events from one day to a year and a half away for the victim to be enjoying some man love of whatever varriety you choose. The text/ e-mail reminders are key.

[Wesley]

Another for "That little guy? I wouldn't worry about that little guy"

[Pat Smith]

While on the subject of gmail bombing, something like this may or may not happen if you leave your gmail open in the shop computer lab:

Subject: Machine Shop Rules

Hey Guys,

I'm holding a machine room tutorial tomorrow!!! Come on by so I can teach everyone how to use the mill, lathe and show you guys my penis. We can all show eachother our penises. I really cant wait to show everyone my penis. So tomorrow 5 pm machine room....Bring your penis....To show me.

--
Patrick B. Smith
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mechanical Engineering, May '09
SAE Club Webmaster - UIUC Chapter

[Jerry C]

^^^^ahahaha

because you can't forget your penises

[Jaya I]

Originally posted by Pennyman:
The general rule to make the car better/stronger:

"gusset that shit"

dude. wtf. we gusseted our shit LONG before you had shit to gusset.

[Mexellent]

"Whats the worst that could happen?"

[cmeissen]

Originally posted by Wesley:
Another for "That little guy? I wouldn't worry about that little guy"

+1

I said that at least 4 times a day

[Mark TMV]

"What's in those pup things?" - us asking a guy at the counter of a fast food joint - "I don't know, I take 'em out of the bag and fry 'em..."
"Wow, there's nothing on this menu that's not deep fried - it's awesome!"
"Friends don't let friends JBWeld shit"

[Superfast Matt McCoy]

Originally posted by Mark TMV:
"Friends don't let friends JBWeld shit"

That's a pretty big departure from the Oklahoma shop where you hear stuff like:
"Just J-B Weld it" and
"Don't worry, we'll fix it with J-B Weld." and
"What is that grey stuff that is smeared around every seam on the fuel ta...oooohhh..."

and my favorite:

"Why is one tube of J-B Kwik empty and the other only half empty?"
"We were mixing it hot."
"You couldn't wait four minutes?"

[JamesWolak]

"jet pack that bitch"

Reffering to next day air am shipping. You know for when you think your M&W ignition box blew up with less then 32 hours til comp. Or when you realize the slackers on your team never ordered muffler packing.

[Whis]

Typical conversation last night:

"God, Adam is giddy tonight."
Adam, in background, "40-60, 40-60, 40-60!"

Sigh...

[Wesley]

Originally posted by Superfast Matt McCoy:
That's a pretty big departure from the Oklahoma shop where you hear stuff like:
"Just J-B Weld it" and
"Don't worry, we'll fix it with J-B Weld." and
"What is that grey stuff that is smeared around every seam on the fuel ta...oooohhh..."


One of our design goals this year was to eliminate the usage of JB weld on the car. We left it off of the design boards though. We somewhat succeeded, though we replaced a little bit of it with "resin dipping"

[Kell]

"thats what she said" has been use quite a lot, especially when referring to shafts, rods, etc... oh how mature we have become.

" good enough for government work" has recently become popular

"we looked into it" had a good run as well

and my favorite would be a quote from one of our major donators for materials, wiring, and plumbing. One of the employees of this establishment stated as we came to pick up even more free stuff " oh god, UNCC's back to rape and pillage " maybe you had to be there...

[Pat Smith]

"progress may or may not have been made"

[J. Vinella]

To Welder:

"Hey I got a fun weld for you."

" http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif Ahhh...what is it?"

"Well you can MIG'it."

"OHHH!!! http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Now you got me excited."

[Brian McGreevy]

"I heard high-compression pistons and I got excited"

[Adam Vaughan]

"Hey sweetie" (official greeting)

"So how's your sister doing?" (alternate official greeting)

"Just use the problem solver" (hammer)

"Straight enough" (team slogan)

"I just a need a couple more minutes to do some fluent" (translation: hours/days)

"Hey, are you guys burning sawdust down here?" (humanities guy from one floor up vs. engine fumes)

"HONEST TEA!!!" (Mark's drink... apparently always on sale and good for the closet male)

John: Yea, that's what I would do if I was a pussy.
Mark: Speaking of pussy, how's your sister?

Humanities guy: It's loud.
Mark: Yea, it's gonna be loud.

Mark: After John's done, he's gonna give me his shaft. (the dyno shaft)

Me: Hey, I know what's wrong with it.
John/Dennis/James/Mark: What's wrong with it?
Me: It's broken.

+1 "Formula SAE: When you just can't get rid of a girlfriend."

[James-H]

'Splined for you pleasure'

[Aaron@Kaist]

Got one for the team managers:

_______EXCUSES FROM THE WORKSHOP___________

"I have a final tomorrow sorry"

"I gotta finish my project by tomorrow"

"I have a group meeting I have to attend"

"[another person] said it would work"

as I yell, mofos if I can find time you should too.

Aaron Park
KAIST FSAE

[Mikey Antonakakis]

Originally posted by Aaron@Kaist:
Got one for the team managers:

_______EXCUSES FROM THE WORKSHOP___________

"I have a final tomorrow sorry"

"I gotta finish my project by tomorrow"

"I have a group meeting I have to attend"

"[another person] said it would work"

as I yell, mofos if I can find time you should too.

Aaron Park
KAIST FSAE
+1 :,(

[Brian McGreevy]

"It frightens me that there are people out there with balls that big" - One of our guys after watching this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfyUQ8RjP80

[JamesWolak]

On of our powertrain advisors about anything suspension related:

"If it doesn't add horsepower then i don't care"

[frenzy]

when i'm in the workshop:

"don't hurt yourself!!"
"have you calculated that??"

:/


http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[brettd]

"I'm better at sucking cock than doing this"

^ in reference to doing the cost report

from a certain PT member...

[Kevin Dunn]

I've got some good nick names from our Powertrain "Leader":

"Two Hour Ted"-Everything is done in increments of two hours (usually anywhere above 20-30)

"Two Quart Ted"-After adding two quarts of oil to our dry sump reservoir leading to us getting DG'd at endurance for burping up oil.

"Special Ted"-Speaks for itself

"Good enough for fat bitches"-by Ted himself

[Bemo]

"We only win 10% of fifty-fifty chances" - when talking about chances to assemble the pneumatic shifter right at first try.

[Thrainer]

At the composites lab:
"Do you think three layers of CF is strong enough for the suction tubes?"
"I'd make halfshafts with that wall thickness!"

