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Originally Posted by rtfgnow
I can see the fun in it, but it could get out of hand. If I got the announcer to say "703 is looking for a left handed screwdriver", would you be having fun?
What about the people that spend ten minutes trying to find an adjustable metric wrench to lend a team? Are they having fun?
What about the people in a pinch trying to get to the field in time but pause to hear an announcement?
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I would go find their pit and shake their hands and have some friendly dialog. The pits can have some flared tempers and human congestion; it's good to know we're at the competition to have more fun than anyone else will that weekend.
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"Jack, why did you run over the minibot?"
"I didn't mean to!"
"You did three times until it got stuck in the drive train."
"Oh. Well, that's why we made three."