[dpark]

> I'd say it's a reasonable way to do it.

No, it's a terrible way to do it. It's fundamentally wrong. It's not even reasonable metaphorically. It's like trying to explain the automobile to a 17th century pirate and saying it's a horse with 4 sails.

[mcbits]

I could imagine playing the Chinese whisper/telephone game starting with "active components" and getting to "moving parts" pretty quickly.