Assembling the car:
"Is that CF screw really holding the diff?"
"It could hold the entire car including driver!"

"If you can't weld it, glue it."

At competition:
"Can I stand on the diff?"

[Wesley]

In regards to us wanting to save weight...

"Crossdrill that(those)"

-brake lines
-radiator
-wires
-catch cans
-crank case
-anything that can't be crossdrilled and still remain usable.

[JamesWolak]

Originally posted by brettd:
"I'm better at sucking cock than doing this"

^ in reference to doing the cost report

from a certain PT member...

Sooo good

[Adambomb]

"Crossdrill that(those)"

-brake lines

You know, they sell those:

Cross Drilled Brake Lines - $69.95 : KaleCo Auto (http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1)

Our team has spent a lot of time drooling over the o-pipe they sell too, especially after battling noise demons at competition.

[Wesley]

Yeah, Kaleco was our inspiration for the brake lines. We then took it too far and applied it to everything else.

[Adambomb]

AND THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!!!!

-My weekly rant to baja after they dismantle our car for more CV joints (plunge? what's that?), break more tools (also happens on a weekly basis), fill our engine, final drive, or anything with critical machined tolerances with oil dry and grinding sparks, etc...

[sheer luck]

"You can't just beat splines with a hammer."
"Watch me."

~

"This may be the worst idea anyone has ever had."

[Mazur]

Talking about going to competition to check it out

"Dude, let's take a shit load of pictures and use the best design ideas for our car. Fuck engineering."

[Nishant Jain]

All I really need in life is an M6 allen key, a 16/17 spanner, and a good hammer. Everything else falls into place.

[STAATSWANN]

- "thats ridiculous" (used when someone presents a really good idea and you refuse to admit it)
- "i'm offended" (used as a replacement for "thats ridiculous" or when you really are offended by something, generally something small for example: "i'm so offended that they can do that" used when finding out Delpht made a car that weighed 127kg dry and without a driver)
- "thats just how its done" (given as an engineering explanation for why you or someone else has done something a particular way. used jokingly... a previous team memeber used this as a serious way to explain why he wanted us to do various crazy, high budget, F1 style things to the bodywork... hence we use it jokingly to mock him now that he has gone...)
- "thats how they do it in F1" (exactly the same story as th above call)

banter
p1: "hey man. want a beer?"
p2: "nar man, im right, ill just grab some juice or something"
p1: "funny you say that. we have a special on now, you get a free 6pack of tampons with every glass of juice... homo"
* p1 hands p2 a beer anyway *
p1: "now you have your period all sorted... heres a beer"

and ofcourse the team motto to trump all other team mottos....
"What could possibly go wrong?"

[Tim.Wright]

Yo Staats,

your forgetting the most overused phrase in the Curtin Workshop,

"Shutup Staats..."

-Tim

[STAATSWANN]

haha tru, the use of that has decreased greatly since you left but haha...

[L B0MB]

And when you're not around its "F*cking Staats!"

[exFSAE]

When something falls or flies off the car, explodes, or generally has to be removed:

"Oh no worries. That's just weight savings right there."

Especially if it's critical.

[Adambomb]

Originally posted by exFSAE:
When something falls or flies off the car, explodes, or generally has to be removed:

"Oh no worries. That's just weight savings right there."

Especially if it's critical.

Especially when it's the engine. You can actually rationalize it then:

"Yeah, if the car was 125 lbs lighter, it would be SOOO much faster to push around the track!"

[Rear Admiral]

"We are far beyond college students, we are architects, we are fabricators, we are designers, we are lovers of the craft and defenders of the faith; we are simply a group brought together by our fierce desire for perfection, our unquenchable thirst for knowledge and the desire to accomplish a common goal."

+1 "If you can't fix it with a hammer, its an electrical problem"

[WMU_Engine_Monkey]

The night we broke our half shafts 3 days before MIS "Final Score: Engine Team 1, Drive train 0"

when machining anything with a critical tolerance (said in weird accents) "Close enough"

after I randomly scream damn that’s hot "Mike must be welding again"

after randomly screaming Damn my eyes "Mike turn your helmet on"

[TorqueWrench]

Originally posted by WMU_Engine_Monkey:
The night we broke our half shafts 3 days before MIS "Final Score: Engine Team 1, Drive train 0"

+1 to that. Those were my first thoughts when our clutches seized during Toronto Shootout last year. Then I remembered I was responsible for the drivetrain also...

[L B0MB]

I've heard several times of "self machining parts" existing on our cars where clearances haven't been spot on...

[Pennyman]

"When was this a good idea?"

[Magnarama]

Originally posted by L Bomb:
I've heard several times of "self machining parts" existing on our cars where clearances haven't been spot on...
Self tolerancing is my preferred word http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Pennyman]

"What's the code for God mode in Solidworks?"

[The AFX Master]

that's impulse 101

[Big Mo]

"This year, our car will have Data Wackquisition"

sic.

[Pennyman]

Ahh...good old data wack...

[Mikey Antonakakis]

RABULOUS

(I doubt anyone outside of my school will get it)

[Brian S]

Engraved on the old Baja reduction gear housing:

"... Fer Fucks Sake!"

"Good enough for the girls we do out with"

[Big Mo]

When we were testing the 09 car last spring:

"We're gonna drive the shit outta this thing, and just kick ass every day."


Taken from here (http://www.hulu.com/watch/23356/nova-battle-of-the-x-planes)

[George 4]

"I am going to unf*ck with it, such technical language"

"we need bodies...preferably ones that have had pulses recently."

"that's not a car its a peculiar device"

"what day is it?"

"Time to go play in traffic."

[The AFX Master]

"Big Mac or Chinese?".. The standard question made by the chosen ones to get food for the shop at 10PM

[Dash]

"Drive it like the school owns it" -- said in the parking lot during some weekend driving.

[JR @ CFS]

"Scary, you are the only professionally qualified Engineer in this room!"

Refers to when I was standing in the FS room with a bunch of the team the day I graduated http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Scalesy]

"Oh it's a rental car? Why are you not doing donuts then?"

[coastertrav]

Who brought the fire extinguisher?

Daaang...

Off road, in air, over water, into trees. Refering to Baja.

[poe21]

"within one baja"

when the tolerances don't have to be too close

[Rotary Sprocket]

-"what the hell were you thinking!!"

as we caught a baja member taking a .030" pass on the bridgeport with a reamer instead of using an endmill.

