[wbill]

Yes, there are boy Geniuses. No, Ahmed isn't one of them.

Well, when I was Clock-Boy's age, I drove my parents nuts by going around the house, taking things apart, and putting them back together again. Wanted to figure out how they worked.

Mom and Dad encouraged (mostly) my interests and I grew up to be an engineer. So, I guess what I did was good in the long run.

But is Clockmed some sort of a child prodigy, one to be worshipped for his budding talents? Hardly. Certainly no more than I was, or millions of other boys that were degenerate tinkerers, exactly like me.

[libstripper]

I was a gun maker. My greatest achievement was a replica Civil War cannon made from an 18 inch long piece of iron pipe with a .75 inch bore. It used match heads for propellant and was mounted on a carriage with 12 inch wheels I’d made from plywood and even had an elevating screw. It was spectacular when I fired it off at night. Then I became a lawyer.

[DiogenesLamp]

But is Clockmed some sort of a child prodigy, one to be worshipped for his budding talents? Hardly. Certainly no more than I was, or millions of other boys that were degenerate tinkerers, exactly like me.

I wouldn't go that far. I think he is a wannabe without the intellect or talent to do any of it.