My grandfather, whose background was in economics, became very interested in science later in life and built a fully functional Tesla Coil [1] in his basement in his 60's (this was before wide-spread availability of information on the internet; he did research in libraries and universities and built it out of hardware store parts). I was about 7 at the time. We would do experiments with it such as lighting up free-st…
Normally male teens learn about physics/engineering/mechanics by working on cars. Complicated stuff, and also a practical skill that girls like. I hope these odd ventures haven't turned you into a horrendous nerd, because if they did then you should be very angry at your grandfather.
Eh? Don't you know that nerds are cool? Teslas are also VERY cool. Any member of the opposite gender that does not share these views is _not_ cool.