Well, after a bit of a hiatus (was it really July when we last did this?) it's time for another caption contest! The rules are simple - leave your best caption to the picture below in the comments section. The contest will run from the time this post goes live until Thursday, September 20 at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Time. A small committee of humor experts will pick the best/most original/funniest/most clever caption. Here's today's image:
And the prize? Today's prize will be a fabulous SparkFun Inventor's Kit! This kit is awesome for beginners and advanced users alike you want to learn about working with the Arduino development platform. If you'd like to see more SparkFun pictures, check out our Flickr page. So leave your caption in the comments below and may the best captioner win!
If (HAT > HELMET) { digitalWrite ( throttle, HIGH); }
Wear whatever hat you want. It won't save you from turtle shells and banana peels.
Not many people remember Captain Morgan's younger brother, Steve.
"They'll never see the mini-squirrel-blower-speed-enhancer embedded in my hat!! The perfect disguise! The MSBSEEIH!"
The Detroit auto industry reinvents itself once again.
That man is all hat and no cattle.
They said aerodynamics would kill my ride, but aerodynamics never saw my ride coming
Does this hat make my JEEP look small?
♪ D hat, D hat, D hat is on fire! We don't need no water—Let the mother-maker burn! Burn, mother-maker, burn! ♪
It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand.
One car WAY too far (brought to you by Jeep)
I thought the cheat code was for big head not big hat.
Giant hats: look awesome while blocking the sight of your opponents
Somehow the Smoky and the Bandit remake dose not have the same feel.
Ten gallon hat, one gallon jeep.
What part of "autonomous" don't you understand?
Number 10, Dale "MOSFET" Gordon, opens it up down the straightaway coming out of turn 0x04
Look ma! No pride! He's making a Right turn! Shut up Bubba J!
Famous Last Words: I won't look that stupid!
Although the experiment failed to produce a flying car, DARPA decided to exhibit the project anyway.
Between the oversized hats, wind sheer, winding course, and tiny cars there was a follow up investigation to determine if the race sponsorship by the American Chiropractic Association was actual a subversive plot to drum up business.
Go go gadget tennis ball!
Open-Source Stig seems to have misplaced his fire suit and trademark white helmet. He's got a good line through "Hammerhead", but will this makeshift helmet help him through the "Follow-Through" without lifting?
"Coming into the final stretch it's The Mad Hatter, followed by Ms. Legs Don't Fit, followed by Sensei Sideburns, and bringing up the rear it's Lloyd driving an 84 Sheepdog"
NASCAR's development league
It's a Stetson... Stetsons are cool.
Go Speed Maker
Go Speed Maker
Go Speed Maker Go!
Full theme song:
Here he comes, here comes Speed Maker
He's a demon on wheels
He's a demon and he's gonna be chasing after someone
He's gaining on you so you better look alive
He's busy revving up the powerful Make Five
And when the odds are against him and there's daaangerous work to do
You bet your life Speed Maker's gonna see it through
Go Speed Maker
Go Speed Maker
Go Speed Maker go
He's off and flying as he guns the car around the track
He's jamming down the pedal like he's never coming back
Adventure's waiting just aheeeeeeeeaaaaad
Go Speed Maker
Go Speed Maker
Go Speed Maker Go!
The newly mandated crumple zones in these helmets sure add a bucket-full of wind resistance.
Look at this hat... where's a blue shell when you need one.
SparkFun's first ever Arduino powered humans show off their driving skills.
;-> (cjh)
Unlucky number 13 was always going to guarantee a race condition
Home straight is where you hang your hat
Bob wouldn't discover he was descended from the notorious desparado Yosemite Sam until years later. In retrospect though, there were stuble hints through-out his entire life.
Motoring Reveal: Tesla caught secretly testing new roadster model
Still addicted to leaded solder, Bill continues on his crazy pursuits.
I'm the rootinus, tootinus, driver north of the Rio Grande and I don't mean Mahatma Gandhi.
Safety gear is for the losers
who says don't mess with Texas
I'll get you Yosemite Sam! (and your little dog too!)
