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> A significant portion of my childhood was spent taking things apart Only after years I realized how kind it was of my parents to allow me, without saying any

by gala8y 6y ago

> A significant portion of my childhood was spent taking things apart Only after years I realized how kind it was of my parents to allow me, without saying anything, to take their first cassette player (and other stuff) apart.

c22 6y ago
After I took apart our new VCR my parents started buying me junk electronics from thrift stores explicitly for this purpose.
- gala8y 6y ago
  Perfect. I hope you put the VCR back. My parents' cassette player did well with one gear missing until I figured it out how to put it back completely.