#lego cargo boat

[bluenpinkcastle]

20230102: today’s rebuild and inventory is 4030: Cargo Carrier from 1987 with 317 pieces. this is part of the Lego Group’s “boats that really float”. one of the neat parts about these sets is they really do float in water and you can also purchase a propeller and engine block, allowing you to make these boats into remote controlled toys. I have always wanted to try them in a pond or lake or something where the water is generally calm but haven’t found a good opportunity for that yet. and now, Lego OSHA :) clearly, our cargo carrier here is used for the smuggling of goods and potentially even for human trafficking. underneath the perfectly documented and legal cargo containers, which are suspiciously empty and have holes in the bottoms of the containers, are two hidden cargo compartments. the red and yellow empty marked Lego and cargo containers do not fit into the lower level cargo compartments. there are no other doors or exits, but it does appear to have mild ventilation areas throughout the lower, inaccessible cargo decks. there is also a sealed compartment under the steering area of the ship with multiple windows but no airflow or entrances and exits. what kind of deep secrets are kept in this hidden compartment? are there other skeletons buried in the bowels of the cargo carrier? what other cargoes could possible be hidden onboard? dun dun dun! :D

[benny-the-spaceman]

who wants my overanalysis of metalbeard's ship? im posting it either way here goes 👍

🤓☝️i feel like nerding out more about the sea cow's design because it's actually really special/unique compared to other lego ship designs and all of it was intentional which makes it even cooler. it's design also tells a LOT about metalbeard, and by god do i have a lot to say on that too. first off, the original ship was probably stolen, which i say mostly because that ship is clearly some kind of greatly exaggerated carrack, and i severely doubt that metalbeard just decided to make a european cargo ship for funsies. it's possssssible that it's a galleon but i rly dont think so since it has a shape more characteristic of a carrack and the masts are rigged like a carrack's masts. anyways this ship, even though it's def stolen, was also clearly HEAVILY MODIFIED! Although the back of carracks are generally larger, the ass of this ship is fucking HUGE, like big big, even for a carrack. also compared to its height, the seacow isnt very long, which is also odd for this kinda ship. So my best guess about the seacows origins are that metalbeard and his crew pillaged some merchant who visited pirates cove, stole the ship, and then modified it to their liking. the seacow (specifically the masts) also tells us about a potential age range for metalbeard! the rigging of the masts is most similar to that of later carracks, with the typical square rigging of the foremast and mainmast, and the lateen rigging of the mizzenmast (there's also the sails on the flagstaff but that's not typical of rly any ship of this time period so im ignoring them). carracks themselves were around mostly in the 14th and 15th centuries, however this type of mast rigging is more specific and standardized to later carracks, typically 15th century carracks. from this, you can probably estimate that metalbeard was born sometime during the 15th century, meaning either pirates cove is rly fucking behind time wise or metalbeard is old old (pick your poison).

ok now moving on to specific design choices of the seacow itself, one of my favorites is how elegant she looks. sure, ships are typically pretty elegant, big woop, but what rly strikes me is how much it looks like an *instrument* rather than just a normal ship. The golds and silvers, the ships curvature, the giant fuckass steam pipe in the middle, it's all so majestic and could easily pass as an artpiece over just being a regular ship. also, unsurprisingly, she is *modernized*. steam pipes and turbines like the ones on the seacow arent typical of any ship of the time period she's from (big shock), and it rly goes to show how much maintenance and upgrading metalbeard does to the seacow. she stills keeps the beauty of wooden 15th century ships, but she's spiffed out with more 20th century equipment (and flight equipment), making her a real beauty. anyways tldr, metalbeard takes damn good care of that ship, he's probably really old, and he prolly beat up some guy and stole their boat which is kinda funny

[mi-lego]

LEGO Boats Cargo Freighter 4030 (1987)

[leftovergasoline]

I'm really fascinated by the interplay between special interests and hyperfixations. I have both, and they intersect a lot, and that's really cool.

