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> What would you give young people to start getting them literate in the machines? Erector set[1]. It's a toy, but not super obvious how the parts are supposed
by craftyguy 9y ago
> What would you give young people to start getting them literate in the machines?
Erector set[1]. It's a toy, but not super obvious how the parts are supposed to work together. (unless now they give advanced instructions for constructing things..)
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_Set https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erector_Set
- smogcutter 9y agoYup, same thing as meccano. Now that I think about it I had an erector set growing up, beats me why meccano came to mind first. I missed out on lego robotics, but those look really cool too.