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A discussion of oddities

"You're sitting in a chair in the sky! You're like a Greek myth right now! Stop complaining." -Louis CK
Flying Machine Gallery (1868 to Present)

Flight is a common theme in antiquity. The power to free one's self from the tyranny of gravity was clearly a dream of many of our collective ancestors. The pursuit of flight takes many forms. Lighter-than-air flight is probably the oldest form of flight.


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Figure 1 - <i>Flying Machine Gallery</i> (1868 to Present)

Figure 1 Title
A discussion of oddities

"You're sitting in a chair in the sky! You're like a Greek myth right now! Stop complaining." -Louis CK
Flying Machine Gallery(1868 to Present)

A fine example of form-following-function. We have a set of tube arms, secured via a funnel to the hand (finger straps for stability and control, shown in figure 5). It is absurd looking, and seeing a field of workers wearing them would be, let's say, memorable. But it is very resonable in function: Allowing the user to simply drop berries and nuts down the funnel, through the tubes, and into the collection area without any superfluous hand motion. Touché sir.


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