So, I'd consider Transformers to be a special interest of mine, right? I've loved Transformers since before I can remember. I asked for Transformers toys every single birthday and every single Christmas. I've spent days and weeks just reading articles on TFWiki.net and then talking to myself about them every spare second of the school day and every time I did chores. I've built an entire personal Transformers headcanon, written pages upon pages of lore about it, delighted over the smallest details of every character. I imagine cars and machines around me as Transformers. I've created movies, comics, video games, and countless action figures in my head, and occasionally, I've tried to make them a reality.

But I also have hyperfixations. Usually, my hyperfixations come about *because* of transformers. I learned all about the history of wing-in-ground effect aircraft because I was building my headcanon for the Aerialbots and Sky Reign. I learned about boat terminology and cargo vessels and jumboization because I needed to understand the best alt-modes for my larger characters. I learned about tactical bridgelaying vehicles because of a character who's supposed to turn into a bridge. I learned orbital dynamics and aerospace physics and researched the most obscure and intimate details about the Saturn V launch vehicle because of Omega Supreme. That last one was so intense that my dad actually caught on and bought me the Saturn V Lego set for my birthday. When I started seriously considering making my own Transformers, I spent months learning about CAD design, drafting, and 3D printing.

Then there are hyperfixations that don't initially have anything to do with Transformers. But they always loop back around. I became super obsessed with Lego and Technic, and that led to Lego transformers. I thought about building Technic transformers, too. I built this big crazy vehicle out of Technic pieces, and I immediately worked it into my Transformers headcanon. I hyperfixated on tractors and farm equipment history because that was the world around me, and suddenly, I was envisioning tractor Transformers. Whenever a hyperfixation arose from something not Transformers related, I always connected it back to my special interest.

I'm sure everybody's relationship with special interests and hyperfixations is different, but this is mine and I think it's really fascinating.

[fictionkinfessions]

i miss... *everyone*

I miss MK and the way he got so excited every time we were training, especially after long breaks in between because of some end-of-the-world-we-gotta-save-everyone nonsense. Along with a million other things about the kid.

I miss Mei and how she would tease me all the time, ESPECIALLY after the samadhi fire incident, a few condescending "is that all?"s, the teasing "anything you want to share monkey king?"s, and i am looking at wasabi duo fanart missing one of my favorite white horse dragons

I miss Tang and happily he'd listen to all my stories. Yeah MK loved listening to them but only really the exciting ones. Tang listened to everything and anything, asked questions, compared details from stories (which he was heartbroken when I told him JTTW wasn't accurate)

I miss Pigsy and how we'd always banter. He'd point out something dumb I said or did and I'd point out something back or brush it off or crack a joke and it'd devolve into a light hearted argument. Then he would boldly and loudly state how annoying he found me to be while setting down a freshly made bowl of noodles for me.

I miss Sandy and in association, Mo. I miss how Sandy actually helped me *get help*. He wasn't a therapist so idk why fandom keeps thinking he was, he ran a cargo ship but thats beside the point. He helped me realize things I did were not healthy, not good, and the only reason it didn't effect me as heavily as it would others was because my immortal body didn't let it. He still got me help though, recommended me a good therapist that actually knew how to handle absurd traumas. He helped me attend the first dozen appointments and feel better afterwards along with actually be okay with contact again. Plus let me pet all his cats and set up a perch on his boat for my bird form.

I miss Macaque and how things with us healed. I still don't remember exactly what we were but we got better. I learned to listen better and so did he. We talked about things we apologized we both equally made a genuine effort to get better. I still remember pretty well when after my home on Flower Fruit Mountain was destroyed he revealed he's been basically living in my house this whole time and I invited him to my temple in the monkey village closer to the city and we roomed together for a while.

I miss even more people than that but I don't want this to go on forever. I just miss everyone.

-sun wukong, the monkey king, great sage all that stuff (lego monkie kid)

#🦂🩸

[supatainmentbuzz]

🌟💍👸🕺💃🎥 Brest claims the record for the largest Lego in the world The construction, 21 meters long, is a fresco representing Notre-Dame de Rumengol, a restored cargo boat historically working in the harbor of Brest.Between “8 and 10,000 people” participated this...... 🎶����💔📸🎉

[andrusi]

rating lego space shuttles addendum: the one with the app

it has come to my attention that, due to my overreliance on brickset’s tagging system, my lego space shuttle ratings omitted one set that, while difficult to rate properly, definitely should have at least been mentioned.

