"The... the wha-? I don't even-" Eridanus spluttered as the redhead eloquently described the process of making the metronome.
Every time Tock laid out the parts and described them, he committed them to memory, picking them up and placing them back again so that he could gain some practical memories out of it. Helping Tock to assemble the machinery, he patiently watched and memorized aspects unfamiliar to him while he assisted in the rest.
The lever went with the assembly of gears that would allow periodic movement. However, it required some sort of mechanical energy to continue, and he could see how the various bolts and connectors - little bits of metal that might be deemed as junk by the uninitiated - played their part. They would provide the mechanical energy for the periodic movement by harnessing the energies gained from the exchange of heights, aided by the natural attractive force by the land.
It was all beginning to make sense to him, and it solidified his understanding that gadgeteering was a "Cause and Effect" discipline more than anything. A lead to B, and B lead to C. The train of thought that differentiated the masters from the novice was the skipping of transitive steps, and understanding that A could lead to E.
After a few adjustments, with a bit of suggestions of his own, they finally finished the product, though it looked pretty clanky and unwieldy. It was not something that could possibly sell due to its mashed-together status; they had not exactly purchased the best parts from the shop due to lack of funds.
"Would it work now?" He whispered apprehensively, his voice fraught with excitement at having assembled something of this scale together with a fine gadgeteer.
Every time Tock laid out the parts and described them, he committed them to memory, picking them up and placing them back again so that he could gain some practical memories out of it. Helping Tock to assemble the machinery, he patiently watched and memorized aspects unfamiliar to him while he assisted in the rest.
The lever went with the assembly of gears that would allow periodic movement. However, it required some sort of mechanical energy to continue, and he could see how the various bolts and connectors - little bits of metal that might be deemed as junk by the uninitiated - played their part. They would provide the mechanical energy for the periodic movement by harnessing the energies gained from the exchange of heights, aided by the natural attractive force by the land.
It was all beginning to make sense to him, and it solidified his understanding that gadgeteering was a "Cause and Effect" discipline more than anything. A lead to B, and B lead to C. The train of thought that differentiated the masters from the novice was the skipping of transitive steps, and understanding that A could lead to E.
After a few adjustments, with a bit of suggestions of his own, they finally finished the product, though it looked pretty clanky and unwieldy. It was not something that could possibly sell due to its mashed-together status; they had not exactly purchased the best parts from the shop due to lack of funds.
"Would it work now?" He whispered apprehensively, his voice fraught with excitement at having assembled something of this scale together with a fine gadgeteer.
