Jeff: It's all made in China.
Mr. Dog Poop: All in China.
Jeff: That might be the answer. They do this to make our kids think they're stupid and then they grow up and, you know, they host a Man Show.
Mr. Dog Poop: I'm honestly hoping parents will see these shows, be interested in getting these kits. They're pretty inexpensive. I'm going to say the most expensive thing we had this week was the piano. So, you're looking at about $20 or something like this. And, you know, this is definitely going to challenge kids. It's challenging me. I don't even know where to start. And honestly, I just don't have the energy. I'm old and I'm worn out. I'm not a little kid. I'm not building Star Wars here. But this looks like a storm trooper. This looks like R2D2. There's pieces here. I mean, you couldn't even build a plane. I think I'm going to actually put a propeller on this motor and put it on my plane from Monday and power the propeller.
Jeff: Oh, there you go. That thing looked airworthy.
Mr. Dog Poop: So, there's all kinds of gears, but I don't understand. I can't imagine. I got a gear on there, but what would the gear go into? Oh, this isn't a battery, it's a capacitor. No, it says 2.7 volt. Wait, is this a battery or a capacitor? Somebody tell me if this is a battery or a capacitor. Cause it looks like a little battery. I think it's 3.3 F farads. I think it's a capacitor. How long can a motor run on a capacitor? Oh, it's a starting capacitor. I got it. I got it. I got it. Makes sense. Okay. So, it's a starting capacitor because what happens is it takes more energy to start the motor than it does to run it. And that will charge up. Yeah. See, this is educational for kids. That will charge up here. It's still not starting. Still not starting. It's probably going to take a couple weeks to charge up. It's not turning. All right. So, let's try charging the starting capacitor with the batteries.
Jeff: I don't even know where to start.
Mr. Dog Poop: It's working now with the batteries. Well, if I take this out. Oh no, it's still running. Okay. So, it's still running off of the capacitor. It's still running. It's still running. Wow. So, that just sucked up battery juice. And the thing is still running. Woo. It's getting hot. It's still running. So, just putting that it's still going. That's pretty amazing. I mean, I don't know what it's going to do on a robot, but it is still running off of that capacitor. So, just plugging that battery in, charges up that capacitor. This thing's like a little EV. It's a little Lexus car. This could probably power a Ford pickup truck for a couple miles.
Jeff: TrucksR4Me with a very astute comment. This STEM project looks as easy as an Ikea bookcase.
Mr. Dog Poop: No.
Jeff: In fairness, I've put together an IKEA bookcase.
Mr. Dog Poop: I have put together IKEA bookcases. I have a couple over there that are still waiting to be put together. This thing's still running. That's pretty amazing. I can't believe little tiny motor is still running on that capacitor. You know, I bought these IKEA projects or this furniture that you will reassemble, or you assemble. When you get it, it comes in a box. That thing's still running. That's nuts. And then they give you an option to have it assembled by an expert. So, you can have somebody come in and assemble it.
Jeff: You're saying IKEA or this?
Mr. Dog Poop: Oh, the IKEA stuff. Thing is still running, man. This is the future. This is the future. Take two AAA batteries, plug it into a motor. And I'm going to say that motor's probably powerful enough to power a Massey Model 12. I can't believe that thing's still running out of that capacitor. I've never seen. They've really improved the motor technology. Just stopped it actually. Yeah, it just stopped. That's pretty incredible. So, it is not a starting capacitor as I thought. They're using it as a battery and they're using the solar power to charge it, but there's no switch. Unless the thing's putting out more charge. But I want to say this is your power plant and with the solar power. Did you finish the robot yet?
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