#60354 Mars Exploration Missions (2022)

so in 2022 lego released three “missions” sets, which are city vehicle sets--a spaceship, a police boat, and a wildlife rescue truck--that don’t include a paper instruction booklet, because you’re supposed to use them with the instructions app as an Interactive Multimedia Experience! the space one is meant to go with the 2022 city space sets, with some similar aesthetic decisions and the same style minifigs, although it’s a bit of an odd fit thematically since the other sets all go hard on “based on nasa’s artemis program” but this one is clearly a future-shuttle even if brickset chose not to tag it as such.

now, I said this one was hard to rate properly, and if you don’t know about the missions sets you might be wondering why. looking at the picture you might expect me to say “it’s a skinny future-shuttle with an interesting cockpit design but weird stubby wings” and rate it two or three spaceships. but here’s the thing about the missions sets: the reason they force you to use the app is because the app walks you through a whole little story that has you stopping every so often to build more features onto the shuttle, and this takes the form of prompts along the lines of “build something to solve this problem!” rather than regular instructions (although there are also regular instructions for a few “reward” items like a welding torch). mine came out looking relatively conventional and space shuttle-like by the end, in a similar spirit to #60226 for instance, but someone else following the same series of prompts might end up with something more starfighter-like. so basically in this picture you’re looking at a half-built spaceship and how the other half looks is undefined.

that said I do have a complaint about the base model that can’t really be solved by the building process, which is that the cargo bay is pitifully small. you get like five different reward items that are supposed to be stuff you’re bringing to mars, and four of them are so big that only one of the four can fit inside at once. the worst is the wexler claw (the stand-in for the canadarm), which is meant to attach to a ball socket inside but from there it can’t fold into a position where the cargo bay door can close. 🚀❔❔❔ rating depends on builder but at best falls just short of perfection

[berryrolli]

Razor crest cockpit

#RAZOR CREST COCKPIT PLUS#

#RAZOR CREST COCKPIT SERIES#

#RAZOR CREST COCKPIT SERIES#

The series has been penned completely by Favreau who is already busy writing a treatment for season two. Find Carver 400 Cockpit Motor Yacht for sale near you, including boat prices, photos, and more. The series itself represents the first time that Filoni has directed from a script that he hasn’t written. So that was a great honour and responsibility.” I was very flattered that he was willing even to have me direct the pilot. The visionary storyteller behind The Clone Wars, Rebels and Resistance has directed two episodes from the first season, the first being the pilot episode set to premiere on November 12th.įiloni said: “I really appreciate that he brought me into this process and that he values my point of view because I’ve been with Star Wars so long, but I really wanted to accomplish the story that he set out to make. RELATED: The Mandalorian Trailer | Our VerdictĮnsuring our delight is Lucasfilm legend Dave Filoni. However, with the same “game engine” CGI technology used on both The Jungle Book and The Lion King being applied to polish every scene, the fans are set for a wonderfully immersive visual treat from our beloved galaxy far, far away. Yes, the Razor Crest is a real vehicle and she has been filmed for the show using the same techniques used back in the original trilogy. Back at the Star Wars Celebration reveal, the visionary filmmaker revealed some juicy behind the scenes images of him filming the Razor Crest in action and fans were immediately blown away but the surprising use of practical effects over CGI. Call 1-86 or email for more details regarding Razor products that require service, were purchased in the United States or Canada, and are now outside the United States or Canada. The only person privy to all the answers is series creator Jon Favreau. This brick-built armored transport shuttle features a cargo hold, a dual cockpit, spring-loaded shooters, escape pod, and more authentic details to inspire. Razor products produced for and sold in international channels are warranted as applicable in such foreign countries. The dual control sticks hint at the second console serving as a co-pilot position, but of course, that is all still conjecture. The craft has been heavily modified and reconfigured with a wider cockpit for full-on Mandalorian awesomeness. The vehicle is a relic of a bygone era, a modified Low Altitude Assault Transport troop carrier which once carried Clone Troopers across the galaxy during the days of The Clone Wars. But as we near its premiere on Disney’s new streaming service, outlets like Entertainment Weekly and IGN have been granted exclusive access to the show and have revealed a few juicy images for us to revel in.Ĭase in point, over the weekend IGN unleashed a wonderful new image which features our first look inside The Mandalorian‘s repurposed Republic Gunship aptly named the Razor Crest. The first EVER live-action Star Wars television series – a concept first planned by George Lucas way back when. With Force Friday fast approaching and the launch of The Mandalorian heading to Disney+ on November 12th, new information is finally emerging about Jon Favreau’s landmark live-action Star Wars series. I think the cockpit of the Razor Crest would be great but I'm having trouble finding a good still of it for now and don't have the time to screenshot an episode at the moment. The Razor Crest dreadnought measures over 5.IGN offers us our first look inside the cockpit of The Mandalorian’s repurposed Republic Gunship.The Razor Crests cockpit is accessible for 1:1 scale humans via a. This 1,023-piece construction playset offers a challenging build and combines brilliantly with other LEGO Star Wars sets, and makes a great holiday gift or birthday present for boys and girls ages 10+ The Razor Crest has a dual LEGO minifigure cockpit, 2 spring-loaded shooters, cargo hold with opening sides/access ramps and carbonite bounty elements inside, sleeping area and detachable escape pod for creative play.

