Size Of Toys - A Mathematical Construct

[petrushkagoogol]

Can the size of a toy (which the child can control or relate to) be expressed as f=km

where k is a constant from say 0.05 (miniature car) to 10 (tree house), and m=mass of child ?

 

Toys encapsulate real-world scenarios on a mathematically scaled down version.

 

Do you agree ?      

[Maine farmer]

While some toys are models made to some scale, many are not.  

 

One example not to scale is a toy farm set my grandchildren play with that has a chicken almost as large as the cow.  When I saw it, I commented that is must be a genetically modified chicken!

 

As a child, I played with toy tractors that were made of cast iron, and made to scale.

[petrushkagoogol]

While some toys are models made to some scale, many are not.  

 

One example not to scale is a toy farm set my grandchildren play with that has a chicken almost as large as the cow.  When I saw it, I commented that is must be a genetically modified chicken!

 

As a child, I played with toy tractors that were made of cast iron, and made to scale.

 

IMHO movable toys are scaled down (like toy cars), and immovable toys are scaled both up and down. 

I think that haptic feedback is the key .......  :vava:

Edited August 14, 2017 by petrushkagoogol