Trying to teach Callum physics is like the blind leading the partially sighted.
Like me, you might have been introduced to the concept of vectors in the first 'Despicable Me' movie, Vector - committing crimes with magnitude and direction.
So, whilst Callum and I were going through some physics stuff before the holidays we were exploring vector and scalar quantities.
Vector quantities are fascinating because they are a metaphor.
To qualify as a vector quantity you must have magnitude and direction, therefore a vector is like a legacy project, it’s like doing something in your life that means something, it’s contribution.
Clearly your project has to have some degree of magnitude (at least to you) but that is not enough.
It’s not enough to scream down the motorway at 100mph in the wrong direction.
You can put as much effort in as you like but if your ladder is up against the wrong wall and you reach the top of your ladder, you will be at the top of your ladder against the wrong wall.
Being able to return to your direction, to where you plan to go to, to what you’re trying to achieve, is probably the most important piece of work you can ever carry out.
Hamsters put in a lot of work on a wheel.
Blog Post Number - 2964
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