blackbrandt
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Is there a video that anybody has made that talks about the NAR safety code? Google didn't turn up anything.
Is there a video that anybody has made that talks about the NAR safety code? Google didn't turn up anything.
Why?? This link should be suffice: https://www.nar.org/safety-information/ I don't know about anybody else but I have a better understanding of things that I read rather than someone telling me about it.
Get the folks who do Delta Airlines safety videos.
If a video is made, exactly what will it show and how will it cover all of the information/rules in the NAR MRSC?
https://www.nar.org/safety-information/model-rocket-safety-code/
For example: For item 4, will you have a full minute of dead time on the video or will you have a clock superimposed on the screen running fast ("time lapse")? Is that use of a fast running clock really safe because if a person cannot read the NAR MRSC and understand it and they need a visual presentation, then they will visually see only 10 or 15 seconds go by (they cannot "read" the numbers on the clock on the screen because of their reading disability, so they just "see" 10 or 15 seconds pass by). I think it will need a full real-time dead minute on the video to properly demonstrate what a real-world minute is.
And, how will you visually deomonstrate the dangerous prohibitions in number 8?
Also, if they cannot understand the written NAR MRSC, how will they ever be able to comply with items 5, 7 and 9? 5 requires measuring which would also require reading of a tape measure (or will they just 'pace' the distance using their feet?). Ditto for number 9 and launch site size (of course, if they cannot read, then they will never know what their motor is, since the motors do not talk and tell you what is printed on their casings). Luckily there are talking scales available for item 7.
Oh, and I just looked up talking tape measures, so I guess I am wrong (assuming all those who cannot or will not read the written or printed NAR MRSC will obviously buy all of this expensive equipment that will read and talk out loud for them).
https://assistivetech.net/search/productDisplay.php?product_id=19882
https://www.oldwillknottscales.com/...Ads&utm_medium=Amazon&utm_campaign=Amazon+Ads
Notice that it's mostly the young-uns wanting a multimedia presentation of a simple 11 item list. What does this say about our society and future?
Why are you making such a big deal out of this??? If you don't like it, Fine! Don't watch it. Just because we are pushing for something that we think COULD be helpful or entertaining does not say anything about our "society and future".Notice that it's mostly the young-uns wanting a multimedia presentation of a simple 11 item list. What does this say about our society and future?
Why does learning have to be "entertaining"? Safety should be taken seriously. The list is 11 (eleven) items long. I timed myself reading it at a moderate pace.... 63 seconds... This needs to be made into a video?? Huh?
Maybe it's just me, but if something is presented to me in video format, I tend to retain more of it then if I read about the same thing.
Safety first, last and always.
I'm an assistant mentor on a TARC team this year and yesterday we sat through a number of the videos that were produced to introduce rocketry and build techniques to the uninitiated. I don't know when these were made but they are not very new. Hats off the NAR for producing these but, based on the reception they got from the kids, I'd say an update would be in order. All of the information holds up but the videos are just dated. There were a few giggles for some things that could be easily edited but, at least, some good questions were generated by watching at these.
As to the thread topic, I see nothing wrong with producing a video to cover the points in the Safety Code. Especially something produced with youth involvement as well as the experience of someone who has "seen it all". The ideal would be something sanctioned by the NAR but most likely something with a disclaimer would be useful to many people. While the video should promote safety, there are likely numerous videos available on the net to show examples of violations of each point. Showing these negative results could help reinforce the value of safe practices as well as make the video popular in a Jack @$$ kind of way.
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