/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2777276
>That's what the OGs did in the early 1900s and it looks a lot more fun

Many of the OGs in the olden days also spent their entire lives spitballing ideas and failing to make anything work because there were no existing examples to derive test data from.

Then when they did get some proof of concept working they often died young while attempting to gather that data, which is necessary to develop engineering standards.

not pissing your life away throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks and maybe dying in the process all for (maybe) being a footnote in the history books or a staple of old tyme engineering fail videos doesnt sound like much fun at all.