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(...) Reading your letter, I think you should send it, my remarks are better suited for an undergraduate class, or perhaps a high level high school class. I don't have any Civil Engineering background (other than that which would have been common to (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Thanks George, I agree with much of this and am glad someone has taken the opposite view. BUT... From the context of the original letter I think the author is referring to education well below undergraduate level where analysis will not be (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I think he's right. I have a BS degree in Aerospace Engineering, and took many courses in engineering mechanics. The simplifications used in engineering mechanies are better modeled by Meccano (or Erector sets) than in Lego. Techniq is better (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Paddle Pop is also a particular Brand as Jonathan has pointed out. I'm not really sure what a generic term would be? I know other guys have had to build bridges using balsa wood. The spaghetti usage must only happen at a lower primary school (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Paddle pop is accually the brand name of a particular type of icecream. (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic)
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(...) In the US we commonly call them Popsicle sticks, but that's actually a case of trademark dilution, as Popsicle is a trademark for a brand of "paddle pops". I think there is a generic name but I forget what it is. Note that these sticks are (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic)
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During my first year of Civil Engineering, we had a project of building a model bridge using paddlepop sticks (Australian term), i'm not sure what they're called around the world, but their the wooden sticks you get with ice creams bought in (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic)
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(...) If only the Institution of Civil Engineers had a 'construction toy position'! In my opinion they do not do enough to promote civils amoing schoolchildren and when they do (usually at the 14-16 level) they tend to use spaghetti or straws for (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic)
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Here's an article on one of the semifinalists from the ChicagoLand area, also a collaboration between brothers: (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.animation)
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To All, My wife and I were finishing watching The Firm, with Tom Cruise, his character being a new lawyer in that Memphis law firm, who has ties to the mob, etc. etc. etc. Anyway, in one of th elast parts of the film, Tom was going through his (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Here's an article from the Globe and Mail of July 3 about the winners of the above awards - two 11-year olds from Oakville, Ontario. The scans are here (warning, 280-440K GIF files): (URL) the text is here, at least until the Globe does away with (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.animation)
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(...) My wife used to work for the American Society of Civil Engineers and to the best of my recollection, that organization is really into using KNEX for educational purposes. She did bring in LEGO for a 'play' area for a bring your kid to work day (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Ya, I saw that too. It surprised me, I only caught a quick glimps of it at first. The car was the Shell sponsered, Team Rahal, number 8 of Kenny Brack. This is the team that is co-owned by David Letterman. You can see a picture of it by following (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) It was on the Shell® Car.. I saw it too! Kinda neat little surprise : ) John (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Anybody notice the ABC telecast of the Cleveland CART Grand Prix? One of the cars (can't remember which one) had an on-board camera and when it showed a front view, there on the right fender was the well known red square with yellow letters of (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I think it's probably been written by someone who missed out on the whole Technic line by being quite old and narrow-minded. Since when did Meccano have a helicopter swashplate on their parts inventory? And can you build epicyclic gearboxes (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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What a petty, hasn't meccano gone bust. on another point My fiancee who is a civil engineer is always nicking my lego to use as illustrations for construction techniques James "Simon Bennett" <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) The man has a point. The typical construction of an inexperienced student isn't likely to hang together very well, especially if it's built using tall columns of basic bricks, etc. And things that don't hang together don't demonstrate (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic)
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Dear All There was a letter in last week's New Civil Engineer which I shall reproduce for you: "I support the suggestion made by your correspondent (nCE 7 June) that Meccano be adopted by schools to assist in the study of construction. Unfortunately (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch) !
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xfut .o-t.f (...) Awww, c'mon Chris! I get it, so that's your opinion of me here, huh? I guess I'll just curl up in my little corner and feel sorry for myself... -Shiri (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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