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My son who is 16, is very interested in physics and math. I downloaded him a physics textbook wich he oftentimes works on, but I thought it would be a great idea to give him some first hand experience. So is there any chance a 16-years old can get a job in a laboratory or something similiar?

Further information: He goes to school, we live in germany, I know nothing about anything science relatet.

>> No.12377776

>>12377290
Try to find a program where he can spend some time working in a university lab

>> No.12377788

>>12377290
You’re better off having him work on independent projects. Go watch some less popular “pop-sci” YouTube channels with people who just go build cool projects for ideas. Turn him into an a person with value like an engineer

>> No.12377795

>>12377290
>making your kid work on book problems
congrats OP you're doing your part to guarantee that he doesn't go into physics

>> No.12377807

>>12377290
>my 16 year old son
aka you but you don't want to get underageb&.
Anyways, I'm a German here as well, I assume he's in tenth grade at the Gymnasium? If yes you might just ask some teacher (if there are any good ones) and because there probably aren't I would probably just stick with the textbooks and maybe youtube videos. If he is interested in electronics etc he might as well built something himself but if he is interested in particle or quantum physics that might get hard. Not sure what you imagine he would do in a math laboratory, it is not like they are interested in 16 year old unable to use google to help with the proof they are working on kek

>> No.12378211

>>12377788
Do you mean something like Applied Science?

>> No.12378233

>>12377795
I've read some anons talk about using textbooks to learn physics. Why do you think it isn't a good idea?

>> No.12380807

>>12377290
Dad? Is that you?

>> No.12380814

>>12378233
he's suggesting that this will not spark joy

you should just give him the fine man lectures and a copy of kleppner and send him off to his fate

>> No.12381163

>>12377290
Buy him material to do some experiment at home...

e.g. connect old fridges and heat engine for self sufficient heat pump
or build fusor
build a solar powerplant in backyard from basic parts
get data from ALICE in cern and analyse it on computer

>> No.12381165

>>12377290
Chemistry is easier to try at home than particle acclerators. But if you manage to get old CRT screen, and... Make a electron gun, or whatever.

>> No.12381180

>>12377290
Adopt me

>> No.12381883

>>12381165
OP here. What can he do with an electron gun?

>> No.12381897

>>12381883
get cancer

>> No.12381910

>>12381163
OP here. Are there any resoucres that list such homemade things and what I need for them or do I have to look up each individually and do my online research?

>> No.12382060

>>12381883
Shoot electrons...

I have idea for project now.

Cold plasma weilding machine.

Look it up, cold plasma.

It's highly electrized and ionized ions, which is fucking nice to have later.

>> No.12382064

>>12381910
I haven't seem list like that.

But always consult somewhere proper for safety...

>>12381897
He can shoot cancer at other people too!

>> No.12382162

>>12382060
I'll look into it later, any other suggestions?

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12382242

>>12381910
one

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12382245

>>12381910
>>12382242
two

>> No.12382249

>>12377290
Engage him in high school physics and astronomy contests and tournaments and the previous training for this purpose.

>> No.12382316

>>12382242
>>12382245
Thank you