-"that looks pretty good"
-"how can you tell"
-"my eyes are calibrated to be within ten thousands tolerance"

-"is our floor strong enough?"
-"well it can hold Terry" our 265lb team enforcer

[Adambomb]

Originally posted by Rotary Sprocket:
-"what the hell were you thinking!!"

as we caught a baja member taking a .030" pass on the bridgeport with a reamer instead of using an endmill.


Reminds me of the time I went to use the drill press, and noticed someone forgot to remove the ball end mill that was chucked in it...oh how I wish I would have caught them in the act. Only baja would do such a thing.


Originally posted by Rotary Sprocket:
-"that looks pretty good"
-"how can you tell"
-"my eyes are calibrated to be within ten thousands tolerance"

+1 http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[kapps]

as we caught a baja member taking a .030" pass on the bridgeport with a reamer instead of using an endmill.

For a second there, I thought you meant enlarging a hole .030 with a reamer, then I realized you said taking a pass. Oh and while we're on the topic of reamers, while they are supposed to be used in a hole a thou or two undersize, I've successfully used a 9/16 reamer on a 1/2" hole because there was just no drill bit available between the two. That was the only time I've ever seen contiguous chips come off a reamer. Awesome surface finish on the hole too (it better be, it was for wheel studs...).

[L B0MB]

Originally posted by Rotary Sprocket:
"my eyes are calibrated to be within ten thousands tolerance"

Ah yes, the old "vernier eyeball" http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Macros]

"FSAE would be way more awesome if we were gay."

[rafasosa]

-"Dude have you seen a guy kissing other guy?"
-"Nope... and I don't want to see that ever"
-"you haven't lived"

[coastertrav]

Originally posted by Macros:
"FSAE would be way more awesome if we were gay."


I've been a part of a similar conversation at our shop.

Richie (club president) - "Man, it sucks that girls are so pretty. Imagine if we were all gay, it would be so much easier."

Myself (Travis, Formula Team Leader) - "No man, that's gross."

R - "Think about it, you go to class, come out to the shop, build a race car, cut up and have a general good time, drink a few beers, AND THEN YOU GET LAID!"

T - "Well, that does sound like a good day, but girls are sooo pretty."

R - "I know, that's what's stopping me too."

[Mikey Antonakakis]

"I didn't know it was a cross dresser!"

[coastertrav]

A lot of homosexuality seems to go on in the shop, no matter where your shop is it seems.

[JeffreyH]

Originally posted by coastertrav:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Macros:
"FSAE would be way more awesome if we were gay."


I've been a part of a similar conversation at our shop.

Richie (club president) - "Man, it sucks that girls are so pretty. Imagine if we were all gay, it would be so much easier."

Myself (Travis, Formula Team Leader) - "No man, that's gross."

R - "Think about it, you go to class, come out to the shop, build a race car, cut up and have a general good time, drink a few beers, AND THEN YOU GET LAID!"

T - "Well, that does sound like a good day, but girls are sooo pretty."

R - "I know, that's what's stopping me too." </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Hah, that's pretty much the exact situation we had, courtesy of one of the chief engineers (quoted by Macros).

[coastertrav]

I know it should be in the reasons I love FSAE thread, but I love how through all of this we get to realize how similar we all are.

[bluetooth]

Famous last words:
"I got this!"

[Daleezer]

"I'd be gay if it didn't hurt so bad." (New member explaining his preferences)

"that's tits" (statement made when machining parts to correct dimensions)

Situation Involving Campus Police
Officer to P1 (white male):"What is your name? Can I see your ID?"
Officer to P2 (white male):"What is your name? Can I see your ID?"
Officer to P3 (half Arabic male):"What is your name? Can I see your ID and what is your Social Security number?"

[Trevor]

When mounting the fuel injector to the intake:

me: "It's a little tight. You want to open up the hole a little."
engine guy: "Yeah. What if I just lube it up and push really hard?"
me: "No, then you won't be able to get it out afterward."

[Pennyman]

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs042.snc3/12955_196140209668_772714668_3949376_8285778_n.jpg
dull blade face

no quote needed

[The AFX Master]

Stolen from a friend :P

A random guy decides to do his final grade thesis on the brake system of the car. When his request gets approved, he goes to one of the university offices where a teacher will review the project abstract.


Disclaimer: In spanish, a pump (like centrifugal pumps) is called "bomba", but master cylinders are also called the same.. literally master cylinder means "bomba de frenos" or "brake pump" straight into english (like google would do :P)

Guy - "And there's my master cylinder configuration blah blah blah"

Random Sub Par engineer in charge of bureaucratic stuff, AKA Advisor: "Think is ok.. do you know the mass flow on the system? (faceplant 1)

Guy - "There aren't discernible mass flows.. it's simple a pressure propagation with a minimal fluid displacement"

Advisor - "Oh.. what kind of pumps operate on this system?, centrifugal, aren't they??" (faceplant 2)

Guy - "Off course not.. they're master cylinders, kinda reciprocating pump, but not so"

Advisor - "Oh really?, well.. but aren't those things electrically operated??.. what kind of motor are you using here (faceplant 3 - the Advisor STILL believes on centrifugals), AC current??"

Guy - "No.. really not, not pumps at all, you just press a pedal, and the pressure moves a brake pad".

Another quote related with "bomba", One of our random guys at 200x, spanish for "explosive" or "bomb" it's also called "bomba"..
There were problems when a U.S Customs officer asked the minimal english guy who carried 4 spare fuel pumps on his baggage..

U.S Customs Officer: - "And what are those cylinders"
Confused Guy: "Just 4 fuel Bombs.. For a car"

[D4Dangerous]

"pass me that engine! hup hup hup"

"DANCE BREAK"

[Chris Texas]

"Do you want my big black calk for that hole?"

Chris Drew
Team Captain
THE University of Texas
longhornracing.com

[coastertrav]

"Everything is better with penetration."

How do I make this square face.

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs055.snc3/14261_208343379202_691079202_4186505_2502644_n.jpg

[Pennyman]

"Everyone get your safety glasses on, the dean is coming down!"

jk, we ALWAYS wear our safety glasses

[coastertrav]

"See that girl over there, she always comes to class prepared, like she is going to win practice. Time for us to set a hot lap, super stickies on, lean and mean, we're going to rock this beast and see what we can't do." Matt talking about Chemistry while we waited outside the classroom for the test we forgot about.

[Adambomb]

"I would rather get kicked in the balls then fail competition."

