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Ever since I was on 1592, started as a student back in 2007, we always went to Bubba-loos in Orlando for some of the best BBQ around. Over the past few years, it would seem a few other Florida teams have joined in on that tradition as well.

Another is more of a prank; normally on the team's final competition dinner, we pick out someone and tell the waiter/waitress it's their birthday and get them to go through an entire birthday routine. Their reactions, both students, parents, and mentors, are absolutely priceless. We have also done this a few times while on plane rides to travel competitions but the restaurant ones are way better.

Another minor team ritual is that robot names have always rotated each year between male/female names.

We also try to go to a travel regional that will have snow because 90% of team members never have or probably never will see snow in person for everyone; which makes it a very cool experience. We also try to get most of the team members to go to the airport in flips-flops, shorts, and hawaiian shirts.