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Re: What is in your FIRST elevator pitch?

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Originally Posted by Cyberguy34000 View Post
"FIRST Robotics is a competition with over 1,000 teams worldwide. Every year we have six weeks to build a robot that plays a game that changes each year. The regional we're attending is just crazy. Kind of a mix between Battle Bots*, a three ring circus, the olympics, and a midnight rave party. Students, engineering mentors, and VIPs in suits are all running around. Hard to picture, but it's a chaotic blast. I love every minute of it."

...* -(BTW: I know how FIRST guys feel about Battle Bots, but its a common point of reference for many people, and is actually an excellent bridge into a talk about FIRST Gracious Professionalism, and how it sets us apart.)
I usually prefer Junkyard Wars or Monster Garage to BattleBots, though I sometimes say "a mix of BattleBots and __________ (one of the above shows)." Both the above shows are a little bit closer; Monster Garage is closest, except it's modifying cars.
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