Young science genius solves sandbagging...

[1monster]

My objection to this piece is that he is compared to Edison. I think he's probably more like Tesla.

[CBGLuthier]

1. Edison was a boss who filled his labs with bright men

and had them work every variable until they eventually succeeded and then took all the credit. Tesla, as you know, was a true genius, the likes of which do not come along often.

Whether or not this kid is of that caliber will remain to be seen but he sure needs to be encouraged.

[frylock]

5. there's an excellent edition of Drunk History about Tesla and Edison..

I can't recommend it enough. there is some actual vomiting in the video, however.

[CBGLuthier]

6. also an excellent epic rap battle too

Fortunately no one vomits in it.

[1monster]

8. That's GREAT!!

Thanks for sharing.

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Kudos to the brilliant kid!

But ... "America Strong"?

[1monster]

3. A little over the top, wasn't it?

[FiveGoodMen]

4. A little.

Besides the pointless rah, rah nationalism, it just bugs me that they can't celebrate the kid's achievement without trying to get in on the act as if he's only smart because he's one of us!

Still very interesting. Thanks for posting.

[ErikJ]

7. But sand is free. Expense will be the test

for whether its practical. And I doubt if a wall of that it will be as sturdy as sand which is much heavier.

[tclambert]

9. Bet you'll like this clip

[1monster]

10. Cool. Neat party trick or science class attention getter.

Thanks for sharing.