Zen Computer Science - Period 3 - Tuesday - Week 2

[kevin-flynn.livejournal.com]

Flynn sat at his desk again, feet up, waiting for everyone to shuffle through and check in.

On the table near the front sat a small collection of shoeboxes, taped shut.

Once he was satisfied that everyone was present, he began class.



"Understanding computers is not just knowing how to click here, or click there. It's about knowing what your machine
can and cannot do, and it's history of why."

He grinned.

"Computers are logical. They use a system that dates back to the time of the Greeks and Aristotle, only modified
and tasked to suit the technology used today." Flynn got up and stood in front of his desk.

"So today, we're going to study logic. To that end, we're going to have a little fun." he grinned the patented Flynn boyish grin.

"I want you to partner off into groups of threes or twos, and every group gets a box from up here." He gestures to the box. "Inside each box is one
object. Using just your powers of observation and WITHOUT looking in the box, tell me what's inside it."

Flynn looked at their faces. "This means no powers as well, so don't get any bright ideas."

He watched the kids play with the boxes and waited for any of them to come up with an answer.

Comments

Check In!

[kevin-flynn.livejournal.com]

This is where you tell Flynn that you're here!

Re: Check In!

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami Mizuno

Re: Check In!

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Cindy Mackenzie.

Pair up!

[kevin-flynn.livejournal.com]

Pick your groups here!
We have 11 people, so we need at least one group of 3.

Re: Pair up!

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami looked around, seeing if maybe anyone wanted to pair up.

Re: Pair up!

[henryoredward.livejournal.com]

"Good morning," Henry greeted. "We're in the same Popular Culture class, are we not?"

Re: Pair up!

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac took a break from watching over Cally, for class. Much as she would've liked to stay at the clinic in case she woke up, she was TA and not showing up would be bad.

She's not trying very hard to cover how much the whole thing is bothering her. She is, however distracted, still looking for a partner, though.

Re: Pair up!

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

With a yawn, Marco sat down next to Mac. "Hey."

Re: Pair up!

[the_merriest]

Rikku bounced a little in her seat and looked around for a partner.

Re: Pair up!

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow gave a wave. "Hi. Wanna be box buddies?"

Willow was oblivious to any dirty connotations in what she'd just said.

Re: Pair up!

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty looked at the box and poked at it

Re: Pair up!

[00-nova-00.livejournal.com]

Everyone else seemed to be in cozy little pairs already. Nova looked around the class for someone to partner up with. Finding someone who seemed to be alone, Nova silently walked over and stood by him.

Play with your boxes!

[kevin-flynn.livejournal.com]

[OOC: Inside the box is a wooden dowel, shaped like an octagon. This is based off a real exercise in logic, intended to test your skills at observation and intuition, seeing how you can assemble information from points at hand. I don't quite know how well it can translate over to texty-type fun, but it's worth a go.]

Here is where we have the fun, trying to figure out what's in the box.

Re: Play with your boxes!

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami picked up the box and brought it over to where she and Henry were. The first thing she did was shake it. "I think there is only one thing in there, and it is smaller then the box."

Re: Play with your boxes!

[henryoredward.livejournal.com]

Henry almost gave Ami a look at her idea that the object inside was "smaller then the box," as one would think that that would be an assumption. But after a second, Henry realized that it made sense. If it were a blanket or some other foldable item, it could conceivably be "bigger" than the box, if smaller in mass.
Henry nodded. "Right. It's a hard object, and -if I may-" he picked up the box and weighed it in his hands, "it doesn't seem to be too heavy. Substantial, but not weighty."

Re: Pair up!

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac picked up the box tipped it from side to side a bit, then put it down again. "Well, whatever it is, it's hard," she said.

Re: Pair up!

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"Right." Marco gave the box a shake. "Any ideas?"

Re: Play with your boxes!

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow peered at her box intently. "Hello?"

Hey, it was worth a shot.

Re: Play with your boxes!

[the_merriest]

Rikku picked the box up and shook it a few times, lightly. "It's not too heavy. Er, and I hope it wasn't anything breakable."

Ask Flynn.

[kevin-flynn.livejournal.com]

Go ahead, ask him things.
Just don't ask what's in the box.

Re: Ask Flynn.

[the_merriest]

Rikku popped her hand in the air. "So, what are we allowed to do to the box?"

If only the office hadn't confiscated her grenades...

Re: Ask Flynn.

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac made her way up to the front. "Professor Flynn?"

Re: Ask Flynn.

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Professor? We have a guess..."

OOC

[kevin-flynn.livejournal.com]

Because, like... there always has to be an OOC.

Re: OOC

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

soo... i kinda made up that it rolled 10 times in the box, but how big are the boxes and how wide are the sides really? Or can i just keep making it up on a theory that all the rods are different sizes?