My name is Matthew Honickman. I am currently a freshman attending MIT. On this blog I will probably be talking about my various scientific activities and adventures as well as anything cool I am building (I am always building something, and sometimes it is cool). I may perhaps talk a bit about the fun and interesting stuff I am doing at MIT seeing as I will be spending the next 4 years there.
Since I was younger than I can remember I have loved building things and learning about science. Due to this I am hopelessly addicted to Wikipedia.
Though I am probably not one to be giving words of wisdom, I am going to give a few anyways. Whenever people ask me how or why I know random, awfully specific, detailed, and slightly esoteric information about random stuff, I always answer the same, “I read a lot.” With that I would like to encourage all of you out there to read, whether it be Wikipedia articles (my personal favorite), tool catalogs (2nd on my list), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (“the bible”), or even books. The collection and digestion of knowledge is one of the most rewarding and valuable things one can do in life.
In the words of Mrs. Frizzle; “Take chances, make mistakes, get messy!”
April 28, 2011 at 6:22 am
Hi Matthew,
I have a few questions for you. Can you supply me with an email to contact you on?
Thanks
Ryan
February 17, 2012 at 9:35 am
Hey Matthew,
Any feedback on this?
Ryan
December 18, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Hey Matthew. My son and I are modding the crap out of his Razor e300. My lovely 9 year old daughter, generally unimpressed, said, “Cool. Hey, what if you could make it go backwards?”. Electrically, this is very simple. Mechanically, things become more difficult. The rear wheel/sprocket assembly obviously ‘free-wheels’ going forward so the tire doesn’t lock up and the rider ends up going over the handle bars. The problem is that the sprocket/internal bearings and whatnot will not rotate the sprocket backwards; nor will it ‘free-wheel’ in reverse if you let off the throttle. Have you ever done this? Ever heard of anyone else doing this? Seeing an e300 driving in reverse would be downright cool. Looking forward to your response. Take care.