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How do teams with cool numbers use their numbers? Like 716 (wrenches) or 1337, etc?

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I know Team 1337 does not exist, since it was originally given to a German team which didn't make it to competition...

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Really, now that I think about it, the only team that really uses their number as part of their identity (moreso than "I'm on 1293") is team 7, better known to most of us as Team 007.

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Doesn't FIRST reuse numbers of teams who pull out?

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Only on odd occasions. (For example, this season the two schools that made up 64 decided to field separate teams. FIRST retired the 64 number and gave each of the schools new numbers on par with when they joined FIRST. One of the schools was around during the Number Shuffle years, so they received team number 39.)

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Don't know why you're worried about making your team name sound cooler, 694 is more than an intimidating number as far as NYC FIRST is concerned and even if that's not good enough for you, like my school (Bronx Science), Stuy is well respected within and outside of the city.

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If someone on the founding team had realized that our number was prime they might've done something with that. Unfortunatly, it was only realized by myself and the other animator last year. oh well

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My favorite is 1024 the Kilabytes.

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My team, 1394, is actually considering a name change from "Juggernaut" to "Firewire" (The firewires, whatever, something like that), at the behest of my self and the team founder; we will also potentially be seeking funding from the Firewire Trade Association.

*grins*

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team 987 is the "high rollers"....not just because they're in Vegas....

at least that's how I remember their number!

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the only 7/16th wrench(s) that are in assosiation with us are the ones that we build the robot with. we dont use our number for anything funky.

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Well, 461 is the molar mass of Lead (II) iodide (PbI2).

PbI2 also forms a bright yellow percipitate. Have we used this? No. I'm a chemistry nerd.

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That is like....a fantastic idea

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I'm jealous of team 314.

I'm not sure if their name involves Pi but I can remember one team's name being the Pi-oneers. I can't remember who. GAH!

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45 now uses a new 45 logo this year, I guess you can call the logo "iron cross 45's" its new this year....look for it on our hats, shirts and robot in Atlanta!