PNW Noodle Death Count

[Navid Shafa]

No totes or bins were harmed in the making of this week

[asid61]

That's not too bad, actually. I was expecting tons of crushed noodles.

[Austin2046]

Watching some of the Oregon City matches on the PNW FIRST Robotics Youtube page, I did notice significantly less noodle throwing than at Auburn Mountainview, and these numbers seem to support that. I get the feeling as the season goes on we'll see higher and higher noodle fatalities at events.

[The other Gabe]

We may have been responsible for a couple of those

[MikeE]

I think these numbers might say something about the cultural differences between the states of Washington and Oregon.
Anyone want to throw out some stereotypes by way of explanation?

[Tom Line]

The violence against these defenseless noodles needs to stop. Time for a custom team pin.....

[evanperryg]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

The violence against these defenseless noodles needs to stop. Time for a custom team pin.....

These noodles are being oppressed by the toteriarchy...

I have a feeling we will start seeing agreements made between alliances to not throw noodles until co-op is finished. The noodles can be worth valuable points, but unless your human player is consistently landing them on the opposite side of the field, co-op is more valuable.

[RoboMom]

After the events, who is responsible for all the recycling of the noodles? Are they sent back to HQ?

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

After the events, who is responsible for all the recycling of the noodles? Are they sent back to HQ?

Pit admin should have an area where used noodles from teams or the field can be dropped off. These noodles will be up for grabs by anyone (2016 bumpers?).

Any remaining at the end of the event can be taken to a local recycling center. They are Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE/number 4).

If no one volunteers to take them, they can be loaded onto the truck and again placed at pit admin at the next event. Any that make it back to FIRST HQ at the end of the season will be taken to be recycled.

Throwing the noodles away should be last resort.

[Mark McLeod]

Recycling was detailed in this blog: District Ranks, Events, and Pool Noodle Recycling

Pool Noodle (‘Litter’) Recycling Update
Staffer Kate guest blogged last month that we were working on a way to recycle discarded pool noodles at FRC events, but that the exact details were TBD. With Week 1 events upon us, we wanted to let you know that Pit Admin will be hosting a noodle recycling area. Discarded noodles from the playing field will go there. You’re welcome to go through them and pick out any noodles you may want (you know, in case bumpers come back next year). Alternatively, if you have pool noodles you don’t want anymore, please drop them off here instead of throwing them away. These noodles will either be recycled locally or put in empty spots on the trucks that come back to FIRST at the end of the season. We’ll consolidate them and make sure they get to a recycling center nearby that can properly process them.
Good luck at those Week 1 events!
Frank

[Dunngeon]

Originally Posted by MikeE

I think these numbers might say something about the cultural differences between the states of Washington and Oregon.
Anyone want to throw out some stereotypes by way of explanation?

Washington does business, we do everything else

Jab aside, Auburn had a lot of very good teams attending who likely understood the value of noodle throwing and had practiced it (this is the key). Once other teams saw the value, everyone started doing it at Auburn. The top teams at Oregon City didn't really throw noodles, and I think that is why we didn't see much noodle throwing at that event. Expect that to change when Wilsonville rolls around next week.

[bEdhEd]

I find it ironic how the game "Recycle Rush" can create so much waste.

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by bEdhEd

I find it ironic how the game "Recycle Rush" can create so much waste.

It's supposed to be RECYCLED: https://twitter.com/FRCTeams/status/573523914342576128

[bEdhEd]

Ah, I see. I support recycling glass and metal, but from the informal research I've done and the discussions with my cousin who is a former productions manager at Crystal Geyser, the process of recycling plastics can be fairly atrocious to people and the environment. But this is not the point of this thread, so I won't discuss the topic of the ecological harms of plastic in general any further. I'm for biodegradable plastics, though.

[Munchskull]

Death to the NODDLES!