#RAZOR CREST COCKPIT PLUS#

This fun buildable toy includes 4 LEGO minifigures: The Mandalorian, Greef Karga, Scout Trooper and the Child, plus an IG-11 LEGO figure, all with cool weapons to role-play exciting battles.

The Razor Crest dreadnought measures over 5.5 (14 centimeter) high, 15 (38 centimeter) long and 11 (28 centimeter.

Kids can role-play as heroic warrior The Mandalorian and play out action-packed Star Wars: The Mandalorian scenes with this detailed, LEGO brick model of The Razor Crest (75292) starship The Razor Crest has a dual LEGO minifigure cockpit, 2 spring-loaded shooters, cargo hold with opening sides/access ramps and carbonite bounty elements inside, sleeping area and detachable escape pod for creative play.

[dreamerandthedarkhalf]

20210823: I’ve been sorting Legos for my local used Lego store lately and came across this (the cargo hull of the Lego Harbor, 4645). I know what you’re thinking. I know exactly what you’re thinking.

[oopsabird]

One of the other boats I’m paying attention to that’s stuck in the Suez debacle and has decided to wait it out is THIS one:

I know, I know, I can hear you saying “What the fuck, Liv. That’s not a ship, that’s an attachment for my vacuum cleaner that lets me suck up dirt out of hard-to-reach crevices.”

Nah man, hear me out! It’s a boat I promise!

This is the FJORD FSTR, and it is currently anchored amidst the ships nearest the canal entrance in the Red Sea, waiting for the clusterfuck to unfuck itself:

Now, much like you probably do, when I first happened to click upon the VesselFinder profile of this vessel and saw that photo, I had some serious questions. Namely, uh:

what is that for, and uh,

why does it look like no boat in the history of boats has ever looked before?

it says it’s a passenger ship and it looks HUGE, are there hundreds of disgruntled passengers stuck on there???

Scrolling through the specs on FJORD FSTR’s profile for the beginnings of answers, one SUPER interesting thing immediately jumped out at me:

WELL. Now that deserves some googling.

(Aside: hehe, “year of built”)

Anyway. Google was super helpful and immediately eager to fill me in about this ship, and inform me that she is:

a fancy-ass catamaran-style car and passenger ferry,

destined to operate across the strait between Denmark and Norway (“between Kristiansand and Hirtshals”, to be specific),

equipped to hold 1200 passengers and MANY cars,

capable of a top speed of 70km/h (!!!)

totally brand spanking new.

How new?

I’ll take “the company that ordered her literally only took possession from the shipyard on February 26th” for five hundred Alex!

Turns out there ARE no passengers on this ferry yet, because it hasn’t even reached its actual operating location yet!

After being launched at the shipyard in the Philippines last month, it has been picked up by employees of the operating company (Fjord Line) who have been taking it home from the store the only way you can, with a 109m long massive floating lego block: by driving it there, empty and shiny and with the dust covers probably still on the instrument dials, in what was expected to be about a 4 week trip with an April 1st arrival.