This, of course, led into a discussion on:

-How many times you would accept getting kicked in the balls to not fail competition

-How many times you would accept getting kicked in the balls to get a top 10 finish

[The AFX Master]

Doing Engine sounds with newly purchased pneumatic tools...

PS: Yes i know.. rotating stuff that can blow up can kill anyone... That vid was a one hit wonder, and we were too scared to do it again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=972mU2oN9cc

[Simon Dingle]

"If in doubt, lean it out!" - Powertrain moto

Background to this quote.

At FSUK, we were slightly concerned about if we would finish the endurance with our 250kg rather thirsty 4-cylinder and a 5L fuel tank, having just used 1L in four laps in the sprint!

Solution was to fit a new 8L "enduro" fuel tank and spend 30mins in front of the laptop saying "hmmm, that looks like a bit too much fuel, take it down by 5..."

Ended up coming 4th in enduro, 3rd in fuel economy and lost someone from Lions £20 (sorry)!

[RyMan]

"That hurts on the butt,"

-A certain design leader, while leaning on the guard rail at the Auburn/Barber competition practice

[Ben Jamin']

Way to read directions, that was at a track not in the shop!

[coastertrav]

"IMPROBABLE!" *said really fast by just about everyone when something amazing happens*

"I bet you can't hit that window with this rock"
"I bet you I can"
*Leads to around 30 minutes and 15 people throwing rocks at a shed that is way to far away to hit with any kind of force, but gradually getting closer and closer*

"Hey, can I run the golfcart into the bus?"
"Go for it"

"Do it for the win"

"Siiiick"
*Used as a complete sentence, said over about two seconds with a pitch increase as the word goes on*

*While patting a drivers tummy he has developed over the past off season after a comment about trying to remove weight*
"Just remember, 16ozs makes a pound"
*Angry face from driver*

[kapps]

Originally posted by coastertrav:
*While patting a drivers tummy he has developed over the past off season after a comment about trying to remove weight*
"Just remember, 16ozs makes a pound"
*Angry face from driver*

http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif I bet I know the pot-bellied driver in question...

Time to lay off them Chipotle's. That's Chip-o-tle, not Chip-ot-le http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Trevor]

When talking about the intake:

Engine lead:"How long will it take you to make the nipples?"
Intake guy:"No time, I'll just call your mom and get them donated"

[tgman]

"Fetch the imperial shifting spanner"

[Adambomb]

Originally posted by tgman:
"Fetch the imperial shifting spanner"

Somebody, quick, get me the Hinsdale!!!

http://www.sae.stuorg.iastate.edu/zenphoto/cache/formula/engine/around-the-shop/P2130022.JPG_595.jpg

This wrench can be used to assemble/disassemble 90% of the car.

Also heard sung in the shop on a regular basis, "In the Navy..."

http://www.sae.stuorg.iastate.edu/zenphoto/cache/formula/engine/around-the-shop/P2130021.JPG_595.jpg

The "Navy Lathe," Logan model 825. The manual for it is a U.S. Navy publication. It's somewhere around 50-60 years old, and in a previous life was probably used to make parts for WWII Navy ships. SAE shop protocol calls for singing "In the Navy" whenever it is in use.

[Mikey Antonakakis]

Adambomb, smaller pics next time! Even when I zoom out I can't see the whole picture. Sweet lathe though, we've got a Monarch from 1943.

[Adambomb]

...yeah...sorry about that. Just got a new camera, still getting used to it.

[Adambomb]

Placeholder for much more reasonably sized pics awaiting approval...

[Ian_N]

What happens when you've got 2 bungs and a pipe which have a real snug fit...

Poptastic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovQBIyrMgWE)

[Ockham]

"Go higher."
-Our engine tuner at the dyno, no matter what RPM we're at.

[Andy K]

In the machine shop: "Is it a Baja fit or a Formula fit?"

[Wetmelon]

"What the hell happened to *x tool*!?"

"Check baja."

[VeX]

Something tells me the stuff the guys say in the shop have been said for so long, it's normal speech now.

"Is it accurate?"
"It's f-accurate"

"Are you going to do it in Solid Works?"
"Nah, we'll do it live. F#*$ it! We'll DO IT LIVE!"

[AxelRipper]

"Go rub this on your ****"

used when someone leaves burrs on a piece that they made... if you wouldn't like to rub it on your *ahem* "nether regions" then its not finished

[SamB]

In response to watching a motivational video on Ted.com...

'Come on you need to learn to push yourself!'
'I am pushing myself, I'm doing Formula f***ing student!'

[Barky]

person 1: "hey, I'll give you $100 if you can bite this [aluminum upright] in half with your teeth."
person 2: "oh, I thought you were going to ask me to bite it in half with my c*ck"

[Jon Oneill]

"Up-indicular"
"If you cut enough corners, you get a circle"
"No Wuck'n Furries"

[dazz]

"You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter!"

- I forget who, probably Grub or Kartboy.

[fade]

Originally posted by dazz:
"You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter!"

- I forget who, probably Grub or Kartboy.

busted... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBj6PonX14A)

[Dash]

"Formula SAE is like a drug. Why else would someone spend 100 hours in the shop over spring break for five minutes of driving?"

[poe21]

Originally posted by Dash:
"Formula SAE is like a drug. Why else would someone spend 100 hours in the shop over spring break for five minutes of driving?"

wow, this just came out of my mouth about an hour ago.

[Barky]

"What time does Menards open?"

[fmxbrando]

"I don't even think Dr. Bob would approve that..." - in reference to a professor of mine who gave me an A on a project I modeled completely in meters instead of millimeters... it was a 1000x scale model of a 250 cc dirtbike motor http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[RollingCamel]

The chassis team leader comes to me suddenly.

"I don't know how to mate!"

I laugh but he doesn't get it.

He continues puzzled: "Really, I'm trying align it to be concentric to the center of the opening but i couldn't!!"

[kapps]

Originally posted by Dash:
"Formula SAE is like a drug. Why else would someone spend 100 hours in the shop over spring break for five minutes of driving?"

Only 100 hours?

[Dash]

Originally posted by kapps:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Dash:
"Formula SAE is like a drug. Why else would someone spend 100 hours in the shop over spring break for five minutes of driving?"

Only 100 hours? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It rounded out to like 120ish for myself personally. which includes taking an entire days break. The team leader almost matched this number himself.

