It has been a while since i posted on this space and i apologise for the hiatus. With the great biblical floods/cyclone, i haven't had the time to explore the wild wild web for interesting tidbits.
But now that life has slowly gone back to normal and I have all the time in the world i give you this video...which is very very interesting:
Everything is a Remix Part 2 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.
It forces me to question, are innovations we see today a remix of different things?? For example Velcro - the idea was inspired in 1941 when a swiss engineer looked under a microscope to find out why burr seeds stuck so well to the fur of his dog.
I’ve been told that the idea for controllinng engine turbulence at high speed came from an ingenious solution from the Peregrine Falcon, which can dive at speeds of around 300 kph. If you look carefully at its nose you will see little baffles that streamline the air intake at high speeds.
But now that life has slowly gone back to normal and I have all the time in the world i give you this video...which is very very interesting:
Everything is a Remix Part 2 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.
It forces me to question, are innovations we see today a remix of different things?? For example Velcro - the idea was inspired in 1941 when a swiss engineer looked under a microscope to find out why burr seeds stuck so well to the fur of his dog.
Have you noticed how jet engines have a point in the middle to improve airflow?
Ramjet Engine
I’ve been told that the idea for controllinng engine turbulence at high speed came from an ingenious solution from the Peregrine Falcon, which can dive at speeds of around 300 kph. If you look carefully at its nose you will see little baffles that streamline the air intake at high speeds.
So i guess the real question is how creative are we really?? Or is creativity essentially the ability to remix influences into something new yet familiar??
2 comments:
Creativity is not anymore the ideas that you come up with , but how well you hide your sources.... sad but true!
So true! It's also using that technique to produce incredible assignments and get awesome grades! Lol, Our universities have trained us well eh??
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