Items by Dave Banks
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5 GeekDad Tips for Improving Your Pinewood Derby Car's Speed
Posted: February 25th, 2009, 9:30am EST by Dave Banks
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It's the time of year when many parents and their sons are getting ready for the local Boy Scout-sponsored Pinewood Derby. Here's how to help your kid's car get maximum speed. -
Seven Ways to Teach Your Kids to Ride
Posted: August 27th, 2008, 9:00am EDT by Dave Banks
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Wired.com's Geekdad blog rates seven ways of teaching children how to ride bicycles, from taking off a single training wheel to starting them on the top of a hill and pushing them down.
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As Summer Heats Up, An Ode to the Man Behind AC
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 9:00am EDT by Dave Banks
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Summer's indispensable invention is the product of Willis Haviland Carrier's mind. It's too bad his branding didn't catch on: Te called his air-conditioning rig "the Weathermaker."