Did you know the soda can top (or "pop" can for those of you so inclined) took ~5 years to perfect and develop? And look at it. It's simply a tab on a lever that punches out a precut piece of aluminum. It
Name the first thing that comes to mind when you think “MIT” and “hands-on”.
Before I got here I would've listed, off the top of my head: FIRST Robotics (or any sort of robotic shenanigans, really). Rocket