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I am coaching a team in the FLL contest. I need a supply of those 5 or 6 nub diameter foam balls -- at least 30. Does anyone have an idea of a source? Is there any similar thing that comes from Nerf? How many balls come with the RoboSports expansion (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Oh man... I'm coaching a team too. I didn't realize that we were going to have to find our own balls! :) -Ben (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Finding your own balls isn't really as difficult as it sounds -- you just have to know where to look. Most Toys backward R Us stores have a large Nerf selection with a variety of sizes and shapes. They're usually larger than the balls that (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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HI, I was just wondering what this FLL thing was that you guys were talking about? Thanks in advance. Nicolas Gauthier (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It's a double acronym: FLL stands for "FIRST LEGO League" and FIRST stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." (2 URLs) if you're attending MindFest™ this coming weekend, FIRST's founder, Dean Kamen, will be part (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events)
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(...) Didn't the FLL organizers foresee the need for balls? Have you guys considered using ping pong balls instead? Very close in size to the original robo sport balls I would think. Uniform and easily obtainable. Somewhat heavier I think. <ICS> (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You get 5 balls with the FLL extension set, but the contest uses up to 30 per team, and we are trying to simulate a contest. Of particular interest is whether the bins will get full and start overflowing. The balls are about 1.5 inches in (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Don't know if this will help in any way. I happen to have a Pisco-Dacta catalog in front of me (gonna put in an order) and under Tools and Supplies, they have some sponge balls. The ones I see here are 3" lightweight foam balls. Color Vary. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Todd Bertschi <Cptgldfsh@aol.com> wrote in message news:FK0Ms3.5pL@lugnet.com... (...) Supplies, (...) many (...) 1-800- (...) Too big, but thanks for the thought. --Jack Gregory (25 years ago, 23-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I just received the message below from Mary at FLL, apparently you can order directly from them. Hope that helps, - Ben. ---...--- Ben Williamson benw@pobox.com (URL) Forwarded message ---...--- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 10:11:18 -0500 From: Mary T. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thank you! This is good news. --Jack Gregory ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Williamson <benw@pobox.com> To: J G Gregory <jgg@ultranet.com> Cc: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:07 PM Subject: Re: Need Balls! (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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