[RANeff]

The quote in my signature was uttered just yesterday

[kapps]

[Said while looking at one of the 2 sizes of wrenches available after Baja cleared out the shop and brought it with them to South Carolina]

"Aw, look at you that's almost the right size. You'll do just fine."

At 1:00 am as we were beginning to loosen the head from our CNC mill to tighten a couple bolts that were causing the quill to stick. Unfortunately, to get to the bolts, we had to remove the z-axis stepper, z-axis leadscrew, and raise the head about 3 inches. 4 hours later, it was finished. Successfully I might add.

[coastertrav]

I wish we could have recorded that night. Nate had me cracking up the whole time (good thing too, you have to laugh to keep from crying).

[coastertrav]

Also, the three ways of describing how bad something is/was.

1. Bad news-something that really isn't too bad.

"Man, I shouldn't have had all that chipotle, because Aero locked their bathroom and that's some bad news."

2. Sad day-worse than bad news, but not life threatening or utterly devastating.

(As the cnc decides to destroy a nice block if 7075) "ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT! Aww...sad day"

3. Bad news bears-the worst that could happen, when nothing else would fit.

(After a "special" 2 1/4" endmill explodes on a facing cut) "Daaang, that could have been bad news bears..."

[MegaDeath]

Dude, it's not even midnight and we are ALREADY YELLING AT EACH OTHER!!!!!

[Gaanja]

On getting the intake done.. "Lets test the flow across the runners.. hand me that pack of smokes"

[Chris Texas]

" ill just use my eyecrometer"

[Bemo]

"Is resin dropping from my hair?!"

"No, that's coming from the ceiling..."

After a little accident with a can of resin.

[Adambomb]

"HEY, I've worked in the shop for like 3 hours now and I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO DRIVE THE CAR YET!"

-Almost every newbie.

This is usually responded to with various laughter from those who live in the shop.

[Barky]

Originally posted by Adambomb:
"HEY, I've worked in the shop for like 3 hours now and I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO DRIVE THE CAR YET!"

-Almost every newbie.


+1

[coastertrav]

"Look at him, we're getting work done on the car, his grades are up, he has a smoking hot girl wet for him, his hair isn't falling out yet, and he is looking slim because he has been to busy/nervous to remember to eat. He's peaking, look at him, he's peaking right now in front of our eyes." "Yeah, but it won't last long."

Matt, describing me to Jason a few weeks ago. Jason was the '08 team leader, and the one who was ultimately correct as the girl was pushed away and the car falls further behind where I'd like it to be.

[t21jj]

"We've gone to plaid!"
Said after an ill timed restart on one of the SAE office computers while I was helping the team modify graphics card drivers.
"800x600 resolution with 4bit color –This sucks."

After fixing the problem.
SolidWorks RealView graphics on a non-workstation video card.

[tougeferio]

"Were gonna need about three Spartans to put that on..."
Said while trying to stretch a very stiff exhaust spring on.

"Chicken?"
Said at random times by our EE.

[diesel_truck_man]

Context: Time for body competion: 1.5weeks

Guy modeling body surfaces:Sooooo.....what do you want me to do for the sidepods?

Guy currently sanding nose plug: GO SHIT IN A POT, AND STICK A PLANT IN IT!

[Mikey Antonakakis]

President: "I'm actually gonna get some girls to come hang out in the shop tonight. We'll actually have more girls than guys in the shop."
Me: "Wait aren't we 50/50 already?"
Pres "No we're 4/3 right now."
Suspension guy: "We WILL have more girls than guys. The shop will break!"

[James-H]

Half cut through a tube for the shoulder harness: 'wait, did I measure this before I cut it?'

[Chapo]

One of my team members came up with this jem when describing the paradox that is FSAE: "FSAE isn't a club or competition its a cult...." Pretty much explains why you spend so many hours slaving over it, complain about it and get straight back into it. fun fun.

[Wetmelon]

"Where the hell is that a-arm?"

(After spending 3 hours looking for it):

"How does an a-arm end up behind the mill?"

[D.J.]

I can't hear you over the roar of my engine.

[Swingtops]

"Hemi, how did you pick this adhesive?"
"The cute girl at Menard’s said this glue would stick to everything" ( from the composites guy)

[Swingtops]

So if normal people are "civilians" That makes Formula people SEALs, running black ops late at night, first in last out, etc. then that means baja is like the regular Army, and the rest of the senior design teams are like the national guard - one weekend a month two weeks a year.

[Nick Renold]

"Look at my f---ing face. You know how I feel."

Every time a senior team member suggests something ridiculous

"That setup is bro"

As I hand control spindle speeds to avoid resonant modes during machining the top of the 10-inch tall upright, which was clamped only on the bottom edges, and was also rubbing against the toolchanger.

"It's gonna be great"

Whenever anyone asks about factor of safety/tolerance requirements/vehicle performance/manufacturing timeline.

[Swingtops]

God baja is so arrogant….. I don’t think they realize we’re better.

[EHog]

Heard from our clean snowmobile team 18 hours before they leave for competition:


Snowmobile: WTF!!!! Solidworks said that bracket wouldn't deflect at all!!!

Me: No sunshine, I'm pretty sure all materials deflect even a little...

Snowmobile: Yeah, but it only said like a half a millimeter!!!"

Me: Yeah, that's about 20 thousandths. Pretty decent amount over 4 inches if you ask me.

Snowmobile: Actually its... (google conversion) ...19.6 thousandths. How the **** do you know that?!?! You need to get a girlfriend.



SDSM&T FSAE

[Simon Dingle]

"It's gonna be great"

Whenever anyone asks about factor of safety/tolerance requirements/vehicle performance/manufacturing timeline.

Ours was "It'll be fine"
.... mostly it wasn't, I think the phrase has been banned now.

[Tickers]

Originally posted by Simon Dingle:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">"It's gonna be great"

Whenever anyone asks about factor of safety/tolerance requirements/vehicle performance/manufacturing timeline.

Ours was "It'll be fine"
.... mostly it wasn't, I think the phrase has been banned now. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's still well in use, you just don't visit when we're doing stupid things.

[Joe17]

my favorite

"How hard can it be?"

[BrendonD]

"good morning!"

Whenever someone comes into the office/shop for a session, whether it's 3pm on a weds, 9am on a friday, or 2am on a sunday.

[JasperC]

Originally posted by Joe17:
my favorite

"How hard can it be?"

Or:

"Should only take me like 45 minutes to finish this."
[3 hours later]
"Almost done now!"

