I am a tinkerer at heart. Growing up, (The late 70s - late 80s), my friends and I would constantly disassemble things and reinvent them for entertainment. I've never really lost my passion for it. My ideology is this - Don't tell me what something is "supposed to do," Let's figure out what it CAN do. With that in mind, I really enjoy the Maker Pipe product. It's a fun compliment / tool for the mad engineer inside me.