Loot from the FIRST season
Since I was working on the robot in the pits often, I didn’t get a chance to get too much of the souvenirs that other teams were handing out. Here’s a list of what I know of:
Nifty extending, collapsible pens from Google- I didn’t get one, since they’d run out by the time I got around to asking for one. Basically, hitting a button on the pen makes the two halves of its cover fold up like gull-wings and turn the thing into a pen-shape.
Rubik’s Cube Keychains from Google - I suck at Rubik’s cubes, so I didn’t get one. After Google started running low on pens, they made people solve these first before giving them pens. It worked.
Team Buttons: We all got a crapload of these. Teams with a bit of money to spare would have them made and passed out. Our team made do with finger traps from a local store. Some teams handed out stickers (both practical, like a battery disposal reminder, and just for show) or fridge magnets. I got a mousepad from one team, with their logo and number on it. It’s one of those hard-cover mousepads, so I’m holding off on using it.
Demonic Ducks: These are rubber ducks of various colors, and with horns, that one team was handing out for “adoption” to keep teams from all over in contact. I got an orange one. His name is Super Sayan(sic) and he is a ninja.
A rat finger puppet: The rat’s fur is kind of dirty-looking.
Various teams also gave certificates that said “Thanks for being on our alliance” or the like. Our team got a framed certificate from 1572 or something like that. The demonic duck team was handing out tiny models of the playing field with ducks hanging from the towers.