I've visited dozens of farms and factories, and they without-a-doubt inspired me to become a geek in the first place. I absolutely loved seeing how things worke

I've visited dozens of farms and factories, and they without-a-doubt inspired me to become a geek in the first place. I absolutely loved seeing how things worked as a kid, pulling things apart, and growing up with a technical dad who took us to farms and factory tours and stuff. Seeing automation at factories is what got me into robotics and science fiction. Seeing the awesome machines at farms (massive tractors, trashers, large scale crop watering, etc) blew my mind, and got me into mechanics and vehicle tech. I now hack on cars as my primary hobby (both mechanically, and electronically).