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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 packets.
Although I see merits in using Technic beams and joints as real life
construction models, the problem with these are that they don't represent
true life strenght of materials for weight etc.. Well unless you can afford
to build life size items with ABS plastic ;)
Now that I'm working on construction project, I use Lego for fun only, the
real things are no way near as fun although just as interesting.
Cheers
Santosh
In lugnet.mediawatch, Simon Bennett writes:
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Christopher Tracey writes:
> >
> > 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 and it was a pretty good success. I can ask
> > her more about the org's construction toy position if anyone is
> > interested.
> >
> > -chris
>
> 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 construction challenges. I guess because
> they're cheaper. I would prefer it if they used toys that children recognised.
>
> I am definitely interested in what the ASCE thinks.
>
> Psi
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