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Not a very good idea? Even if it's not the simplest scientific solution for the success of the plant, it's still a fantastic idea.

The beauty, and intrigue, of this solution is the community that is formed, enabled by the use of technology, to solve a problem together collectively.

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> The beauty, and intrigue, of this solution is the community that is formed, enabled by the use of technology, to solve a problem together collectively.

How is this problem solving? They're basically voting whether or not the plant gets watered a day. A simple humidity sensor / specialized algorithm for the plant type could make better decisions.

Kids learn robotics by building little robots that drive in circles. Just because something is trivial to you doesn’t mean it is to everyone else. And even if there’s an easier way, you learn by building. You don’t just learn a programming language by reading the docs...

I wasn't talking about the author of the experiment. I was talking about the people who are "solving a problem" together. They're not solving a problem, because there is no problem. They're participating in a social experiment.

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