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\"DrivingLast week we promised a write up from the \u2018mini-mechanic\u2019 who entered the Global Working video competition<\/a> earlier this year. He was sponsored by Kevan Hall, Global Integration\u2019s CEO, to attend a mechanics course in Canada. Rhys is 12 and lives in England.<\/em><\/p>\n

Where did you go for the course, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I went to UBC (University of British Colombia) in Vancouver, Canada.<\/p>\n

I was in the engineering part of UBC. There aren\u2019t engineering courses like it running in England, which is where I live, so this was a brilliant opportunity for me.<\/p>\n

What was the best bit of your course?<\/strong>
\nThe brain drop: an impact gel designed to simulate human skin, which we covered in plaster to simulate a skull. We had to make helmet for it. My team\u2019s helmet didn\u2019t survive \u2013 but no-one else\u2019s did either. It was my first introduction to bio-medical engineering.<\/p>\n

You want an international career in formula one racing. Did the course help?<\/strong>
\nWe learned about the car they use on the Shell eco-challenge, and lot more about engineering. There were so many types of engineering to look at – including mechanical and the biomedical that I mentioned.<\/p>\n

We also looked at robotics \u2013 I made a robot. It was supposed to dance \u2013 we gave it a cool routine to do. Unfortunately it didn\u2019t do the dance we expected because of the surface it was on. It just did some circular moves and crashed a lot. Another team\u2019s robot ripped its cable out as well. The whole thing ended up more like robot wars!<\/p>\n

The things that didn\u2019t go right taught us more than the things that did, sometimes. We laughed a lot.<\/p>\n

Do you think green technologies are the way forward, for cars, then?<\/strong>
\nYes. My family takes me to Ecovelocity every year, and Formula Student, where the eco cars at are getting faster.<\/p>\n

What did you learn about Canada?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s a really nice place. The weather was great (in August). They loved my English accent, but mostly people are the same. Everything is written in both English and French, but we weren\u2019t in a French speaking area, so my French didn\u2019t get better.<\/p>\n

The trains in Vancouver are slower and much bigger than at home. Different cars are popular, and they are called different names to in the UK.<\/p>\n

I managed to go whale watching there as well \u2013 we saw a pod of transient Orca \u2013 there were five or more. That was exciting.<\/p>\n

Are you glad now that you agreed to put back the date of the video competition?<\/strong>
\nOf course. Thank you for the opportunity. I\u2019m definitely going to go back to Canada. I want see more. Could you run another competition please?<\/p>\n

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