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Originally Posted by Bongle
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.
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This year was my first time at Championship. I thought the airplanes were obnoxious at first, but after seeing the first one hit Einstein, I took it as a challenge. Having it as an official challenge would be interesting. I could see it turning into a cool tradition. However, I could see people bringing in pre-made planes and I think that would partially ruin the spur of the moment feel. Having designated throwing times would be good to reduce the distraction factor and might make it more of a spectacle too.
I get the feeling that this "tradition" is not just going to end. So it would probably be best if FIRST put some restrictions on it and made it semi-official. Or maybe a team could organize it every year like how 399 runs Robo Prom. Maybe there could be a new objective every year, like distance one year, specific target next year, maybe smallest plane or longest flight. If it were organized like this it would be easier to get clean up organized. There could be recycle bins at the exits and people could be asked to bring all the planes near them to the recycle bins.
It was fun, but it should definitely be organized to keep it in check.