The Playstation Generation?
The Playstation Generation?
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mollytherocker

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14,458 posts

238 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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Had a great afternoon in the garden with a few friends and our neighbours. Why is this relevant here? Well, our neighbours have 2 young sons, 6 and 9. The 9 year old I discovered is car mad. I didn't know. We had a great discussion about his favourite car the Bugatti Veyron, and yes, he did know how many radiators it has.

Eventually he plucked up the courage to ask me if he could have a look at my car. He knew it was a Porsche but little else.
He asked me a million questions about it and quickly fell in love. He eventually totally got the fundamentals of the 911.
I started it up for him and I saw his eyes glaze over.

Its easy to think that we are living in a digital age and the young generation are more interested in a virtual world, but no. Not all of them.

I truly believe that mechanical engineering will continue to inspire all and maybe, just maybe, the playstation generation will move on to more real things.

Timbo_Mint

626 posts

250 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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mollytherocker said:
Had a great afternoon in the garden with a few friends and our neighbours. Why is this relevant here? Well, our neighbours have 2 young sons, 6 and 9. The 9 year old I discovered is car mad. I didn't know. We had a great discussion about his favourite car the Bugatti Veyron, and yes, he did know how many radiators it has.

Eventually he plucked up the courage to ask me if he could have a look at my car. He knew it was a Porsche but little else.
He asked me a million questions about it and quickly fell in love. He eventually totally got the fundamentals of the 911.
I started it up for him and I saw his eyes glaze over.

Its easy to think that we are living in a digital age and the young generation are more interested in a virtual world, but no. Not all of them.

I truly believe that mechanical engineering will continue to inspire all and maybe, just maybe, the playstation generation will move on to more real things.
We should not give up hope. My Spyder can drag my sixteen year old nephew way from Call of Duty and his girl friend.

Orangecurry

7,791 posts

235 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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mollytherocker said:
Had a great afternoon in the garden with a few friends.....
You were drunk and he was humouring you hehe

...or he took an impression of the carkey and it'll be gone in the morning.


arcticGT

986 posts

241 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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If he didn't ask about values, he's not a true petrolhead.

mollytherocker

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14,458 posts

238 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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Orangecurry said:
mollytherocker said:
Had a great afternoon in the garden with a few friends.....
You were drunk and he was humouring you hehe

...or he took an impression of the carkey and it'll be gone in the morning.
It is indeed more than a little possible that I was quite inebriated.... drunk

mollytherocker

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14,458 posts

238 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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arcticGT said:
If he didn't ask about values, he's not a true petrolhead.
He was more interested in the stats, and how it could be cooled without water. Oh, and pistons go sideways? What?

No doubt he will move on to values in time..... biggrin

Upnorthgt3

605 posts

172 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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.......and how important the colour of stitching is