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Related, amazing read about Meccano teaching you reality-based work, in contrast with Lego: https://contraptions.venkateshrao.com/p/truth-in-inconvenience http

• fhe 3mo ago
  I want to thank you for the following reasons: - that's an amazing, mind-opening essay; - I've been looking for this toy (Meccano) for my entire adult life. I remember playing with a set that my mom got me when I was a kid, but I didn't know what it was called, and neither did my mom. And when I describe it to people, everyone kept telling me it was Lego (Lego is a much better-known toy brand in this part of the world). I had pretty much given up on ever finding it, thinking it might have just been a niche toy that had ceased production. Words are not enough to describe my joy when I opened the link and saw images of Meccano pieces!
  • mparramon 2mo ago
    Very happy to have helped you with this :) Venkatesh Rao is an amazing writer as well, I invite you to read some other of his posts. One of my personal favourites: Text is All You Need. https://contraptions.venkateshrao.com/p/text-is-all-you-need https://contraptions.venkateshrao.com/p/text-is-all-you-need
  • dcrazy 3mo ago
    In the U.S., Meccano is known as Erector.
    • boomskats 3mo ago
      I'm amazed it's not more popular with a name like that!
      • stevenalowe 2mo ago
        it's really embarrassing to fail at it