Please don't take a joke on my part too far. It was just intended as a joke, nothing more. We have someone in the family with a PhD in Physics and we've had l

Please don't take a joke on my part too far. It was just intended as a joke, nothing more. We have someone in the family with a PhD in Physics and we've had lots of very interesting conversations. We see each other several times a month in the context of family gatherings. Amazing depth of knowledge in his area (orbital mechanics mostly). Worked at JPL, etc. He can't even assemble Ikea furniture. Does not like to exist in that world. My son and I had to go to his house and install a window air conditioner for him because he had no idea where to start and barely owns any tools. I find that odd and funny in many ways. When it comes to real-world embodiments of theoretical constructs he checks out. He was zero experience doing anything "real". I tried to have my son work with his uncle on some of his school science projects because I want him to engage with people at various levels. Every attempt has been a complete disaster. He either does not understand reduction to practice or over complicates things beyond recognition. I find this very interesting.