Team Momentos/Souveniers?

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Posted by Kirsten at 03/06/2001 11:12 PM EST


Other on team #177, Bobcat Robotics, from Boston U./South Windsor HS Alumna and International Fuel Cells/Gerber.


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Posted by Hymnson on 03/06/2001 8:30 PM EST:



Last year in addition to buttons we gave out sparkly bobcat pens, those were fun In the past we've also had temporary tattoos adn balloons. Last year we even had a limited number of glow in the dark pins that were pretty popoular.

Thanks to P.J. there are also always TONS of Bobcat stickers all over that place, hehe.

It's always fun to see what everyone else comes up with though... countin down the days 'till nats!!!

Kirsten =)

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Posted by Kevin Sevcik at 03/07/2001 12:04 AM EST


Other on team #57, Leopards, from BT Washington and the High School for Engineering Professions and Exxon, Kellog Brown & Root, Powell Electrical.


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Posted by Hymnson on 03/06/2001 8:30 PM EST:



You wouldn't think so, but those foam fingers are pricey. They're like 2 bucks a pop atleast. I know, cause I was with our logo guy when we were pricing out our extra handouts. that'd be a thousand dollar if you wanted to have enough to hand out at nationals. Most of the cool stuff is incredibly expensive. Or hard. Hard stuff if bad for throwing out from the stage and whatnot. I still remember the team that tried throwing out jawbreakers.. ::shudders::
Anyways, Team 57 is giving out antenna balls, and hacky sacks this year. The antenna balls seemed to be popular last year, so we're gonna keep with them. Plus, they're not really that expensive. The hacky sacks are because we had to change something, so we decided to get rid of the light bulb stress balls.
On a completely different note, I think delivery is half of the novelty of a handout. Any buffoon can throw stuff off the stage, but it takes a Grade A moron to design a semi-automatic air powered antenna ball launcher. I couldn't get enough time together this year to do it, but ya'll better look out next year.

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Posted by Tim Allen at 03/09/2001 8:05 PM EST


Student on team #57, Leopards, from Booker T Washington/HSEP and ExxonMobil, KBR, Powell Electric.


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Posted by Kevin Sevcik on 03/07/2001 12:04 AM EST:



: You wouldn't think so, but those foam fingers are pricey. They're like 2 bucks a pop atleast. I know, cause I was with our logo guy when we were pricing out our extra handouts. that'd be a thousand dollar if you wanted to have enough to hand out at nationals. Most of the cool stuff is incredibly expensive. Or hard. Hard stuff if bad for throwing out from the stage and whatnot. I still remember the team that tried throwing out jawbreakers.. ::shudders::
: Anyways, Team 57 is giving out antenna balls, and hacky sacks this year. The antenna balls seemed to be popular last year, so we're gonna keep with them. Plus, they're not really that expensive. The hacky sacks are because we had to change something, so we decided to get rid of the light bulb stress balls.
: On a completely different note, I think delivery is half of the novelty of a handout. Any buffoon can throw stuff off the stage, but it takes a Grade A moron to design a semi-automatic air powered antenna ball launcher. I couldn't get enough time together this year to do it, but ya'll better look out next year.

You couldn't, but I did. It isn't semi-auto, but it should work. So would that make me a Grade B moron?

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Posted by Chris Hibner at 03/07/2001 9:24 AM EST


Coach on team #308, Walled Lake Monster, from Walled Lake Schools and TRW Automotive Electronics.


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Posted by Hymnson on 03/06/2001 8:30 PM EST:



I remember all the way back to our first year in FIRST (Torroid Terror - '97) and there was a team sponsored by Kodak. They gave out 24 exposure disposable Kodak cameras with their team name on them. I would say that was the coolest thing any team has ever given out. I still look at a lot of the pictures I took on that camera.

-Chris

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Posted by Matt Ryan at 03/07/2001 3:53 PM EST


Student on team #69, HYPER, from Quincy Public Schools and Gillette.


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Posted by Chris Hibner on 03/07/2001 9:24 AM EST:



That must have been REALLY expensive.

