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But they're a lot larger. I mean,

we'd need more metal to fill the frame.

Who says they gotta be metal?

Hey, this is great work, guys.

And $20.

Sir, you're still short $432.54.

What if we got rid of these?

Sorry, we can't do anything

without the fuse panels,

or the micro-controllers, or the batteries,

or the laser tape measure.

It'll run without

the laser tape measure.

Dr. Cameron,

if we don't have the laser tape measure,

- I don't think...

- We'll figure it out later.

Can you remove the laser tape measure?

Thank you.

You are still short $134.63.

Can I borrow your pen?

I thought you couldn't donate.

It's a robotics contest,

not a fundraising contest.

Besides, who's gonna know?

Hey, and my man

ate a couple ice creams on the way in.

Can I have an ice cream?

Too late. I already wrote the check.

It's for NASA.

You got something here, Lorenzo.

What's your story, Camerones?

Why are you here?

The bus ride isn't long enough.

No, but I mean, seriously,

what are you doing here?

I mean, did you screw up

your real job or something?

Or something.

Well, can I ask you one more thing?

All right.

If we win this contest,

can we go to Hooters?

If we win,

I'll get you a date with one of them.

Mrs. Vazquez?

Yes.

Ms. Kolinsky.

I was Oscar's math teacher last year.

Of course, how are you?

He left this at home

and I know how strict they are.

I just wanted to say I'm so sorry

about how all that worked out.

What do you mean?

Mama, what are you doing here?

Excuse me, Oscar.

With this man who speaks Spanish

like a 3 year old?

Seora Vazquez?

This isn't just for play.

A student who won last year

got a job at Teledyne.

- And they got scouted by a lot of other jobs.

- They had papers.

You think they're gonna let you work

or go to college

if they won't even let you serve?

Mama. Mama!

Mama!

Come on.

No, it's a very attractive offer,

and you know I would love

to work with you guys.

It's just bad timing.

Yeah, you know,

a substitute is temporary by definition,

but, I'm gonna try to see it

all the way through here.

The oral questioning part of the competition

is worth 30% of the final score.

Each team member

will be interviewed separately to ensure

that everyone knows

the structural and mechanical concepts.

- What?

- Nothing.

Here, why don't we

walk you through this?

The first thing is ROV electronics.

It's gotta stay on dry land.

You know,

the micro-controllers, the fuse panel,

the battery as a kind of command center.

Just call it all a brain.

Does that make sense?

The brain. I got it.

All right.

Stick close. We'll take it slow.

See, underwater video cameras

are a couple hundred bucks.

But, we're taking standard ones

that we got for 19 bucks.

Putting them inside PVC pipe

and then topping them

with plumbing unions.

Smells like Luis' armpit.

This glue stinks!

We know we have to pick things up.

Some teams will have mechanical claws.

We'll have this.

Video said something

about retrieving a liquid.

So we'll suck it up

with this copper tubing,

fill up the balloon, and use the milk jug

to secure the balloon

which you'll retrieve, Luis.

That's where a laser

tape measure would go.

If we had one.

Well, any laser measurement

would have to be adjusted

by the index of refraction of water,

which is 1.33.

Although, right now

that seems a little moot.

All right. We'll go analog.

We'll hook this into the hull

and point a camera at it.

No index refraction of anything.

Good job, that's waterproof.

You see that seal right there?

We should name it.

After you guys are done painting tonight,

make sure you get a good night's rest.

Tomorrow you got a big day.

What's tomorrow?

Stinky's baptism.

And then, there's that.

He's full of surprises.

Ma'am, let me get that for you.

Here, let me help.

Thank you.

I saw something like this

in a horror movie once.

Hey, she'll get you there. I think.

So, obviously any gas

in the tank, up for grabs.

Anything you put in,

you won't be reimbursed.

And I suggest you stick

to the speed limit

with four undocumented kids in the back.

I have no idea how you got these keys.

Good luck, boys.

How long did your uncle say

we could be here?

An hour, two.

As long as we don't disturb the guests.

Hey, what's that down there?

Where?

Hey, look. Camerones, look.

There.

- Can that hurt Stinky?

- What?

Camerones.

Did you see... Did you guys...

Okay, wait a minute,

does he not know how to swim?

He's not dead.

He's not dead.

Can you take our picture?

Is it even on?

Luis, pull it up.

How could the motors

not have enough power? They're huge.

It's not the size.

It's the efficiency

not reaching its full potential.

The power's degrading

over the length of the tethers.

- We could make the tethers shorter.

- Can't.

We need the length

to maneuver around the course.

All right, then we get better cable.

I mean, how much could it be?

Cable is cable. Even I know that.

Well, then why don't you

think of something then?

- Why does it have to be on me?

- Don't turn on each other, okay?

Don't turn on each other.

Nobody's expecting any miracles. Relax.

So, what do we do?

I suggest you continue

to study my notes.

And the rest of us? We'll think.

Stay here, mijo.

Do you think I'm stupid?

Everyone thinks I'm stupid.

There's a world of difference

between quiet and slow.

You'll show everyone

which one you are in time.

Was that a yes or a no?

Look, I'm telling you, it was me.

You're a much better artist than that.

Plus, the description that they have

is of a kid who's much shorter, right?

So, if we do find out

who's responsible for it,

we will handle it internally.

Thank you for coming out.

Nice try.

You go tell that brother of yours,

he's mine after school.

On the record or not.

Go.

- Everything all right?

- Yeah.

I would kill to get Lorenzo's father to

show up for a parent-teacher conference

or at least not hang up on me.

To tell him he has two sons.

He makes Lorenzo take the rap

for the younger brother.

Ramiro was born here and Lorenzo wasn't,

so he figures, the one with the papers,

he should keep his record clean.

Where I grew up, the kid with the papers

always took care of the family.

Hence my problem.

You know,

I hear Picasso started the same way,

without the hacking cough.

Hey, so there's a rumor going around

that you asked me out,

and then I kicked you in the groin.

- Okay, that's weird.

- Yeah.

A knee is really more my style.

Well, it's a better angle.

Geometrically.

So, what is this?

Well, since the marching band

only got like, four people,

I was thinking

of getting an accordion...

No. No, no, no.

We are not changing

the school anthem to a nacho corrida.

- Narcocorrido.

- Narcocorrido.

- Narcocorrido.

- I know.

Sorry. Have a jellybean.

- I have another idea.

- Okay. What is it?

We can get a tambura. It'd be fun.

Tambura, tuba, accordion,

tololoche.

You don't like tambura?

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