webfact Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Nine year old kid praised for inventing a cheap coin sorting device Picture: Sanook Sanook reporters went to a school in Pathum Thani after a Facebook post and video featured a nine year old boy who had invented a coin sorting device. Phurawit Thongsuksri used an old cardboard box, some acrylic and a motor and a couple of batteries for his ingenious device. The nine year old impressed his teachers at Sathit Watakam or Innovation Demonstration School school in Thanyaburi. It could sort coins from one baht through to 10 baht and only cost 110 baht to make. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-10-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 This is really good, well done little guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyNets Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 looks like this to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Good thing his name's not Ahmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 31 minutes ago, SkyNets said: looks like this to me Not at all similar. That one only works in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 That's obviously a horrible invention. 110B? What is 35% of 110B? Not even 40B "commission". Nobody would buy such a machine in Thailand. But maybe he can paint it, put some fancy stickers on it, and sell it for 100,000B. Then, with 35,000B commission, I am sure some officials will be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 38 minutes ago, SkyNets said: looks like this to me First thing I thought was I bet he's copied it off YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 43 minutes ago, canuckamuck said: This is really good, well done little guy. He's even better at fooling old farang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, happy chappie said: He's even better at fooling old farang. He copied it perfectly, should I not be impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, canuckamuck said: He copied it perfectly, should I not be impressed. Please don't be so naive,his dad probably built it.his claim that he invented it is total bs and him building it will be bs too.with Thais I tend to learn they are not as clever as I think they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 37 minutes ago, canuckamuck said: Not at all similar. That one only works in English. And too much plastic, not allowed anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Great work Purawit, let me show you mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 38 minutes ago, happy chappie said: Please don't be so naive,his dad probably built it.his claim that he invented it is total bs and him building it will be bs too.with Thais I tend to learn they are not as clever as I think they are. If the lad was serious, it looks like he's learning deceit at an early age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 His classmate will be credited with inventing coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterian Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 If you look at the quality of his sketch and the quality of the construct they are so different as not to be from the same person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Well he must have watched a few youtube videos first before he started on the "invention". Still , just to make a Thai student do something meaningful is rare these days. So I salute him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 2 hours ago, SkyNets said: looks like this to me The typical Thai "invention" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 2 hours ago, happy chappie said: First thing I thought was I bet he's copied it off YouTube. Yes but, he is the only Thai who can understand and copy from YouTube. So he'll become famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 4 hours ago, canuckamuck said: This is really good, well done little guy. +1...I'm sure that boy does well in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Not sure he 'invented' anything. Reworked an old concept is more like it. We had similar devices around when I we a kid in the 50s. But for Thais, imitating may be the same as inventing considering innovation is in short supply. But nice science project for a kid his age. The kid deserves a ribbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 4 hours ago, SkyNets said: looks like this to me Shhhhhh. The poor kid will lose face!!! In Thai: To copy = To invent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 This kid is probably laughing his head off after pulling the wool over the eyes of these chumps. Next he will be re- inventing the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Someone is taking this "joke" seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Its just Thaivisa wrongly reporting again. The kid build a sorting machine. I don't think he would take credit for inventing it as we all can see its on Youtube already. Don't shoot the kid , shoot the messenger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I think the little fella needs a bigger (or, at least thicker) watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 5 hours ago, SkyNets said: looks like this to me first thing i did was do a you tube search also before even reading the story. How embarrassing for thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Claim it can also detect bombs and sell it for 1 million baht each to the Thai military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Crying seems to be the appropriate response........but I can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Not trying to rain on his parade, but I had one of these about 50 years ago. It WAS a manual device (had to put them in the sorter yourself) but to claim this is an invention is a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 The first coin machine was invented 250 years ago , back then it was a real invention . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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