Hurry up folks I have a meeting with the President!
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/statuses/248501257055121409
Secret Agent Steve 'Smith' Thought he had the perfect disguise, but alas he failed to notice the large block of C4 duct-taped under his hood; set to blow as the tennis ball passed the small tracking sensor #411 - His last thoughts : "Man spies are gettin pretty lazy these days, at least I hid the helmet cam under my hat she didn't even TRY. And then Ahmed just wrapped a black towel over his! LAZY I tell ya. Nothin like a good ten gallon hat for surveillance work. Hey look marker #411....."
Trust me, the flux capacitor is in the tennis ball...I just have to hit 8.8 miles per hour...
Cowboy with Gallop 2.0 - faster, smaller, sparky!
Maker Faire or not, everyone still comes to the car races for the same reason they go to NASCAR: they want to see a crash and get wasted.
Ha Ha...Catch me if you can losers I got a bigger brain and the jeepa-tron MONSTER TRUCK..!! yeah.
they see me rollin they hatin
Got my Hat!... but where did I leave that tennis ball?
And you thought Makers were found in garages only!
When just a helmet doesn't offer enough protection!
Thats a real 'nas' car you got yourself there.
giant hat? what are you talking about? oh, yes, the miniaturization ray that I used on me and my cart to increase my speed doesn't affect headgear.
With the voter id law deadline fast approaching, bob and his maker group, made their last ditch attempt, to make it to the DMV, during the bus strike.
LOOK AT ME NOW MOMMA!
Only Steve knew that a bright orange hat gave him an aerodynamic advantage
Steve didn't know that a crash helmet was required to race
Have you ever wondered what a Texan in Europe looks like? Now you know.
Well ladies and gentlemen, the Sparkfun “free day” is about to start! Who will get to their computer first?
HE'S MAKING ANOTHER RIGHT TURN!!!
Hi Im a Mac Hi Im a PC
Mac " PC whats that on your head? " PC " Its my new O.S. it covers my helmet!" Mac " helmet!? " PC " yeah. I crash ALOT! "
Painters gonna paint.
Don't do drugs, kids.
The lead driver in the road rally wore a large hat to hide his OTHER Borg implants.
Celebrity Jeopardy wants their hat back...
Big 'D' knew he was being filmed by the hottie behind him, 'Drive cool man, just drive cool'
Unknown to his competitors, the hat produced an anti-gravity field in front of the car, thus pulling him to victory!
What do you mean the marketing department doesn't like engineers? I was told this will sell product!
Yee-huh?!
"Christ, what an asshole!"
(http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/06/christ-what-an-asshole-is-only-001-of-new-yorker-caption-contest-subs/)
Meeh... I don't see any LEDs
I was drafted the hat for a few laps, then he farted...
[major_bludd_voice] Attack! C-O-B-R-A! [/major_bludd_voice]
if (STEVE == IDIOT){driveStrangeCar("Jeep")}
And they call us geeks, no idea why?!
Pictured: What motor city residents imagine rush hour to be like
Ben saw hur coming behind him, and suddenly realized that the "modern day interpretation of a classic" he was starring in, was most certainly not "The Love Bug"...
Took that last corner so durn fast muh hat done turned side-e-ways!
Despite the unexpected loss of crowd favorite, Ted “Big Head” Littlefoot due to a blatant chin strap violation, the 5th annual Bald Awareness Derby (B.A.D) still proved to be a very successful fund raising event.
Because otherwise it just wouldn't make sense.
If this was the guy that won the bet, I would hate to see what the loser had to do.
Super Spark Fun Karts
Winning!!!
You can always tell the guys who aren't big fans of Ethenal.
Follow me to Sparkfun!
I still can't figure out how he kept that flag stuck in his hat the entire race.
Over weight men riding on children's Toys !
While intended for safety in the event of crash, the hat also added an important stylistic element to the racing outfit.
I guess I put my captions in the general comment box by mistake .... duh
fer glory!
