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General Engineering Introduction/Golden Ignorance/dialogue
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An Engineering Family:
Father says "Mow the Lawn."
You try, but the Lawnmower will not start. You report back.
Mother intercepts and says "Fix it."
You say "Can you show me?"
Mother says "No."
Dad wants to help, but mom looks him away. You say "I don't know how."
Mother says "Figure it it out."
You stare at the lawnmower for an hour. You try again with your parents. Looks like you are going to spend the weekend staring at the lawnmower. After a while, bored, you start taking it apart. You check the gas. You take the spark plug out. You clean it. It starts!