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I didn't say you can't -- I was simply adding to this: > That said, for most people the purpose of school is to prepare them to be able to support themselves a
by shantanubala 14y ago
I didn't say you can't -- I was simply adding to this:
> That said, for most people the purpose of school is to prepare them to be able to support themselves and their families, and it sounds like he's basically able to do that now.
The real question you have to ask is whether you can do both (impractical and practical) -- if you can do both, then it is clearly better than doing one.
You may not realize it now, but a lot of things that seem impractical can become very useful (or at the very least, fascinating) when provided with the right context. For example, if you ever want to learn about how your computer works on the inside, knowing basic physics will give you better perspective on what's happening. More obscure stuff like Quantum Tunneling starts appearing in technologies like NAND flash memory -- it's not necessarily practical to know all that, but I'm very happy that I know it.
- InfiniteLoopx64 14y agoFunny you mention Quantum tunneling as I love delving into quantum mechanics and various inner topics such as tunneling. I also enjoy going into the philosophical elements of said quantum mechanics. Cool thing is, I do all that in my free time, not at school. I like to keep an open mind and use the information on the internet to broaden my knowledge.
- shantanubala 14y agoThen you're on the right track :-) Forget I even said anything.
- shawndumas 14y agohave you seen minute physics on YouTube?
- InfiniteLoopx64 14y agoYes and I very much enjoy it.
- shawndumas 14y agothen you'll love these: Veritasium - http://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium http://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium Sixty Symbols - http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ Periodic Videos - http://www.periodicvideos.com/ http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Crash Course - http://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse http://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse The Brain Scoop - http://www.youtube.com/thebrainscoop http://www.youtube.com/thebrainscoop Smarter Every Day - http://www.youtube.com/destinws2 http://www.youtube.com/destinws2 Vi Hart - http://www.youtube.com/vihart http://www.youtube.com/vihart George Hart - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTl0dASnxto6j2wlVs5Bs2Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTl0dASnxto6j2wlVs5Bs2Q Numberphile - http://www.numberphile.com/ http://www.numberphile.com/ Vsauce - http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce TED-Ed - http://www.youtube.com/teded http://www.youtube.com/teded MinuteEarth - http://www.youtube.com/user/minuteearth http://www.youtube.com/user/minuteearth