I was reading captions and considering possibilities when a car chase resulted in the rather crunchy destruction of the next-door neighbors' front steps. The car limped away and now there are lots of pretty flashing lights down the street.
Sorry for that misunderstanding, y'all... but this WAS a quiet neighborhood.
also there's now a car sticking out of my buddy's house at the end of the street. Edit: talked with him, nobody was home. Edit2: pics or it didn't happen
I'm only wearing this hat to make myself more aerodynamic. Normally my hat is MUCH bigger.
Wait till you see the breakout board for this one!
As lucky #13 rounds the bend, we clearly see the ingenuity in the creamsickle bumper and tennis ball wheel guards. Limor Fried, eat my dust!
The new Jeep Grand Marshal. (Hat not included)
Then the public began to question the government takeover of GM.
"The crazed buggie race of 2012"
Sparkfun has announced the categories for AVC 2013:
You better not throw a blue shell at me!
You get the 411 on that hat!?
Headwear: Safety and Style Required!
Nothing says speed with style like a big orange hat.
Mr Smith is about to die.
Mr Smith has been convicted of abusing sexist cowboy pickup lines, and sentenced to die by being chased off a cliff by SparkFun's Women's LaCrosse and Bumper Cars Team.
Come on Magic Hat! Flap FASTER!!
Who said we can't have Mario Kart at maker fair?
Shriner wannabes display embarrassing desperation.
Hats need to be at least the same size as the car you're driving.
You know what they say about people who drive toy cars and wear big hats...they're most likely an engineer...
"According to Pete - Choosing the right driver"
The heat sink on that driver is awesome!!!
Look away Johny, look away
10 gallons of Lithium-Ion-Hat-Hack powers this cowboy to victory!
" The Stig - The early years"
Katanas? No, Cowboys Are Just Better. Alternatively: Jeeps Are Just Better.
Like a boss.
THE MIDDLE AGED ENGINEER: Proof that the spark of fun is never grounded!
When a helmet just isn't enough.
...and in the unlikely event of a water landing, his hat also serves as a flotation device.
"You mean no one told Hatsy that it's autonomous?!?"
2012 Demo for the Wii U edition of Mario Kart [HD/North America] - Flash Player Required
"After David's kid won the race, there was only one way to settle the ensuing argument."
Mario Has a new power up. Make hat bigger, car smaller!
Maker Faire; Eccentricism and Hats.
This is not exactly what I had in mind when you asked me to come over to play Mario Cart!
you spelled Kart wrong
Holy crap, did you see that tennis ball on that wheel?
Hatters gonna hat.
Clear evidence that 13 is unlucky, even if you are in first place.
Suck it cheese Heads!
CHEESE HEADS ARE AWESOME!
I know right!
Of course it's a Sparkfun hat! It's RED, isn't it?
Although the 'Jeep Racer' felt bad about taking his sons car, he knew it was the only way for him to make it on the home page of Sparkfun
mwahaha!!! The people behind me can't see!
Due to high gas prices some Makers have turned to driving their kids electric vehicles to save money, on the minus side the only issue now is the traffic jams of slow moving vehicles.
In retrospect it was a bad idea to allow Clown Harvard to research a new helmet specification.
A spinning red turtle flies out of view as Curiosity probe reveals the latest of the red planet's geeky sub-cultural hullabaloo.
YEAHHH! almost there.
The first time rednecks take right turns
Powwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeerrrrr! "In authentic Jeremy Clarkson voice"
NASCAR as seen through the eyes of a SparkFun customer.
"Size doesnt matter... its how you use it"
My son's car rocks.
Oh no....is that a blue shell I hear?
Rickey got a big ranch. Rickey got a big bull. Rickey got horses. Rickey got chickens and everything. And Rickey got a 20-gallon hat.
Shake and bake!!
Or
Stop and break!!
Hahahaha, thy holy hat of divinity shall make me victor! Your makerness doth not compare!
"They say everything is bigger in Texas...Phil knew this applied to headgear, of course, but apparently it doesn't apply to go-carts."
This is just a demonstration of the new rules of baseball. Running the bases in a go kart, and with a massive hat.
