recipe for synergy

Ingredients:
Biography of a struggling inventor.
Capsela waterproof motorized components.
Rechargeable batteries.
Straightened paper clips.
Trigger power mechanism from some other toy.

Mix ingredients thoroughly after an enormously fun day of romping in the sunshine and woods with friends.

Add a healthy dose of longstanding interest in all things steam-powered.

Simmer ideas at a low boil for a couple of hours.

Serve up one incredibly jazzed young man, garnished with a big smile with imaginative plans and enthusiasm.

Inventor synergy: The whole really is greater than the sum of the parts.