Simas Snežko built a mechanical model of a car out of wood. And it's not just some pistons moving up and down in a drilled-out block of wood—the model is a V8 with a working transmission, a differential and a clutch
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How much of math is “scary” because people are primed to think that way? I taught some really advanced math concepts to my pre-teen nephew like we were learning the next letter of the English alphabet and it went swimmingly.
Map of Physics.
Enlarge the figure to see all the wonderful areas for exploration and imagination. Which topic might you find most fascinating?
By Dominic Walliman, @DominicWalliman, Source: https://t.co/CeMQU1NyCf, Used with permission.
This famous image made by artist István Orosz features a scene from the classic science fantasy novel The Mysterious Island. When a mirrored cylinder is placed on the Moon, it reveals by anamorphosis a portrait of the novel’s writer, Jules Verne [source: https://t.co/CKx70N2pyz]