The Geek 100 Pt. 5: Science and Electronics

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Science. Every geek should be able to:

  1. Build a dry-ice bomb
  2. Build a gas-turbine engine from junkyard parts
  3. Build a usable battery from household materials
  4. Build an electric motor/generator from household materials
  5. Build some form of a rocket motor
  6. Comprehend and express orders of magnitude
  7. Make a non-Newtonian "Oobleck" fluid
  8. Make an explosion using only a few plastic containers, electricity and water
  9. Know how to make hot-packs or cold-packs with simple chemical reactions
  10. Use the Scientific Method

Electronics. Every geek should be able to:
  1. Access debug mode on a mobile phone (preferably your own)
  2. Build a simple FM transmitter
  3. Build logic gates with discrete components
  4. Burn an (E)EPROM
  5. Calibrate and read an oscilloscope
  6. Program a microcontroller
  7. Properly use a digital multimeter to measure electric current
  8. Solder surface-mount components
  9. Use a logic probe
  10. Use a schematic diagram to assemble a simple circuit from parts

See the whole series: The Geek 100

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