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drlucyrogers over 10 years ago

Just want to make a comment on here about the child who was handcuffed for bringing in his home electronics project to school in the USA:

 

(http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/09/16/they-thought-it-was-a-bomb-ahmed-mohamed-texas-9th-grader-arrested-after-bringing-a-home-built-clock-to-school/?tid=sm_tw)

 

This really isn't going to help encourage anyone to tinker with stuff and make things.

 

Please do all you can to help get tinkering into the mainstream.

 

The school said they ask students / staff to report anything that is or looks suspicious.

 

Please can we make tinkering with electronics look less suspcious and more mainstream?

 

Tweet and blog and share photos of your projects that look "suspicious" but actually do a useful job.

 

Thanks

 

Lucy

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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 10 years ago +5
    I'm guessing that jw0752 won't be invited to demo his testing box to that school
  • shabaz
    shabaz over 10 years ago in reply to Workshopshed +5
    jw0752 test box is the ultimate movie prop, if displays are what is required ; ) He's got the analog and digital domain covered. Here's my clock, I didn't build it all, just the display portion, the controller…
  • mcb1
    mcb1 over 10 years ago in reply to michaelkellett +4
    I do agree that this on element14 really isn't going to attract mainstream attention. Perhaps Google+ might be the right place to post this sort of message. We're doing our bit to introduce making electronics…
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  • jw0752
    jw0752 over 10 years ago

    Bright, curious, and creative children, like Ahmed, should be the rule and not the exception. Hopefully he will inspire some others to open their eyes and explore the world around them. Can anyone contact him and ask him to post a couple of his projects on E-14?

    John

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    jw0752 over 10 years ago

    Bright, curious, and creative children, like Ahmed, should be the rule and not the exception. Hopefully he will inspire some others to open their eyes and explore the world around them. Can anyone contact him and ask him to post a couple of his projects on E-14?

    John

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    mcb1 over 10 years ago in reply to jw0752

    Can anyone contact him and ask him to post a couple of his projects on E-14?

    Good call johnwilton

     

    spannerspencer  that could be something for your PR people to chase and invite him to element14 community.

    Throw him some of the items in your multitude of boxes under your desk as well.....

     

    Mark

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