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Re: You know you've been in SO too long when...

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When you drop out of college to help your hometown science olympiad team...
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When you predict next year's rules,and have already finished a large portion of what may be on astronomy next year, as well as design most of a prototype mousetrap car for next year, based on a prediction.
Also, when you realize that once class of 2018 graduates, you'll be the last remnant of that magical rookie year as a team.
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When you are predicting the next year's rules before this years first invitational. Based on my rules prediction for Mousetrap, I have already been trying to control the curve that my car has. I never straightened out it's curve because of that 2019 rules prediction.
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Things2do wrote:When you are predicting the next year's rules before this years first invitational. Based on my rules prediction for Mousetrap, I have already been trying to control the curve that my car has. I never straightened out it's curve because of that 2019 rules prediction.
Exactly.
EDIT: NVM, I skipped the first sentence lol.
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You contemplate making a counterintelligence group to see how other teams operate.
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When you volunteer to help with Division A in a event equivalent to one you studied for and made the device for just to have a conflict with a better event, and I have yet to read the rules... I don't have to be there until 8:30 tomorrow...
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Actually, there's no such thing as being in SO too long...
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PM2017 wrote:Actually, there's no such thing as being in SO too long...
EXACTLY!!!!...
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