After Rainbow Road, it just isn't the same.
I told you I was Aerodynamic !
Yosemite Sam in retirement.
No, you must get in the other side. This side has a no entry sign.
Maker Faire Steve was a mad hatter!
For having such a big brain, the choice of car was pretty bad.
If I need a hat this big for my huge brain, then why did I give my car such a dumb paint job?
Gah! Forgot to wear my lucky chaps!?!
The first hat made intirely out of Sugru.
A man in a hat without his steed... is still a man indeed.
Sure it is. It's funny. It's funny because it's ah, bigger than, ah.. [ clears throat ] ..you know, a normal hat.
When Team Fortress 2 and MarioKart collide...
Man, I hate it when she leaves the seat all the way forward!
Cause to much drag they said, hat's to big they said. Ha!
And my mother never said I'd amount to anything.
Hmm... I posted "It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand." and it lives for a few minutes and disappears? Then there's a new post from someone else saying, "It's a giant hat thing that you wouldn't understand." What gives? Did I violate a rule or something?
I can still see it...
found it!! lol
well that's interesting......
D'oh! I didn't realize they float to the top if voted up. :-)
Its a giant hat thing you wouldn't understand.
He hoped that the hat would distract people enough to forget his previous lap where he drove through the tennis match
"Advanced testing upon our new line of aerodynamic hats."
"Eat the tiny dust off this here giant hat!"
Welcome to another episode of Wacky Races! Professor Pat Pending pulls in the lead with his Convert-a-car followed by Penelope Pitstop. Dick Dastardly is up to his usual hijinks altering the track in the next lane...
The rarest of sightings: a functional Jeep and a cowboy hat in Detroit.
Jenny waited for the final turn before shouting "Deep in the heart of Texas!" Big D, forced to clap vigorously, lost control of his Jeep and ran straight into the tires, giving Jenny a clear line to victory. Bold move.
It might just be me, but the Un-Autonomous Vehicle Competition seems to turn away from the SparkFun tradition...
Chrysler memo: Competition for the Chevy Volt on the test track.
Though it was an interesting lab experiment, the transfer of mass from car to hat turned out to have little practical value.
I understand the hat, but isn't EVERYTHING supposed to be bigger in Texas?
Ha! Yippie Ki-Yay Mu..oop that's my turn!"
Extreme Hat Racing
A round of Super Mario Cart - adult style
Ice cream, 5$..skateboard, 40$...Riding around in a mini jeep and ridiculously oversized orange hat to please your girlfiends only child, priceless.
"There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard."
Even after the race was over, Steve did not want to part with his hat.
Bronco Billy completes turn 3 on the Arduino Circuit!
I win! Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Hollywood Casting gone wrong for the children racing film...
why studying engineering if I could have more fun with my little jeep a couple of dudes and my gorgeus red hat.Life smiles at my face
Big Jim knew there was only one thing left he could do, jump in the “Tebow Turbo Jeep“ and get to New York just as fast as he could.
All the other drivers were under the impression he was the pace car.
You don't have to hit 88 mph to go back in time.
Your argument is invalid. There is a penguin chasing your hat.
Some people will do ANYTHING rather than stop and ask for directions!
New York Times Headline: Urban Cowboys Invade Makers Fair NYC urban Cowboys invade NYC today during Makers Fair riding their Steel horses.
Moustache + Red hat = WIN! Even if you're number 13.
If it all fit as well as the hat, that would be great.
Arduino-controlled camcorder with GPS, 4G network, Wifi, 6-axis force meter and a 12V battery: CHECK! Classy project box to hide it all away in: NOT-SO CHECK!
Small cars, Big hats, Great fun!!!
Production still from a new fan-made sequel to "The Road Warrior".
And Bowser uses the red shell to get into first place!
Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?
Walter White at the Maker Faire? Now I know why all those people were meth-ing around with electronics.
It'd all about safety! Note the tennis ball protectors to prevent accidental deployment of the "James Bond" style axle shredders!!
No, Johnny, a poofy hat is not a suitable substitute for a helmet chin strap.