Joining the chorus to say that this is one of the greatest articles I’ve read. I love everything about it. From the hacker spirit to the investigative reasoning to the little observations made during the process like what could be considered a weapon according to regulations and how Covid affected costs of different items and when to consider o ring size in the planning. Love love love it.

My favorite line had to be this though.

> The first prototype didn’t look like much but the mental effect was enormous. Now there was at least something to show and improve.

worthy of being printed and framed.