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When I was a kid (way back in the 70s) my parents always used to get those Radio Shack kits with the spring terminals you could wire together between the parts
by Cheyana 11y ago
When I was a kid (way back in the 70s) my parents always used to get those Radio Shack kits with the spring terminals you could wire together between the parts to make all kinds of circuits. Similar to this kit...
http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1604010/elenco-200-in-1-electronic-project-lab.jsp?pfm=rrrecs-pdp-gtab1 http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1604010/elenco-200-in-1-ele...
They still sell the old RS stuff on Ebay. I guess those Arduino boards are nice and all, but kids like to create things sometimes, not just play with pre-made stuff. I loved to tinker with things when I was a kid (and not just take alarm clock guts out and stick them in a different case) so those kinds of kits really kept up my interest.
- rreyes1979 11y agoThe link seems to be down. Actually, the whole site is. But thanks for your comment. It makes total sense.
- insoluble 11y ago> but kids like to create things sometimes As time goes on and as technology progresses, the minimum parts or components used while "making something oneself" become more complex. For example, there would have been a time when making your own capacitor using glass jars and chemicals, or making your own light bulb using a vacuum pump, would have been the equivalent of making your own remote-controlled car today. Every generation builds on the advancements of the previous generations. Failing to do so may doom one to focus only on the advancements of generations past. At the same time, I definitely understand the nostalgia of imagining your modern child experiencing those same things you did when you were younger. The problem is that the world changes too fast for this approach to really be advisable.