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Old 13-03-2013, 13:30   #6
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Re: Sierra Leone: Teen Kelvin Doe Builds Tech From Scrap

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Originally Posted by BenMcr View Post
I'm not saying that a school or local community may not make much of a child like that. I'm saying it wouldn't make the global press

When I was at school, I know there were quite a few kids that could quite easily have done (and some did) build such things. Obviously access to materials was easier, but that's geographical circumstance, not intelligence.
I never said that we didn't have such teens.What I'm saying is that the vast majority wouldn't even dream of doing what he does because they demand 'new' or the latest of everything and get it.They would be aghast at reusing old wiring and bits of thrown away technology.They are just plain spoilt.They don't even respect the education that they do get.
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