Model [PSUBS-MAILIST] was Re: What's goin' down?

["D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net>]

Anthony:
Speaking of functional models, check out this link:
http://www.submarine.freehosting.net/
These students learned a little about subs by building a functional model.
Big Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Captain Nemo <vulcania@interpac.net>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Monday, September 25, 2000 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] What's goin' down?


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>From: <TeslaTony@aol.com>
>To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 2:33 AM
>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] What's goin' down?
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>Anthony,
>
>As a PS to my reply to your latest post, let me qualify that:  model
>submarines won't teach one everything he needs to know about how real
>submarine systems work; but there are some things relative to real sub
>operation one can learn from functional models.
>
>Building and flying R/C airplanes won't teach one how to build or pilot an
>actual airplane, either; but there are similarities between both that can
>aid in the learning process, as long as one recognizes the differences,
too.
>The same is true with submarines, but only to that same limited degree.
>
>VBR,
>
>Pat
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