These shoes were quite the process to make. Starting from old tires from a junkyard and seat belt fabric, I ventured out on a limb to explore a concept concerning the human body in motion. I believe that we rely on cars and other vehicles far too much for transportation and have become lazy enough to drive four blocks to pick up a gallon of milk or go to school. This is not just wasting gas, but turning us into a lazy society that always tries to find the easiest and quickest way to approaching a task, no matter the consequences. I believe that we should use our own mode of transportation, our feet, to move us from place to place. By doing this we will cut down on obesity rates and gas consumption. Pushing this topic a bit further, I did research on M2E batteries used by the military that convert the energy created by our bodies in motion, kinetic energy, to usable energy, powering night vision goggles and such. If all shoes were equipped with a pocket for these batteries, or another type of energy converter, the human race would become self sufficient and lower our carbon footprint. So this project served as a prototype for not just commenting on our reliance on vehicles and the overwhelming problem of recycling rubber, but also the energy crises that has the whole world concerned.
Keep pursuing this project. It's a good one. I would love to see more prototypes. Look at shoe design and maybe try a variety of styles. They have whole classes on designing shoes at CSS. I think if you keep working with the materials you'll be able to manipulate them more and more easily. I still really think that the pop rivet gun might be a good way to manipulate the seat belt material. Also, the soles are resonant of clogs to me, so maybe study their design? You could most definitely continue to develop this project and use it for ADP III.
ReplyDeletethanks, i think i'll definitely stick with it.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the seat belt concept around and over the foot. It's great to reuse on mode of transportation in another mode of transportation. Since the total of energy and matter are never lost the concept of reusing our own energy to produce matter to make more energy as source of transportation. Fantastic idea, keep developing the idea of making our carbon footprint, no pun intended, less prominent.
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Mom.