[Sormaz]

"TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS IS ONLY WATER" -former engine head while pouring...water...down the drain to creek

[The AFX Master]

Originally posted by t21jj:

After fixing the problem.
SolidWorks RealView graphics on a non-workstation video card.

The hell!, how did you do that?, wich graphics card??.

I`ve always tought that gaming cards can run that silly realview thing. But they dont due to, also silly, agreements between SW and the graphics manufacturers.

[RollingCamel]

Originally posted by The AFX Master:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by t21jj:

After fixing the problem.
SolidWorks RealView graphics on a non-workstation video card.

The hell!, how did you do that?, wich graphics card??.



I`ve always tought that gaming cards can run that silly realview thing. But they dont due to, also silly, agreements between SW and the graphics manufacturers. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

By softmodding if you have an old softmod-able card. I had a Geforce 6800GS which I softmoded into a Quadro FX 3800, iirc. I had an ATI 4770 as a primary card and the modded Quadro on my PCI-E 8X on the same PC. Just change the monitor's link to the card you want to use to get it activated.

[t21jj]

Originally posted by The AFX Master:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by t21jj:

After fixing the problem.
SolidWorks RealView graphics on a non-workstation video card.

The hell!, how did you do that?, wich graphics card??.

I`ve always tought that gaming cards can run that silly realview thing. But they dont due to, also silly, agreements between SW and the graphics manufacturers. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

We did it on our two SAE office computers with NVidia 8600GT cards in them. It only works on the 8000 series NVidia cards and older. They closed the loop hole on the newer cards.

This is the best I can do for instructions.

Make sure to un-install the graphics driver first. Made that mistake on one and killed Windows.

I also make no claims to this working.
Try this at your own risk.


Unfortunately the 8000 series GeForce cards are the latest ones this will work on (Nvidia got smart about this on all the later cards), so it looks like we won't be able to apply it to ******. However, if anyone wants to get it set up on their computers at home it wasn't too hard. Just un-install your current video driver, install RivaTuner, then it has an option where you can change the card's ID. It can be a bit tough to figure out which Quadro model corresponds to your GeForce model, although with our 8600s it was the only Quadro model listed in the drop-down. If there isn't one listed there (or there are several) you'll probably have to do some research. Then just reboot and download and install the proper driver for whatever Quadro card your video card is pretending to be, and you're good to go.

[t21jj]

It also seems pretty stable. I was back at school recently visiting and the computers appeared to have the hacks still active. At least the one that I was saw did.

[RollingCamel]

The problem is that the performance doesn't jump up to the way it should be. The features open and frame rates gets better but a recent comparison showed that the modded FX4500 was slower than an FX1700, iirc.

Or better, I was emailing the head of the thermal design department of exATI now AMD, who is an Alexandria University graduate in order to let AMD sponsor us with a workstation. They apologized and after some talks, and mentioning Intel, they offered to sponsor us with 2 FireGL 8700. However, I had to refuse since we didn't manage getting a place inside the university and thus can't have a fixed place for the workstation.

So try getting sponsorship from Nvidia or AMD, although the 1st has much better drivers in the workstation arena.

PS. Check Tech ARP for Geforce to Quadro softmod.

[t21jj]

Originally posted by RollingCamel:
The problem is that the performance doesn't jump up to the way it should be. The features open and frame rates gets better but a recent comparison showed that the modded FX4500 was slower than an FX1700, iirc.

Or better, I was emailing the head of the thermal design department of exATI now AMD, who is an Alexandria University graduate in order to let AMD sponsor us with a workstation. They apologized and after some talks, and mentioning Intel, they offered to sponsor us with 2 FireGL 8700. However, I had to refuse since we didn't manage getting a place inside the university and thus can't have a fixed place for the workstation.

So try getting sponsorship from Nvidia or AMD, although the 1st has much better drivers in the workstation arena.

PS. Check Tech ARP for Geforce to Quadro softmod.

Well yes that's true it's still not a real Quadro workstation card but every little bit helps. Considering that a non workstation graphics card does you little to no good in SolidWorks. It's also not bad if you are on a cheap budget.

We run Quadro FX3800's at work after I insisted that a cheaper gaming card was not going to be acceptable and they rock.

If I remember correctly our 8600GT's used the Quadro FX1700 drivers and ID.

[Mazur]

HA! I have REAL VIEW on my Dell Laptop, powered with a Radeon card.

The trick I found online is to modify the text file of your graphics card driver. The mod is pretty simple. Look up the name of your graphics card model name and replace it with the name of a known "workstation" card.

Here, I found the original link:

http:// forum.notebookreview.com/dell-xps-studio-xps/514266-enable-realview-solidworks-your-radeon-4670-5730-system .html

So basically I tricked SW into thinking I'm running an ATI FirePro V7750 http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[BrendonD]

QUIT EATING MY SHIT!

-Yelled at the waterjet after 4 of my tabs fell into the abyss despite my fishing attempts.

[Joe17]

"Where's the engine?" (was staring at engine, n00b) *shakes head*

"Good idea, then I thought about it..."

"I want to shave a cat" referring to anything difficult

"I heard you revving the engine.. I was in the tennis courts" a good 1000 feet away. This is in the engine lab inside the main school building

[RollingCamel]

Originally posted by t21jj:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by RollingCamel:
The problem is that the performance doesn't jump up to the way it should be. The features open and frame rates gets better but a recent comparison showed that the modded FX4500 was slower than an FX1700, iirc.

Or better, I was emailing the head of the thermal design department of exATI now AMD, who is an Alexandria University graduate in order to let AMD sponsor us with a workstation. They apologized and after some talks, and mentioning Intel, they offered to sponsor us with 2 FireGL 8700. However, I had to refuse since we didn't manage getting a place inside the university and thus can't have a fixed place for the workstation.

So try getting sponsorship from Nvidia or AMD, although the 1st has much better drivers in the workstation arena.

PS. Check Tech ARP for Geforce to Quadro softmod.

Well yes that's true it's still not a real Quadro workstation card but every little bit helps. Considering that a non workstation graphics card does you little to no good in SolidWorks. It's also not bad if you are on a cheap budget.

We run Quadro FX3800's at work after I insisted that a cheaper gaming card was not going to be acceptable and they rock.

If I remember correctly our 8600GT's used the Quadro FX1700 drivers and ID. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The new Quadro 2000 is relatively good value.

