Saturday, March 19, 2011

Concentration




A large box arrived earlier this month, only to be quickly stowed into a closet far away from little curious eyes. To make sure there was no clue to content, I even removed the shipping label....
When Bob finished his Qualifying Exams last week, we knew we would have a slow, relaxing Saturday morning together, the perfect time to unveil the content of the box for some male bonding over models.
Although the box had been hidden away for some time, there was no forgetting it and eyes had barely blinked a first time on Saturday morning before the box was hauled out and content revealed. Deep in concentration, no regards for anything else, they quickly assembled their first solar powered contraption, only to take it apart and build another one, and then another one - this time not using the instructions but freely creating. The challenge now is how to figure out a way to store the solar energy generated from the small panel... holding a vehicle under a bright light to make it go is only so much fun... I am sure that by week's end there is a new contraption designed, built and ready for field testing maybe even for outdoor use if only the sun would shine brightly enough.
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