I think the busiest time for ideas for our team is when all 5 occupants in the main vehicle are all talking at once and trying to put their $0.02 in.
"What if the robot hung from the tower and shot balls at the same time?"
reply: "No, I don't think that's allowed in the rules"
"Awww.....I thought the fish hint meant a water game
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^^epic fail (team 469 FTW)