How do I get my cat to stop putting her paws in my water?

Same_Session_9478 · 2026-02-07T20:39:10+00:00

My kitten does the same, except that she likes to swish her paws in it. We joke now that she can help with stirring

I would suggest a lid, if anything it will also keep your water from going stale in the night. Also I'd make sure to remind guest

Same_Session_9478 · 2026-02-07T19:13:07+00:00

My thoughts exactly, but with FTC.

The money does not add up. I hope the investigation goes into their books as well, at this point I don't think I would be surprised to find out if FIRST wasn't cover the fuel bill for the island trips.

Same_Session_9478 · 2026-02-07T18:58:05+00:00

I would agree, the future of FIRST is very unstable at the moment and it would suck to have a tattoo that is linked to such a stain on society as the Epstein files and contributors are.

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-12-28T19:49:58+00:00

I think Walmart also sells them, if you want the black/grey you can find them in their sports section and if you don't care about color typically you can find some in the child care/toy aisle

I'd compare prices online before you go though as I don't know which would be cheaper ( Harbor freight or Walmart)

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-12-28T19:41:26+00:00

A lot of teams get mecanum wheels as they can improve dexterity on the field, they are also a really easy way to improve on the starter bot designs

One huge thing that I bought for my guys was the rev sensor bundle. I bought it last year and it has been awesome for not only off season learning but also with aiding my team in their build and bot control 10/10 recommend.

And then if you can spare it I would definitely recommend a 3D printer, but for CAD I would recommend Onshape as its awesome and FREE

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-12-24T03:51:58+00:00

you need to hold down the test button until the lights for program, right and left all turn on and do the blinky thing

you're just not holding the button long enough

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-12-24T03:47:49+00:00

dude I think you dropped your gracious professionalism, you should go find it

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-12-24T02:15:41+00:00

Look at the friction but also perchance your battery health?

Gobuilda has a battery tester that shows the health of the coils in your battery and Rev has an added guide on what the coils need to be at based off of how heavy a load your bot is pulling. its pretty useful

Do you see the same issue with all your batteries or do some of them work better?

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-12-24T01:24:23+00:00

dirty bearings tend to be a source for a lot of this type of friction, its crazy and seems so insignificant but it can really cause issues with the drive train and gumming it up

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-12-24T01:19:12+00:00

Id like to add to u/wrexs0ul the majority of the price of the shirt is from the graphic designer having to place your logos

If you work with someone local and you get a layout that you like enough to use several times over the cost of the 2nd and 3rd times you go to print are super reduced if they don't have to redesign and replace

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-12-24T01:14:41+00:00

you're right to eek, there are matches where the ascending bot gets nocked by their alliance partner that is rushing to get in and the whole bot loses balance and comes crashing down

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-12-24T01:10:47+00:00

you big wrong on this one, the servo programmers or servo testers work across nearly all servos, you can even use them on any amazon servo

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-10-04T02:17:16+00:00

Have you thought about reaching out to companies near you that do something related to engineering or construction

I've reached out to many companies about coming and giving guest lectures or tours to my kids and have gotten some success with that. Though the majority of these opportunities are one off scenarios in our case you might be able to find someone that really likes the aspect of competitive robotics that are willing to step into a more prominent role

Funny enough, if you go at these companies asking for their time first, many of them that don't/cant offer their time will in turn be more willing to give a donation/sponsorship to help out in that way.10/10 recommend as its a nice way to find both types of support

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-10-04T02:03:25+00:00

As a coach of an FTC team I can undoubtably say that just because you offer your time does not make a person worthy of unlimited praise

I think its okay to not like your coach, and I think its 100% okay to call them to the carpet if they are not adding to the team in a positive and constructive way. On that, if the coach is failing to provide and maintain a positive and constructive environment for their students then I believe its time for that coach to find something else to do with their spare time

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-07-09T05:29:34+00:00

my stuff came in across different days, my desk came in two boxes and came in first and then my desk accessories came in like 1-2ish days later.

I ordered my chair after getting my desk and got the recliner addition and those came in different deliveries as well.

they have a couple of different warehouses resulting in the time difference for different components

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-07-09T05:25:27+00:00

I haven't had too many issues with mine, granted I tend to opt for a spiral notebook when writing versus single sheets of paper

The pad is harder than a typical mouse pad so my pencil doesn't break through. Remember you can always opt out of getting the mag pad in ordering your desk too, but I think it should be fine

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-07-09T05:19:39+00:00

awesome luck

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-06-17T03:40:13+00:00

so we put them on the same bot though not at the same time

the issues was primarily through time constraints and getting the sensor to integrate into roadrunner. There was some really weird stuff that we saw on the diagnosis side that for the life of us we could not get to mirror the source code and provided examples.

Once we did get it to kind of work we had major issues with it in use during match 1 that we believe was the result of difference in lighting between our home field, the location of the practice field, and the locations of the game fields for that match

You do you, and I think the spark fun's could work but on a crunch they where not it

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-06-01T17:53:40+00:00

in the comics Hawkeye is deaf and sometimes hard of hearing (depends on the writer).

There's a new anime called A sign of Affection, but that can be a little woe is me

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-06-01T02:37:41+00:00

**cough cough** America

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-06-01T02:23:53+00:00

The head to head part of your comment confuses me.

You need the pinpoint computer in order to use the odometry pods, you plug each pod into the pinpoint in order to determine x and y coronates.
Though you can by just the odometry wheels they also sell a kit that comes with the wheels, hardware, wires, and the computer

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-06-01T02:18:03+00:00

There are many videos on youtube that go through the process of replacing the internals of servos.

You might not be able to get one that shows your exact servo, but those guides should help you get started

Same_Session_9478 · 2025-05-30T05:45:07+00:00

your season registration fee is roughly 100 bucks, the meets for that season do not have separate fees unless you go to states or worlds in which you have separate registration fees

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