09-06-2024, 04:03 AM
Not gonna touch the age discussion. My name is Paul and that's between y'all.
But, the human comparison to an engine... I like that. At least twice a month at work, I'll get a parent dragging their kid up to "the expert" asking "Ok, Johnnie, you wanted to ask the man a question... go ahead." "How does an engine work?" I'll eyeball the kid for any genious waves, but I've never met a seven year old who could digest the concepts of compression and combustion and not walk away more confused than they were when they walked in. I say:
"You are now an engine. Take a deep breath in. That's your intake stroke. Move around a bit. There, now your engine is making power from that air you just took in. Exhale. That's your exhaust stroke. The cereal you ate for breakfast? That's your fuel."
But, the human comparison to an engine... I like that. At least twice a month at work, I'll get a parent dragging their kid up to "the expert" asking "Ok, Johnnie, you wanted to ask the man a question... go ahead." "How does an engine work?" I'll eyeball the kid for any genious waves, but I've never met a seven year old who could digest the concepts of compression and combustion and not walk away more confused than they were when they walked in. I say:
"You are now an engine. Take a deep breath in. That's your intake stroke. Move around a bit. There, now your engine is making power from that air you just took in. Exhale. That's your exhaust stroke. The cereal you ate for breakfast? That's your fuel."