petrushkagoogol Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Can the size of a toy (which the child can control or relate to) be expressed as f=km where k is a constant from say 0.05 (miniature car) to 10 (tree house), and m=mass of child ? Toys encapsulate real-world scenarios on a mathematically scaled down version. Do you agree ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine farmer Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 While some toys are models made to some scale, many are not. One example not to scale is a toy farm set my grandchildren play with that has a chicken almost as large as the cow. When I saw it, I commented that is must be a genetically modified chicken! As a child, I played with toy tractors that were made of cast iron, and made to scale. petrushkagoogol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrushkagoogol Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) While some toys are models made to some scale, many are not. One example not to scale is a toy farm set my grandchildren play with that has a chicken almost as large as the cow. When I saw it, I commented that is must be a genetically modified chicken! As a child, I played with toy tractors that were made of cast iron, and made to scale. IMHO movable toys are scaled down (like toy cars), and immovable toys are scaled both up and down. I think that haptic feedback is the key ....... :vava: Edited August 14, 2017 by petrushkagoogol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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