I can't imagine having anywhere near the necessary time (and money!) to create anything lifesize, but come on people, Legos are wonderful. They shaped my childhood and sparked my interest in engineering.
My college even has a freshman engineering course that uses a slightly modified version of Lego Mindstorms to teach the design process, how to compensate for mechanical error, programming logic, etc. It was tons of fun.
While attending school I did some part time work repairing PDAs. You would not believe the reasons people would send units back to us. My company had (still has) what has to be the finest customer service I have ever encountered, and promised to fix just about everything. Plus customers often lie about the problems and then include the truth in a note with the returned unit. I very quickly noticed that the units sold at large chain stores were operated completely by idiots.
Some of my favorites:
"Unit dropped in ocean. Screen does not seem to work."
"Screen has air bubbles" This unit was actually returned TWICE with the same problem. I read the problem description, looked at the unit, and realised HE NEVER TOOK THE PROTECTIVE FILM OFF THE SCREEN!
"Dog chewed on my PDA"
"Screen was too dark so I removed a cable from inside. Now won't work."
"Batteries won't charge in cradle" (Umm...they weren't supposed to)
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I can't imagine having anywhere near the necessary time (and money!) to create anything lifesize, but come on people, Legos are wonderful. They shaped my childhood and sparked my interest in engineering.
My college even has a freshman engineering course that uses a slightly modified version of Lego Mindstorms to teach the design process, how to compensate for mechanical error, programming logic, etc. It was tons of fun.
While attending school I did some part time work repairing PDAs. You would not believe the reasons people would send units back to us. My company had (still has) what has to be the finest customer service I have ever encountered, and promised to fix just about everything. Plus customers often lie about the problems and then include the truth in a note with the returned unit. I very quickly noticed that the units sold at large chain stores were operated completely by idiots.
Some of my favorites:
"Unit dropped in ocean. Screen does not seem to work."
"Screen has air bubbles" This unit was actually returned TWICE with the same problem. I read the problem description, looked at the unit, and realised HE NEVER TOOK THE PROTECTIVE FILM OFF THE SCREEN!
"Dog chewed on my PDA"
"Screen was too dark so I removed a cable from inside. Now won't work."
"Batteries won't charge in cradle" (Umm...they weren't supposed to)
It goes on and on.