I just wanted to say Hello and introduce myself. I am a Psychology Tech for a College, I build expermental apperatus for research. I found this site by accident and I am Glad that I did!
Don
Welcome I'd hate to work with psycologists - they can tell what's going on inside your brain you know! What sort of things do you make for them? Or rather what sort of things do they use the apparatus for?
I build a lot of different things, things that you can't buy "off the shelf". They come up with some CRAZY idea and I have to make it. They think because they can think it it should be something that can be built , I have worked here for 20 years and they have not stumped me yet! (Sounds like I am bragging but i'm not). They sometimes come to me with sick drawings if I am lucky but most of the time they try to explain what they want and that drives me crazy , But I seem to get their idea down on paper and mke it work. We do all sorts of things i.e like making a pair of glasses that will make someone see in one diamension or making objects move in multiple directons at the same time or at different times. Yes I do work with rats also and no I don't build mazes for them to run thru....I wish it was that easy!
On the fact that they try and do the "MIND THING" I cut them off when that happens, I tell them That I know I am nuts and I can prove it.........I WORK HERE!, that sets them back a little so I can escape any further questions!
Don