I vote that we all get together this summer, and have a gigantic dodge-ball thing… robots, humans, it’ll all be wholesome, good FIRST fun…
Or all of us that have shooter robots can use them to help the war efforts in Iraq. How freaky would a wave of poof balls be?
For some reason I find that whole thought disturbing…
Dodgeball of course. We had several spontaneous matches erupt throughout the build season.
We found out that Poof balls make good padding when crating up your robot. :yikes:
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They’ll probably end up the same place where our otehr balls have been placed…
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These things are so small and compressible, that I think a lot will show up at Regionals and the Championship for autographs of friends and dignitaries. A keepsake for the event that isn’t as large as the goal toppers of 2001 (which my son still has from Einstein in my basement – Dean’s sig still look good). 
Our team’s had a good idea on what to do with them, but I won’t elaborate just yet…look for it in our pit at Pittsburgh and Chesapeake…
Can you imagine if everyone brought their poof balls to Atlanta! hmmm… big open space between arena and pits… thousands of poof balls…thousands of high school kids hopped up on sugar and robotics… sounds a little dangerous.
I think our team is taking them to the Pittsburgh regional…which er…I fear for my life. 6 hours on a short bus + multiple poof balls = death of brain cells. Coming back from the kick off with just 1 was dangerous!!! May luck be with you on all future games of dodgeball.
O.o in a enclosed space to lol. matter of fact that is really scarey.
I think there could be something fun to do at IRI. they hand the human player competiton last year, why not 5 vs 5 dodgeball throwdowns at IRI. We could even do 4 and robot vs 4 and robot. That would be insane, fo shizzle.
If we did Dean’s hand would be sore for months and/or the Georgiadome would have some broken lights with the dodge ball aftermath of the signing… Right? everyone gets a signed ball and a ball thrown at them 
That would be fun!!!
-Pava
I say donate them to you local childern’s day care center. It’s a win-win situation. You get rid of the balls, and the kids have a new toy.
I’m suprised that no one’s suggested a poofball eating contest.
Hours of fun!
I still vote a Giant dodge-ball game outside of the GA dome in the grassy area where most teams relax and play frisbee. Come on, any takers? How many people can we gather to play after the CD webhug?
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The company that sold us all the Poof balls is willing to buy them back for $3.99 each (ha, ha, nasty rumor-starter!)
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Donate them to your local children’s day care center. Good idea, been thought of by many teams. Just be sure to wash them off first (yucky when the children start to lick/eat the Poof balls…hmm, maybe not such a good idea after all)
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Donate them to local hospital to use at their discretion for children’s ward and/or Alzheimer’s ward (again, be sure to clean them off before donating)
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churches and other social service agencies (as an example, the national centers for Interfaith Hospitality Networks www.ihn.org)
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Chop them up into shreds and give to FedEx stores to use as packing material (hmmmm, probably not as biodegradable as cornstarch packing noodles they currently use)
GOT IT! Why not have the team members sign the balls and give them to the school principal, the main sponsors, the mentors, etc as a “token of appreciation” trophy that will sit on their desk and be a topic of conversation for future reference.
Just think of an easier way to spread “gracious professionalism” and the spirit of FIRST.
By the way, our team is madly chopping-up tetras from 2005 into trophies…Be aware that your team might be getting one from us this year!
speaking of buying back, i wonder if FIRST people enjoyed stock shares of the company just before the game was announced…
i think if one was in dire need, one could use the robot’s battery, and get a fire going with the ball in a few seconds…
Guns and RPG’s vs. poof balls…not the best matchup