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Watching my niece play with blocks clarified hoistway construction for me.

It sounds silly, but how she balanced them helped me see load sharing in a new light. Your mileage may vary, but it's a handy mental model.
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the_nina
the_nina1mo ago
That "handy mental model" idea reminds me of a book about how play teaches real physics.
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smith.felix
Watching my nephew stack Legos taught me cantilevers.
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the_mia
the_mia1mo ago
Watching my nephew really shows how kids get stuff we make a big deal about, doesn't it?
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