Now, obviously from the Philippines to Denmark is a looooooong trip. It’s been a long trip so far just to get to the Suez Canal, an approximate route shown here in blue, and I’m sure both the crew and the ferry company paying by the hour for them to sail the shiny new toy home would much prefer that the rest of the trip be the much shorter Mediterranean route in pink, rather than going the looong way around Africa. But boy oh boy is there something funny about them going so far, after nearly a month at sea, only to end up stuck in traffic just a week or so of sailing away:

(I have no idea if they would or wouldn’t cut through the English Channel, but I didn’t feel like trying to draw it while not putting a line through Kent or whatever)

No wonder they’re willing to wait around in line and gamble that the canal will be cleared sooner rather than later! Especially when you consider that they already sold off the ferry it’s supposed to be replacing lol.

But wait, there’s more!

I may have lied, a little bit, earlier, when I said that there were no passengers on the FJORD FSTR during this delivery voyage. That is, strictly speaking, only half true.

While nobody has paid to take part in this voyage so far, there are some additional folks onboard who are not crew, but are being paid to be there:

Oh yeah, you read that right.

In addition to the 11 Fjord Line crew members operating the ship, for their passage through the particular bunch of waters they have currently been (unexpectedly) spending a week sat in, FJORD FSTR has embarked an unspecified number of persons who make up a “specially trained safety team”.

All this in the interest of deterring any potential pirates who (in the minds of these Danes) might look at this gargantuan floating slide whistle and start rubbing their hands together eagerly — or whatever paranoid Scandinavian ferry owners imagine tempted pirates might do. (Why desperate people like the Somali pirates would go after the big red empty Borg Cube when there are literal dozens of loaded-full cargo ships anchored as far as the eye can see nearby, is beyond me, but who am I to question rich Scandinavians lmao.)

So like, next time you’re having a weird week, try asking yourself:

“But am I having a weirder week than 11 sailors trapped indefinitely on a massive empty ocean-going luxury vape pen, with a team of hired guards, in the middle of the Red Sea during a crisis, hoping desperately against all clues to the contrary that they’re not about to live out the catalyzing incident of a Bond film?”

Odds are, probably not.

[melodyofthevoid]

Apologies for bothering yall, but I was wondering what kinda pirates Delta Mariza and crew are? Like i know they're Gay Fish Pirates but like in terms of how they do their pirating where are they on the scale of the IRL Blackbeard to Lego Pirate Capitan Redbeard/Jack Sparrow?

Well they're certainly not angels legally speaking, they're not doing equivalent of war crimes lmao.

Delta's crew tends to target smuggling and trafficking boats especially those with very specific cargo for the most part, but given that those don't tend to have a lot of "loot" they also prey upon rich folks and trade routes. Gotta make a living somehow.

Mariza's old ship targeted merchant and high class vessels almost exclusively. Trade is profitable. Plus most of those idiots haven't ever been in danger and it's funny to watch them quail in fear.

[nzbricks]

MOC Showcase: Batman Rogues’ Fleet

1. Two-Face’s Scrapper Truck

Modeled after Two-Face’s vehicle present in set 6864, Two-Face’s Scrapper Truck is actually El Fuego’s Strunt Truck from LEGO Hidden Side. I simply overhauled it to match my Two-Face minifigure’s black and white color scheme. I further modified it by replacing the unsightly ghost cannon with a towing winch and scrapper claw, to make ripping the safe out of the Gotham bank an exponentially easier task. 

2. Riddler’s Riddle Van

Riddler is renowned for his crimes being more than they seem, and his van is no different. With an unassuming sand  and dark green color scheme, Riddler’s van is actually from set 76083, it’s color changed to match the titular villain. The van’s rear cargo space can split open to reveal a six-shooter cannon, catching any unsuspecting crime-fighter off guard. 

3. Joker’s Lowrider

Set 70906 from the LEGO Batman Movie proved to be among the more surprisingly tame villain vehicles, making it surprisingly easy to convert to a more LEGO DC Superheroes-esque model. I shortened the rear of the car, and replaced all the eye-catching gold with tamer silver. Still containing the hidden rear-facing spring-loaded shooters, the Joker can still give Batman a run for his money, while on the run himself. 

