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Re: New Civil Engineer - Lego vs Meccano debate
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch
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Fri, 27 Jul 2001 11:03:26 GMT
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Further Fuel for debate
Construction News wrote an article in which it says that On the Falkirk
Wheel project, the guy who designed the mechanism arrived at a brainstorming
session with "a model made from his son's Lego" to show how it would work!
you can see about the project at
http://www.falkirkbairns.com/Tourism/millenium/antonine.htm (this link is
just about the project though not the lego)
someone is searching out the article for me
James
"Simon Bennett" <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:GH2yA2.D4I@lugnet.com...
> It must be silly season...
>
> The publishers of New Civil Engineer have just emailed me to ask if I • would
> like to contribute 300 words and a mug shot to their 'Debate' page.
> Normally this involves two eminent engineers making a stand on some
> thrilling engineering subject. Next week it may be one eminent engineer,
> and me, holding forth on whether Meccano or Lego is best used in schools • to
> interest children in Civils.
>
> What have we wrought???
>
> I have two problems. One is that I am away this weekend and they want the
> copy by Tuesday. I may be able to get a connection somewhere but I will • be
> up a hill in Wales for most of the weekend. I'll post something soon for
> comment. (I am definitely going to need help here... please?)
>
> Second is that they want me as a representative of UKLUG. May I do this?
> Does anyone who posts to loc.uk object and if so should I not do it? I • know
> there is no official structure and this may suggest to others that there • is,
> would that be a problem?
>
> Any help gladly recieved.
>
> Psi
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