: I remember all the way back to our first year in
FIRST (Torroid Terror - '97) and there was a team sponsored by Kodak. They gave out 24 exposure disposable Kodak cameras with their team name on them. I would say that was the coolest thing any team has ever given out. I still look at a lot of the pictures I took on that camera.

: -Chris

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Posted by Mita at 03/07/2001 5:49 PM EST


Other on team #47, alumnus of Chief Delphi team #47, from Cornerstone University.


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Posted by Chris Hibner on 03/07/2001 9:24 AM EST:



I wasn't on the team in '97, but I remember a team last year ('00) was handing out cameras...can't remember if it was the same team or not =) ...so maybe they'll be handing them out again this year....

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Posted by Elgin C at 03/07/2001 5:41 PM EST


Engineer on team #237, Sie-H20-Bots, from Watertown High School / NVCC.


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Posted by Hymnson on 03/06/2001 8:30 PM EST:



The best memento I got was tracking down Dean Kamen in the parking lot at The meadows and getting him to autograph my Team 237 SieH20Bots T-Shirt.. Beat that!!

Now i just have to track down Woddie and get his "John Hancock"!! HA HA HA

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Posted by Mita at 03/07/2001 5:58 PM EST


Other on team #47, alumnus of Chief Delphi team #47, from Cornerstone University.


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Posted by Elgin C on 03/07/2001 5:41 PM EST:



I bet it'll be worth a lot in the future =) (well, I definitely hope so), because I have their signatures too (both Dean's and Woodie's).

the first time was in '99, when I had them sign an orange paper, which I was use it to make a button. Unfortunately, their signatures were too big. So I just kept the orange paper.

Last year ('00), I had Dean sign my medal for the Midwest Regional and Woodie sign my medal for the Great Lakes Regional =)....

So I definitely hope their signatures will be worth a lot later on =)

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Posted by EddieMcD at 03/08/2001 12:49 AM EST


Student on team #121, Islanders, from Middletown High School and NUWC.


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Posted by Elgin C on 03/07/2001 5:41 PM EST:



I'm going to have to try that this year. I talked with Woodie last year at nats. I should've asked for his autograph. Well, there's always this year.

I'll try to get Dean's autograph too.

-Ed "Hunter of Dean and Woodie's signitures" McDonnell

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Posted by Mike King at 03/07/2001 7:04 PM EST


Coach on team #88, TJ², from Bridgewater Raynham and Johnson & Johnson Professional.


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Posted by Hymnson on 03/06/2001 8:30 PM EST:



This is what we gave away last year.

It's anodized aluminium, cut out into the shape of our Logo, TJ²

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Posted by EddieMcD at 03/08/2001 12:52 AM EST


Student on team #121, Islanders, from Middletown High School and NUWC.


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Posted by Mike King on 03/07/2001 7:04 PM EST:



Ha! I have, like 10 of those.

-Ed "Holder of lots of Team88 cubes" McDonnell

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Posted by Becky Allen at 03/07/2001 7:32 PM EST


Other on team #356, The Enigma, from North Little Rock High School and Pulaski Academy and UALR/BEI/Controlled Automation/Hendrix College.


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Posted by Hymnson on 03/06/2001 8:30 PM EST:



The phone cards that Truck Town gives out really come in handy sometimes. And when you're allianced with them twice in one season...You begin to gain quite a stack. Thanks T3!
Becky

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Posted by Jessica Boucher at 03/07/2001 7:41 PM EST


Student on team #237, Sie-H2O-Bots, from Watertown High School and Eastern Awning Systems & The Siemon Company.


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Posted by Becky Allen on 03/07/2001 7:32 PM EST:



Lucky...I could use some of those

-Jessica B, #237

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Posted by Adam Krajewski at 03/08/2001 1:30 AM EST


Engineer on team #221, MI Roboworks, from CCISD and Michigan Tech..


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Posted by Jessica Boucher on 03/07/2001 7:41 PM EST:



They were great for calls from home during competitions as well as roadside emergencies.

Adam