Thinking about age-gates and skill-gates.
You can't buy alcohol until you are old enough.
You can't get an amateur radio licence until you pass a skills test.
You can't drive until you pass a skills test, which can only be taken after a specific age.
What other things are only skill-restricted?
That is, a particularly skilled toddler could theoretically pass a test.
Terence Eden
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