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This kid is a quarantine genius: (Original Post) Kingofalldems May 2020 OP
On the plus side, MissB May 2020 #1
Right? 2naSalit May 2020 #23
I know! BadgerMom May 2020 #28
I was going to say that this probably started when his folks told him to clean the garage. Laffy Kat May 2020 #34
Wow!!! He has way more patience than Phoenix61 May 2020 #2
That was pure awesomeness! Six117 May 2020 #3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology bound ? magicarpet May 2020 #4
Awesome! I followed the kid...really enjoyed K&R Demsrule86 May 2020 #5
Two points! Cracklin Charlie May 2020 #6
Two points I'd like to make....... MyOwnPeace May 2020 #20
Where did you find that out? I want the back story! Have teacher friend who didn't believe he Amaryllis May 2020 #31
That was great Gothmog May 2020 #7
Basketball scholarship keithbvadu2 May 2020 #8
Physics or engineering... 3catwoman3 May 2020 #13
That's what I said! Laffy Kat May 2020 #35
Unfathomable. I am amazed at the amount of time it took to create this. Fla Dem May 2020 #9
Rube Goldberg machine MissB May 2020 #21
"the trial and error" soldierant May 2020 #33
He could probably be the CEO of Mattel Toys someday Submariner May 2020 #10
Mom: Can you clean out the garage today? Lars39 May 2020 #11
Absolutely amazing. nt Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #12
Is that how Trump got elected? bucolic_frolic May 2020 #14
A couple of close calls in there world wide wally May 2020 #15
Please give him Full ride to MIT newsboy May 2020 #16
There is hope for the world! mjvpi May 2020 #17
That was pure fun to watch. MontanaMama May 2020 #18
a lot of these are on youtube. domino rally to the extreme. AllaN01Bear May 2020 #19
That was fantastic - thank you for sharing! nt iluvtennis May 2020 #22
Merveilleux!!! Incroyable!!! Fantastique!!! Ford_Prefect May 2020 #24
Setting this up each time must take an hour! Good work. Shrike47 May 2020 #25
A future and brilliant design engineer dlk May 2020 #26
Wow, that was fun! 2naSalit May 2020 #27
That's pretty cool but without purpose. I like this Backseat Driver May 2020 #29
Agreed - I loved watching the squirrels flor-de-jasmim May 2020 #37
ooooh man. you have no idea how much i needed to watch this right now. mopinko May 2020 #30
Bravo!!! Talitha May 2020 #32
Engineering student? zanana1 May 2020 #36

MissB

(15,804 posts)
1. On the plus side,
Wed May 27, 2020, 09:29 AM
May 2020

His parents’ garage is suddenly clean.

That was an awfully impressive amount of “stuff” that he used to make it happen. Toys from his childhood, random building materials, a swing set that hadn’t seen use in years, every.single yard implement and stray branch.

Seriously impressive Rube Goldberg machine. Even the roof got involved.

2naSalit

(86,378 posts)
23. Right?
Wed May 27, 2020, 11:50 AM
May 2020

After the first minute I was thinking, "this is what to do with all the junk in your garage!". Then after things went around to the back of the house I was thinking, "Man, this guy's got a lot of shit in his garage." Along with mental note of the forethought that would be required to even visualize this project and some engineering skills not to mention construction and landscaping.

I'm thinking the garage, shed and basement are now pretty tidy looking these days. Attic too!

BadgerMom

(2,770 posts)
28. I know!
Wed May 27, 2020, 12:10 PM
May 2020

I thought, “Wow. His mom is probably thinking how quiet he’s being as he cleans up the garage and yard.”

Laffy Kat

(16,373 posts)
34. I was going to say that this probably started when his folks told him to clean the garage.
Thu May 28, 2020, 12:45 AM
May 2020
IMO, that should at least help him get a physics or engineering scholarship somewhere.

MyOwnPeace

(16,920 posts)
20. Two points I'd like to make.......
Wed May 27, 2020, 11:30 AM
May 2020

1. the balls that kid has (no, not THAT way!)

2. if I had tried that my Mother would have been there right away: "It's time to put away all of your toys now!"

Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)
31. Where did you find that out? I want the back story! Have teacher friend who didn't believe he
Wed May 27, 2020, 10:27 PM
May 2020

could have done all that by himself. Going to show it to his students.

Fla Dem

(23,593 posts)
9. Unfathomable. I am amazed at the amount of time it took to create this.
Wed May 27, 2020, 09:58 AM
May 2020

Never mind all the "stuff" he had to dig up to create the thing(What do you call it?), the calculations, the trial and error. Genius level.

MissB

(15,804 posts)
21. Rube Goldberg machine
Wed May 27, 2020, 11:37 AM
May 2020

Both my kids were required to build one in high school- 9th grade physics I think. None were this elaborate.

soldierant

(6,800 posts)
33. "the trial and error"
Wed May 27, 2020, 11:46 PM
May 2020

Geniuses (real ones) say it's 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Sounds about right.

2naSalit

(86,378 posts)
27. Wow, that was fun!
Wed May 27, 2020, 11:53 AM
May 2020

I hope he gets some notice and manages a fine future, if there will be such a thing in five to ten years.

flor-de-jasmim

(2,125 posts)
37. Agreed - I loved watching the squirrels
Thu May 28, 2020, 11:16 AM
May 2020

But the guy's background representation of the Mouse Trap game is also amazing! My first thought was that there was a lot of otherwise unused sporting equipment!

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