Tell them that understanding manufacturing methods is the best way to understand why the workers revolted in the 19th century/early 20th century, and also that knowing what the hell an assembly line is will explain why labor unions were so important and why they still influence elections (somewhat).
And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.
Giles ,'Touched'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kathy A - Sep 10, 2007 6:47:09 am PDT #9404 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
amych - Sep 10, 2007 6:51:11 am PDT #9405 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
"Because if it weren't for the Spinning Jenny, YOU WOULD HAVE NO CELL PHONE."
tommyrot - Sep 10, 2007 6:51:20 am PDT #9406 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Or tell them if they'd been born 100 years ago, they'd be working in factories instead of going to school, and... OK, I'm not sure why that means they should learn manufacturing methods now, but still....
Pix - Sep 10, 2007 6:52:35 am PDT #9407 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Why, dear gods why, does work coffee have to be so bad?
Emily - Sep 10, 2007 6:54:27 am PDT #9408 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Today we talked about centrifugal and investment ("lost-wax") casting, machine forging, and powder metallurgy. I think socio-political significance may be a stretch. Did I ever tell you guys what I'm teaching this year?
Emily - Sep 10, 2007 6:55:15 am PDT #9409 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Why, dear gods why, does work coffee have to be so bad?
I don't know! I make my own, and it's still bad!
Mind you, that's probably because of the damn powdered creamer.
tommyrot - Sep 10, 2007 6:55:22 am PDT #9410 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Today we talked about centrifugal and investment ("lost-wax") casting, machine forging, and powder metallurgy.
See, I would find all that stuff interesting. Even as a kid....
Jesse - Sep 10, 2007 6:55:52 am PDT #9411 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Did I ever tell you guys what I'm teaching this year?
Voc school?
Kathy A - Sep 10, 2007 6:56:39 am PDT #9412 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Or, you can tell them that the reason the British (to quote Bill Cosby) "had to wear red and march in a straight line" was that they only had inaccurate muskets, because there was no manufacturing method to produce rifling for the gun barrels in large quantities. More of the colonists had their own rifles because they needed them for hunting, so that's why they were able to hide behind the hedges, etc., and take potshots on the road from Concord back to Boston in April 1775.
shrift - Sep 10, 2007 6:56:40 am PDT #9413 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
We've been to the moon and invented the internet, but as a species, we have not yet mastered the revolving door.
It's sad.