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Re: Cheering, standing ovations, and required team actions during matches and awards
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Originally Posted by DanielBCR
Sure, noisemakers or MOE sticks can be irritating, but they enhance the atmosphere.
Daniel,

I'm glad to see that you recognize the difference between a noisemaker and MOEstix. Noisemakers are just that, whereas MOEstix are finely handcrafted musical instruments made from only the finest hardwoods imported from the jungles of Borneo.

Since the MOEstix have been banned from competition, we have taken that "spirit" item and have recycled it into our team's "Spirit Award". An actual working pair of clapping MOEstix mounted on a wooden base. We began giving them out at the 2004 NJ Regional, and the first recipient was TJ^2 (Team 88). This year team 226 "Hammerheads" won at Pittsburgh, team 571 "Team Paragon" won at Philadelphia, and teams 75 "Team Robo Raiders" and 1108 "Panther Robotics" won at the Championships.

After the MOEstix were banned, a student was walking through our work area with the polycarbonate side sheet of our robot. As he walked, he was wobbling it to produce a noise. A low wavering sound, quieter than the MOEstix, but distinct nonetheless. Such was the start of the "Wobblies". At the Championship in 2004, we were using them in the stands, and one of the field staff asked, "Where is that water coming from?" (They had not seen or heard the Wobblies at that point.)

And, yes, the Wobblies are finely handcrafted musical instruments made from only the finest . . . .
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