A good friend of mine often distinguished normal from average: It is
normal for a human to be able to run 5 miles, but the average American
does not seem to be able to do it.
Physics types are behaving in a normal human manner but far from the
average.
As for childhood, you would love to know that my store room bears the sign
"Toy Box"!
Ken Fox
AP/IB Physics Teacher
Smoky Hill High School
Aurora, CO