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Pretty amazing he got so far with such limited resources. Obviously a born engineer. Wish the video included some way to donate materials.
by djtriptych 7y ago
Pretty amazing he got so far with such limited resources. Obviously a born engineer.
Wish the video included some way to donate materials.
- segmondy 7y agoNo he didn't, this is common knowledge in Nigeria. Kids have been building such machines as toys for 30+ years. He learned it from other kids.
- hardlianotion 7y agoWe produced some pretty awesome wire cars back in the day, but they tended not to be powered. Mind you, I suppose getting the bits and pieces for that is easier these days. Kids ...
- mmsimanga 7y agoThe kid's machines are indeed impressive. We also used to spend hours building wire cars. We had a whole factory line. The younger lads did the straightening of the wires, some were good at using the smaller wire (often coloured wire or copper) to tie the pieces together. There were the designers who could bend the big piece of wire into the frame of the car you wanted. We then used empty polish tins for the wheels. Some of the cars had gears (none functional). It was pretty labour intensive but loads of fun. I realize now that this is why most of us had no low muscle tone or issues with our coordination. Your fingers needed to be nifty to make wire cars.
- djtriptych 7y agoNo he didn't what? Build these machines?
- segmondy 7y agoDidn't come up with the ideas, here's an example from 5 years ago in asia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfhki3RkJv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfhki3RkJv0 First time I saw this was about 30+ years ago in Nigeria, and have seen plenty variations.
- whatever_dude 7y agoIf this is "5 years ago in Asia" why are they talking Portuguese?
- semi-extrinsic 7y agoComments on that video place it in Brazil, but your main point still stands.
- soneca 7y agoDefinitely Brazil