[MegaDeath]

Oh it doesn't fit?? Just spit on it, it'll slip right in once you do that. (Referring to anything that is a tight fit)

[coastertrav]

"What about that one?"

"Definitely a one."

The shop's scale for girl watching. Much nicer than being judgmental and rating on a 1-10 scale by utilizing a binary scale of 0 or 1, or simply a yes you would or no wouldn't.

"Well, lets be honest, they're all ones."

Matt's thoughts on the scale.

[KyleD]

We also started using the binary girl-rating scale about a year ago. It requires much less cognitive resources. Initially we were rating girls based on the standard normal distribution curve and assigning them a sigma value based on average being 0. Then we realized that all it came down to was yes or no.

[BrendonD]

"Those aren't my fixtures you asshat!" - Nick Renold

[Ben K]

Adding "it's kind of a thing" to explain something to a new guy.

For example:

"Heat affected zone.....it's kind of a thing"

Ben

[Nicky]

"I'll whack off on you!" A very charged Team captain trying to say "I'll whack you" to a junior.

"Behen Chod" translation= Sister f!cker. Formal Greeting

"Maa ka lund" translation=Mother's penis. Greeting someone who's screwed something over

"Lund betega tera" translation= Your penis will fit in there; used to signify that that particular part doesn't go there.

"Bait ke kya hilayega?" translation= are you just gonna sit there and masturbate? Used to denote that the other person isn't doing anything.

"Maa Chuda" translation= f!ck your mother. Means f!ck off, but with a little more drama to it.

"teri Maa ki choot" translation= your mother's vagina. Used to get someone's attention.

Conclusion: I really haven't come to understand how offensive slangs have found a new meaning at the workshop... And the best part is that they aren't seen offensive at all!!!


Common conversations at the workshop:

"we need to recruit more girls next year..."

" That b#$tard scared her off into leaving the team... Who gives a girl power tools on the first day at the workshop??"

"Don't know what the f!ck the trical guys do on the laptop!" -Suspension team

P1: "The bolt got sheared"
P2: "Asso!! Don't you know how to remove a Goddamn bolt. gimme the hammer..."

P1: "What if we had Ms.X on our team...!"
P2: "That be so great...!"
P1: "What are you getting so horny for, she's your sister-in-law"
Ms.X being all the hot girls in college.

Electrical Head '10
Ashwa Racing

[coastertrav]

From our member Blake -

Apid: (verb) to have the r deleted from the word rapid on a g-code line that results in an end mill acting like a bungie jumper.

[sbrenaman]

@kyled and coastertrav - I'm glad PSU isn't the only team that uses the binary scale. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[MegaDeath]

Originally posted by sbrenaman:
@kyled and coastertrav - I'm glad PSU isn't the only team that uses the binary scale. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

We used to use it too, but then everyone else decided they wanted to get girlfriends for some strange reason and now I am one of maybe three single people on the team and the only one who was around back when the code was in use so sadly; it has ceased to exist.

[coastertrav]

Originally posted by MegaDeath:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by sbrenaman:
@kyled and coastertrav - I'm glad PSU isn't the only team that uses the binary scale. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

We used to use it too, but then everyone else decided they wanted to get girlfriends for some strange reason and now I am one of maybe three single people on the team and the only one who was around back when the code was in use so sadly; it has ceased to exist. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Having a girlfriend isn't an excuse.

[Ben K]

After using NX too much for our own good:

http: //imgur .com /a/ 5n5KX

[AxelRipper]

Originally posted by MegaDeath:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by sbrenaman:
@kyled and coastertrav - I'm glad PSU isn't the only team that uses the binary scale. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

We used to use it too, but then everyone else decided they wanted to get girlfriends for some strange reason and now I am one of maybe three single people on the team and the only one who was around back when the code was in use so sadly; it has ceased to exist. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

"Look but don't touch"

[Sormaz]

As our current engine lead says: "I can still run to the end of my leash and bark"

[wagemd]

Favorites so far this year... Too many to remember...

Alum: "How do you justify decreasing that factor of safety?"
DT Lead: "Well, I did the FEA and it was blue"

"I was going to pound him because you weren't going to" - referencing a fist pound

[cjanota]

I can tell by looking at it that that part will break. I've got a seat to visual ANSYS.

[James Haythornthwaite]

From the Dyno Room:
One for english teams only: "We got air, we got fuel, we got water, we got oil, but we got no ground connections!"

"Next years team really ought to sort this out..."

"There's no replacement for displacement"

"F*** it, it'll be fine"

"Making bosses like a boss"

From the chassis team: "Is our engine four-stroke or two-stroke?"

[Some Guy]

While doing the cost report:

Why the F*** is that in centimeters, put that in something I can understand *changes to inches*.

[Will M]

New Guys: Wow, that burns.
Composites Guy: Yeah, that's how you know its working.

[Mumpitz]

Me: "Those gaps are too big"
tube miter-er: /long sigh/ "but I did my best"
Me: "well... sometimes you have to do your best twice"

[Bemo]

Guy 1: "I tried it for two hours and that's how it is."
Guy 2: "Yeah, and as everyone knows, two hours is exactly the period after which you should stop trying."

[D.J.]

While looking at pictures of Cornell's shop (instead of working on the cost report):

Some Guy- "Wow look at all the pizza."

[jordan.k]

During a heated "discussion" at the white board - "Listen to me, I have the good marker."

[EHog]

We need to keep working on cost report... after we finish watching F1 qualifying.

[BrendonD]

"Put speed holes in.

It'll work, trust me."

Said in succession.

[Luniz]

And if vou put in the derivative of speed holes, you get acceleration holes which is even better

[coastertrav]

Freshman member who does really good work, but takes heat for taking his sweet time on projects, - "So, those two cancel and just make me average, that's better than nothing."

Senior across the bay, - "AVERAGE DOESN'T GET YOU TO MICHIGAN!"

[Swingtops]

This is a conversation had with our "Engine Advisor"

Me: Hey I am wondering how to tune our engine for a better idle.

Adv: Why would you want to do that? You want to tune your intake for maximum power.

Me: (facepalm)No no not tune the intake - that I have done. I want to tune the fuel and timing.

Adv: Oh, well most of the time the engines will have two kinds of advance. The first is mechanical (bigger facepalm) and the second is vacuum. (facepalm) After that adjust your idle jets until you're within 20% of stoich...

Me: Yeah we don't have that - we have...

Adv: Well You NEED that! Otherwise you can't tune anything!

