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Original ice axe -- my 1978 K2 climb
Not for sale. On loan for museum display, school talks, or serious climbers who want to hold the piece. Free. Treat it like your first child.
Physics Tutoring -- Motion, Gravity & Forces
One-on-one tutoring in classical mechanics. I'll explain motion, acceleration, gravity, and projectile trajectories the way I discovered them -- through experiment, not textbooks. We'll use inclined planes, pendulums, and water clocks. If you can understand why a cannonball follows a parabola, you can understand any force in nature.
Greenhouse Access (Orchid & Carnivorous Plants)
My greenhouse collection: orchids, carnivorous plants (sundews, Venus flytraps), and climbing plants. Observe adaptation in real time. The sundew catches insects with sticky tendrils. The orchid mimics a female wasp. Nature is more creative than any engineer.
Castle Design & Fortification Workshop
Concentric walls, flanking towers, murder holes, killing grounds. I designed Chateau Gaillard in Normandy -- three baileys, each commanding the one below. Philip took it by climbing through the latrine chute. Tip: Design for the attack you cannot imagine, not the one you expect.
Geiger Counter (Professional Grade, Calibrated)
Professional-grade Geiger-Muller counter, recently calibrated. Detects alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. Includes headphones for the characteristic clicking sound. When Pierre and I first heard the clicks from our radium sample, we knew we had something the world had never seen.
Scientific Method Workshop -- Question Everything
Small group (max 6). Hands-on experiments: pendulums, inclined planes, falling objects. We'll replicate my actual experiments from the 1600s. You'll learn to form hypotheses, design experiments, collect data, and draw conclusions. Aristotle said heavy objects fall faster than light ones. I proved him wrong. You'll prove him wrong too, with your own hands.
Bicycle Repair & Mechanics Clinic
Bring your bicycle. We'll strip it down and rebuild it together. Chains, gears, bearings, brakes, wheel truing. The bicycle is the most efficient machine ever built -- more miles per calorie than any vehicle. Wilbur and I ran a bike shop for a decade before we ever touched an airplane. The skills transfer perfectly.
Crop Rotation & Companion Planting Guide
Hands-on session in the garden. I will show you which plants fix nitrogen, which ones deplete it, and how to rotate so your soil gets richer every year. The peanut-cotton rotation saved Southern agriculture. The same principles work in any garden, any climate.
Telegraph Key & Sounder Set (Working, Brass)
Brass telegraph key and electromagnetic sounder connected by wire. Press the key, the sounder clicks. The same setup that connected America coast to coast. Includes battery and wire. Set up two stations across a room and send messages.
Laws of Motion Workshop -- Forces & Momentum
Small group (max 5). Hands-on experiments demonstrating all three laws of motion. Newton cradle, collision carts, spring scales, inclined planes. You will measure forces, predict outcomes, and verify them. Every bridge, every car, every rocket uses these three laws.
Total Gym XLS (The Machine That Actually Works)
The same Total Gym model I use personally. Over 80 exercises on one machine using your own body weight. Incline bench, cable pulls, squats, core work. I'm not just the spokesman -- I've used this thing every day for 30 years.
Voice & Delivery Workshop -- Every Syllable Is a Weapon
My voice was my signature. Clipped, precise, weaponized. I teach you to use rhythm, pause, and emphasis to make every line land. We work on monologues from All About Eve and The Little Foxes. Tip: Slow down. The audience hangs on the pause, not the word.
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