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Unread 29-04-2013, 09:21
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Re: Paper Airplanes

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Originally Posted by Bongle View Post
Compromise idea:
I think a good solution would be to make it an official thing. Say "the team that gets a plane the furthest during a designated throwing time (between matches when no-one is speaking) wins a prize". You have to write your team # on each plane. You could also have a prize for greatest mass of paper airplanes cleaned up (to help with the litter issue), but that would be harder to check.

This way, everyone knows that it's not ok to throw them nonstop, but doesn't completely squelch the fun that people have throwing them (I was there in 2011, it was great to watch). It's a mini-engineering challenge. It would also let people in the stands prepare for a deluge of planes so people are aware.
I was thinking the same thing. This might be especially helpful to fill the voids during the time for scores to come up, or between the last couple of matches where all the planned speeches have been given. Asking kids to not do something rarely works effectively. Right before the airforce general comes on stage would be another good time, but limiting it to specific time frames might actually work.

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I was very annoyed by the team that sat in front of me and continuously made planes and threw them into the heads of the volunteers 20 feet in front of them. As they were on Einstein, I didn't ruin their fun by being the grumpy old man, but they did bother me and the 30 or so volunteers they hit in the back of the head (yes, they made an airplane every few minutes for the 2-3 hours we were sitting in the stands during award ceremonies). Looking back, I probably should have just asked them to stop.
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