Me: Its all controlled by the ECU.

Adv: How does that work?

Me: (epic facepalm) I gotta run - thanks for the help

[Mazur]

^ Your engine advisor just sounds like an old guy who probably works on hot rods, lol.

[jjund]

Shop projector didn't work. As I carried a ladder across the shop:
-CE: "Are you really gonna try to fix that projector?"
-Me: "Well no one else is going to do it..." (I couldn't)

[The AFX Master]

Originally posted by Swingtops:
This is a conversation had with our "Engine Advisor"

Me: Hey I am wondering how to tune our engine for a better idle.

Adv: Why would you want to do that? You want to tune your intake for maximum power.

Me: (facepalm)No no not tune the intake - that I have done. I want to tune the fuel and timing.

Adv: Oh, well most of the time the engines will have two kinds of advance. The first is mechanical (bigger facepalm) and the second is vacuum. (facepalm) After that adjust your idle jets until you're within 20% of stoich...

Me: Yeah we don't have that - we have...

Adv: Well You NEED that! Otherwise you can't tune anything!

Me: Its all controlled by the ECU.

Adv: How does that work?

Me: (epic facepalm) I gotta run - thanks for the help

Looks perfect to make a demotivational poster:

Academics' Skills.
They don't haz them

[The AFX Master]

Originally posted by Ben Kolodner:
After using NX too much for our own good:

http: //imgur .com /a/ 5n5KX

Epic s**t haha!...

Wonder what i could put on the post-it if i were to make that joke here..

Sadly, something like "Run away!!.. illegal stuff"

[Lathe Bear]

"God damnit Aero"
"It's all Powerfail team's fault"

"You want to do WHAT!?" Me to Aero Lead

Me: "That mount doesn't look trick enough"
Powertrain Lead: "I drew racing stripes on it with a sharpie"
Me: "Touche"

[Ben K]

A freshmen who had too much NOS energy drink:

Freshmen: "That corner needs a 'bullit'"
Senior: "Wth is a 'bullit'"
Freshmen: "A fillet, but better."

Ben

[Sly]

"Who is sleeping during Spring Break?"

Said when the cops show up at midnight when your running open headers in the parking lot.

[D.J.]

Freshman: "DJ, I have an annoying question."
Me: "I probably have a sarcastic answer."

[Kettering Admins]

A lesser member: "If you aren't going to let me listen to deathmetal on the drive to California then I'm not letting you guys listen to Cake."

Me: [Lesser member's name], "What you've just done is the equivalent of a child banned from video games trying to ban his parents from T.V. How do you think that's going to work out for you?"

[Mbirt]

Originally posted by Kettering Admins:
A lesser member: "If you aren't going to let me listen to deathmetal on the drive to California then I'm not letting you guys listen to Cake."

Me: [Lesser member's name], "What you've just done is the equivalent of a child banned from video games trying to ban his parents from T.V. How do you think that's going to work out for you?"

This is where my 80's hair metal becomes the rock upon which all can agree. Whitesnake just released a new album. We'll have it on constant loop.

[AxelRipper]

Dont worry, you guys also have 25 hours of Kidz Bop.

[Bemo]

"This is clean dirt."

[ESaenz]

Team Capitan:"How close was the intake supposed to be to the frame?"
Engine Lead: "Ugh, about that close"

[Numchuks]

Person A in front of the computer screen: "This assembly is full of mating errors!"
Person B from across the room: "...you're a mating error!"

[SirSmith]

This is our Mechanical graduation speech from this year, not a shop quote but funny none the less.

"Good evening everyone. Students, Faculty, guests. Before I address the mechanical engineers, I’d first like to address the other disciplines and acknowledge their accomplishments if I may.

Chemical engineers, Congratulations! I’ve been watching you. You’ve been working very hard for the last 4 years and I know it’s going to pay off.. A few months from now, when I spot you from my car on the other side of a MacDonald’s drive thru window, we’ll both know that you’ve finally made it. Tending the fryers and grill, I’m confident that all the skills you apply will earn you a spot right next to Mayor Mac Cheese himself! Well… maybe not Mayor Mac Cheese. Actually, I see you as more of a “Grimace” in the MacDonald’s Family. A large, undimensionable shape with arms that make small children uncomfortable. Well, anyways, Congratulations..

Electricals?..You guys on the other hand, YOU!, are the Mayor Mac Cheeses’. I don’t know who these “Chemicals” think they are. But you guys are the real heros… The night shift managers! You guys will be in charge of taking inventory, what with your counting skills and all, and I don’t know…., your ability to stack things or whatever it is you do in your program…Good work! Congratulations…

Software’s…I think we all know you’re a little over qualified for MacDonald’s.. Taco Time on the other hand. Now there is a franchise that could use a good mascot. The past 4 years of sitting in dark rooms lit by the blue hue of a computer screen has probably left you vitamin ’D’ deficient leaving your skin a little more translucent each passing day. You could be a sunglasses wearing cactus that slaps together a beef burrito with a caulking gun! Congratulations..

Civils!…..Civils…Now listen guys.. I know, right now, you are all looking down at your iron rings and saying “I’m a civil now.. Its….Its, too late to turn my life around!” Its ok really. It isn’t too late. With the credits you’ve earned so far, and a few more years in the classroom.. You could be Chemicals! You too could be a Grimace!, A Grimace!.... There are registration forms at the back for you to pick up on the way out. Congratulations..

Now… Mechanicals… You…Magnificent Bastards! You!, are the new leaders of tomorrow...no..no.. The Overlords of the Future!. If I may borrow a quote from the great Charlie Sheen. You are the “by-winners, with tiger blood and Adonis DNA”. You!, will design and build the revolutionary technologies of tomorrow. You will also, most likely, design and build the robot armies to destroy those technologies. Today, with these iron rings, you have just surpassed Chuck Norris in the hierarchy of humanity. I salute you! … Congratulations Mechanicals.

Finally... I think is important we all thank the professors for tolerating our bitching and moaning for the last 4 years. And for teaching us with wave after wave of assignments, challenging midterms and sometimes unbearable exams, that life isn’t fair.. A lesson best learned now in the shelter of a classroom rather than beyond those walls after graduation.

(in closing)
If I can leave you with one comforting thought as you spend the next few weeks panicking over your projects and exams that are fast approaching. A man of great wisdom once said to me (in my best impression of the teachers voice) “If you want to pass engineering, all you need is 70% average…you can do it”.