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Originally Posted by hrench

Actually, I'm a mentor that doesn't think this is that big of deal.

Yes, airplanes shouldn't be thrown when important things are happening and they shouldn't have anything but paper in them. But certainly they're not more dangerous than great big beach balls that routinely hit people in the head.
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Beach balls are round, soft, and even when thrown from a height lands with a soft poof before heading off in a direction.

Airplaines have points and are made to cut through the air at a decent clip. Thank you, even without anything on them, THEY CAN CAUSE INJURIES. Wanna tell me otherwise? You can talk to both myself and my student who got hit in the eyebrow hard enough to get her eyebrow to bleed, and myself in the back of the head after trying to get to her to treat her, only to trip on several while trying to get to my student. I also have watched several grandparents go through at the end trying to walk on canes/walkers and whatnot and slipping. I had to hold one up as he walked out because the number of planes on the ground were causing issues with the walkways being super slick.

I have told all the teams that I mentor to not, and I will continue to do so. If I can somehow be out on the field when Einstein rolls around Im going to ask the MC to at least mention to be aware of when and when to not throw them, if you decide to at all. Throwing planes when presenters are talking or when a match is going is in no way shape or fourme acceptable. At that point if I saw my student do that Id treat them like I do with my LL students who wont stop pestering each other. Sit nicely in the chair with your hands on your knees until you calm down and can handle yourself.

Frank has said it, and a lot of prominent voices have said it. Ill add mine officially to the CD "Im an old fart (22 counts right?) who condones the throwing of paper airplanes" group.


EDIT: Someone once told me to participate in FIRST as if all our collective grandparents were watching. I would not want them to see us disrespecting speakers, interrupting matches, or creating a hazardous environment for people to walk around in. Find better ways to entertain yourself please