4. Penguin’s Amphibious Duck-Boat

Of the Penguin’s more notorious criminal assets, his duck boat is among his more cartoonish, and yet iconic, which is why I had no qualms about including it in my collection. Unlike the previous three models, this build is completely custom from the ground up. It’s bright yellow shell can be listed from the chassis to give the Penguin a high-ground advantage, from which to launch his arsenal of flick-fire missiles and stud-shooters. For water travel, the boat has a propeller on it’s stern to give the Penguin a quick getaway.

5. Catwoman’s Motorcycle

Admittedly the lest impressive of the villain vehicles yet, Catwoman’s motorcycle is just the new style standard LEGO motorcycle in black with silver wheels. The handlebars and tail-light is given little customization beyond the standard fare, but when you’re trying to outrun Batman on his Batcycle, the function of speed is prioritized over form. 

6. Scarecrow’s Biplane

By far my favorite set from the original 2006 LEGO Batman line was set 7786 The Batcopter: The Chase for Scarecrow. As my favorite Batman villain, I gave special attention to recreating the villain’s airborn vehicle. The Biplane features twin stud-shooters and a fear-gas spraying mechanism extended across the plane, including a bomb-dropping feature like unto the original model. The tail of the plane also hides storage for Scarecrow’s fear-gas launcher. 

[amazevista]

Vintage Lego Set 4030 Cargo Carrier Boats 1987 No Instructions C346 

102+23+30

[johnandtracyslittleones]

World Tour: Couch Edition- Spain

This week we:

1. Crafted Gaudi style mosaic salamanders

2. Mastered the flip of Spanish tortilla and devoured it for dinner

3. Constructed LEGO boats in the image of Galleons and the Spanish Armada, then let them set sail in the kitchen. They sank, but with structural tweaks further iterations floated and held the precious cargo of pennies :)

4. Explored surrealism and molded Dali inspired melting clocks out of Play Doh

5. Snacked on freshly fried cinnamon sugar churros

6. Learned about bullfighting and practiced our Matador skills on one another

7. Celebrated La Tomatina festival our way - with red water balloons instead of tomatoes (less food waste but still fun!)

8. Held a tapas and paella party with delicious takeout from Barcelona

9. Watched videos of Flamenco dancing

10. Re-enacted the running of the bulls tradition in our living room (the Jamie and Kira bulls were gentle with us)

11. Played ‘Reloj’, a card game from Spain that Jamie deemed boring

12. Listened to Classical Spain, Spanish Guitar, Spanish Composers, and Tapas Bar playlists

13. Read books about Gaudi, Picasso, Cervantes, Conquistadors, bulls, and Spanish festivals

14. Watched Dali on the Fly, Mati & Dada: Gaudi, Rick Steves’ Pamplona, Food Markets: Belly of Barcelona

[lovelego]

^@^* Lego Classic Town Lot 6542 Launch Load Seaport 4010 Police Boat 4030 Cargo Port https://ift.tt/2Tcimzm

[mathematicianadda]

#tmwyk: mathematical play and conversations with my kid

#tmwyk is a Twitter hashtag which stands for some approximation of “Talking math(s) with your/young kids”. It is used to share mathematical interactions with children. It is also the subject of my MathsJam talk this weekend.

For me, I tend to use #tmwyk to share playful interactions with my son, following his interests and the mathematics that we find in the world around him. I’m not trying to teach anything in particular, nor am I trying to limit his interests to what might come up at school.

“Algebra?” said Madam Frout … “But that’s far too difficult for seven-year-olds.” “Yes but I didn’t tell them that, and so far they haven’t found out,” said Susan.

Thief of Time, Terry Pratchett.

So it covers some formal things like place-value, should this take his interest.

My 4yo & I are playing with tens and units. pic.twitter.com/rQgHXa7HQg

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) June 9, 2019

It also includes some recreational maths classics.

