what a genius!!! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: SnakeBite
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2011, 05:03:41 pm
content: what a genius ... at the age of 8 !! i wish i knew this stuff

author: KJ6EAD
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2011, 06:17:50 pm
content: Sylvia has precocious presentation skills but genius? I like the little gloved hand pointer.

author: ciccio
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2011, 07:50:59 pm
content: The soldering iron's tip is in really bad conditions...

author: tekfan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2011, 08:12:27 pm
content: Quote from: ciccio on August 17, 2011, 07:50:59 pmGood thing you haven't yet seen my iron tip.

author: SnakeBite
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2011, 10:02:22 pm
content: Quote from: KJ6EAD on August 17, 2011, 06:17:50 pmi just finish second year at EE and i don't know to do what she did (without a guide)...so or i'm stupid or she's a genius and i don't think i'm the first optionIdo

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2011, 10:53:18 pm
content: allright! we've been fooled by the "director".

author: johnboxall
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 18, 2011, 12:09:52 am
content: Quote from: Mechatrommer on August 17, 2011, 10:53:18 pmyeah, I feel a bit/lot of parental interference in her videos. Similar in method to those 'beauty pageant' parents.

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2011, 02:31:12 am
content: Quote from: SnakeBite on August 17, 2011, 10:02:22 pmDon't be silly. Assembling an electronics kit, operating a computer, uploading programs into an Arduino, what is there there that any 16 year old couldn't do?I presume you're joking, but if you are serious you are wasting your time trying to be an engineer. Being able to do elementary practical stuff like that before you even get to college (or at least be flying along with it as soon as you get there) is a standard aptitude test for a career in engineering.The kid is precocious, sure, but she didn't do anything hard.

author: Milacron
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2011, 07:39:05 am
content: Quote from: IanB on August 18, 2011, 02:31:12 amMaybe OP was most impressed by her creating various games on the device....but for all we know there are instructions for same with the kit and/or her dad showed her how to do it. Speaking of dad, go herewww.jimmieprodgers.comto see more.Having said all that, except for the girl being a bit hard to understand her speaking voice at times, the video is quite professional, unique and funny.

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2011, 11:47:04 am
content: Quote from: Milacron on August 18, 2011, 07:39:05 ammarketing? or to get attention?

author: SnakeBite
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2011, 01:02:12 pm
content: Quote from: IanB on August 18, 2011, 02:31:12 amnobody say what she did was hard but she's 8 years old , imagine what she can do in 10 years from now.i was the dumb one , i didn't pay attention . i didn't realized that she used a kit i thought, she thought on it her self and bought the components and wrote the source code and everything... my bad...Ido

author: KJ6EAD
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2011, 01:32:16 pm
content: It's her parents' idea to fund her education at MIT in 2019. Despite the obvious self-promotion/monetization, I still find it entertaining.http://sylviashow.com/shop

author: Milacron
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2011, 01:33:51 pm
content: Quote from: Mechatrommer on August 18, 2011, 11:47:04 amPerhaps...or maybe just something fun to do with daughter... either way, what different does it make....had you preferred the video to be bady done ??

author: baljemmett
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 18, 2011, 05:07:37 pm
content: Quote from: Milacron on August 18, 2011, 01:33:51 pm... and maybe it's a good thing to broaden the appeal of the hobby to other kids her age. Not the only way, of course, but it might get some interested and show them that they can build fun stuff -- where's the harm? Not everybody has a Dave for a dad

author: Zad
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2011, 04:33:39 am
content: It is one thing to have your kid interested in electronics at 8 years old, but an entirely different kettle of fish to keep them interested as they approach their teenage years. Especially girls. Boys are bad enough, but we have testosterone to keep us interested in engineering. Once girls start becoming women, oestrogen changes the whole game and all bets are off. Of the few women I know personally in electronics, they have all come to it as a more intellectual challenge rather than via the practical route. I hope she does continue with electronics, but hot-housing and parental pressure can rebound big time.

author: ivan747
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2011, 01:08:56 am
content: Quote from: KJ6EAD on August 18, 2011, 01:32:16 pmAh, I wish I had the enthusiasm to try to do that. I am quite certain I could do something awesome with an Arduino, a set of libraries, two shields and a camera. Now the problem is I wouldn't think is fair enough. I can show some stuff if you want me to, though