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Re: Nationals are crazy
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Originally Posted by Rick TYler View Post
... 2. We think our sponsors will be more impressed knowing we were invited to the world championships.

It's about the marketing, my friends. No bucks -- no Buck Rogers.
I enjoyed hearing Ira Flatow call it the "World Robotics Championship" during his NPR Science Friday show last week.

[Nice job by Dean Kamen, and also by Grant from 217, BTW.]
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