10 Jun
2002
10 Jun
'02
10:41 a.m.
It was thus said that the Great Tony Duell once stated:
I came across this site the other day, and while it has little to do with
10 year old computers, it does, however, give instructions for building a
lot of simple ``toys'' (with parts from around the house, or available
anywhere for a few bucks) to explain physical, electrical and chemical
phenomenon:
http://www.scitoys.com/
-spc (A working motor with only a battery and wire, for instance ... )
There is nothing like building something from
scratch, and it works firt
time out; if it doesn't, figuring out what the problem is. Can't get
Agreed. Learning to troubleshoot encourages you to think logically. These
days almost nobody seems to be able to think in a logical manner (as in,
do something, see what the results are, then plan your next action based
on those results). It's a great pity.
And of course the feeling when something you've built -- however simple
-- works is impossible to describe.