A giraffe, a flower/lion’s head, two rockets, some cargo and just constructing a funny sort of bone. So described by my 4yo. #tmwyk pic.twitter.com/X859i9LOFc

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) July 7, 2019

Further adventures in puzzling with my 3yo. We have a fox, a goose, a bag of beans and a boat. Let’s see if we can get them across this river! pic.twitter.com/SnOGDgfd9C

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) April 7, 2019

Also some items that might be less curriculum-relevant. His Six and Eight Bridges of Königsberg solutions were superb, as was his Two Utilities Problem.

My 4yo has enjoyed solving the Six and Eight Bridges of Königsberg, and the Two Utilities Puzzle. What other fun, achievable puzzles would you recommend we play with? (I haven’t told him he’s too young for graph theory.) #tmwyk pic.twitter.com/0n6sdJNwK9

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) October 13, 2019

But it also is just sometimes whatever mundane object has taken his interest.

“Wide, thin, wide, thin, …” he mutters to himself. “What’s that you’re saying?” I ask. “I’m just reading out the mat. There are 8 wide and 7 thin, so wides win!”#tmwyk pic.twitter.com/c6Sm8uWKUQ

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) October 6, 2019

We’re exploring self-similarity. #fractals #tmwyk pic.twitter.com/9TVsMNbtVu

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) September 7, 2019

“Do I have more than one thousand pieces of Lego?” (We did some counting.) “Yes!” As a bonus, we noticed 1000 is a square number.#tmwyk pic.twitter.com/QSO1t61YEd

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) October 27, 2019

Object graphs are good fun.

Object graphs with my 4yo #tmwyk (HT @honeypisquared.) pic.twitter.com/zCaZNmJmTc

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) July 13, 2019

Object graphs, a game my son calls “sorting things”. Same objects, different classification for cars and dinosaurs. #tmwyk pic.twitter.com/rxyUZJeVNW

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) November 3, 2019

Number blocks are amazing, and lead to all sorts of mathematical play and interesting insight.

Inspired by @kyledevans’ book, a kind gift by @stecks, we’re trying to arrange blocks into squares, rectangles and lines. My 4yo: “Twelve is a super-rectangle!” #tmwyk pic.twitter.com/Q7ESJqCQut

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) July 27, 2019

My son makes conjectures, which he then proves or disproves using number blocks.

At his insistence, we are testing my son’s conjecture that 21 is prime. #tmwyk pic.twitter.com/eHQvM7n8LJ

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) July 27, 2019

Looking at the pile of eleven nines, he conjectured that we could break 99 into “some sixes and one three”, so we’re trying that. #tmwyk pic.twitter.com/meXyGNI4kc

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) August 3, 2019

My 4yo’s conjecture this morning: all squares are even. Disproven by counterexample. (His lifetime 4th ever conjecture.) #tmwyk pic.twitter.com/f05rAZGkYC

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) August 18, 2019

His best invention may be the concept of the sillion. This is in the line of million, billion, trillion, etc. except it’s silly big, and behaves silly. For example, there are no bigger numbers than a sillion; if you adds lots of sillions the total get smaller.

More on properties of a sillion. My son tells me if you add up lots of sillions, the total gets smaller. Because, you know, it’s silly. #tmwyk https://t.co/1iwB24nLqL

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) October 8, 2019

He has the idea that numbers go on forever – in both positive and negative directions.

Trying to explain, I said 1 is special because it’s the first number and he loudly declared: “But there’s no first number! It goes on and on forever backwards and on and on forever forwards.” Heavy sigh. “We’ll never know what the last number is.” #tmwyk

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) November 19, 2019

All this thinking about numbers can get pretty serious. For example, I’m entirely happy with this as a four-year-old’s proof.

Normally if I #tmwyk it’s just playing around or his query, but on the walk to school I thought I’d test his intuition. I asked if I lined them up, would there be more odds or evens? “The same.” How do you know? “There’s evens between odds.” Think I’m happy with that!#4yoproofs

— Peter Rowlett (@peterrowlett) September 23, 2019

I’m not at all qualified to speak about early years or primary education, but I am fascinated in how much good his playing with mathematical ideas seems to do. I’m interested more broadly in the use of play in mathematics education, though. I teach a final year undergraduate module called Game Theory and Recreational Mathematics. If you are interested to learn more about using recreational maths in education and the design and operation of our module, you can read our article about this: ‘The potential of recreational mathematics to support the development of mathematical learning‘.

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