User:MadCow2357

MadCow2357 is a current 9th grade Division C competitor who mostly specializes in building events. He competed for Gallagher Middle School for three years, a Rhode Island team which made its debut at the national competition in 2017. He is now competing for Barrington High School, where he hopes to achieve some degree of greatness.

2018-2019 (8th Grade, Division B)

 * See forums post: https://scioly.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=287&t=14607&p=393173#p393173

2019-2020 (9th Grade, Division C)

 * Missing binder and goggles (competition violation)
 * Was not present for flight but probably would've failed anyways lol

Achievements
BEAT THE CURVE ACHIEVEMENT: Know that you did horribly in an event, but still medal, probably because no one else knew what they were doing either: 2018 states towers fail. See below: https://scioly.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6237&start=450

O2 ACHIEVEMENT: Place in 2 events with the same partner - 2017 states, 2018 states, 2019 Harvard, 2019 States

HOST ACHIEVEMENT: Win an event with a completely useless partner - Literally every build I ever did in Division B.

PARASITE ACHIEVEMENT: Win an event as the completely useless partner - Reach for the Stars and Meteorology, grade 6. Also kinda got carried in Fossils by RockRoll92

REVERSE ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT: Draw the blueprints for an event after the device is built - Thermodynamics Harvard 2019, the blueprint was done 10 minutes before impound.

Assassinator
MadCow2357 was one of the Assassinators in SciOly Assassination 134: Cyberstrike along with dxu46. Below is a link to the complete collection of game clues: https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Scioly-Assassination-134-Cyberstrike--Aa4IeARRCBxoMJ2el4eb7i95AQ-aG6HiEna087TbjCYpq3No

He was also the Assassinator (Mordred) in SciOly Assassination 144: Avalon, with TheCrazyChemist as co-conspirator. Clue workshop document and game feedback form are attached below (feedback would be much appreciated): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K_GZ7Pmng7f7aOqnbxLT93BKX3LVZP2u1fGoHHkoExg/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUwe5pjcPcJNUP83BumIAV7ZgrMwYBZW9JTepL9uQ3qZkeHg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Favorite Quotes and Words of Wisdom
"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

"It is always better to be kinder than necessary"

"When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind." - Dr. Wayne Dyer

"Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers!" - Homer Simpson

"Better to stay silent and seem like an idiot than speak up and remove all doubt."

"Light a man a fire and he'll be warm for a night. Light a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present." - Master Oogway, "Kung-Fu Panda"

Events Ranked from Favorite to Least Favorite
1. Battery Buggy (2019)

2. Boomilever (2020)

3. Battery Buggy (2018)

4. Boomilever (2019)

5. Wright Stuff (2020)

6. Roller Coaster (2019)

7. Towers (2018)

8. Machines (2020)

9. Fossils (2019)

10. Reach for the Stars (2017)

11. Thermodynamics (2019)

12. Mystery Architecture (2018)

13. Meteorology (2017)

Contributions
https://scioly.org/tests/files/batterybuggy_2019_b_ssss-madcow2357_notes.pdf