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+Picture from: Le Portefeuille Industriel, a collection of technical drawings from Musée des Arts et Métiers.
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 == Positive change. ==
-Recently some advocates of change based on positive arguments have become more visible such as the 'Slow-Food'-movement, the 'Cradle-toCradle' and 'Permaculture' design principles. These forces originate from the possibility of improving the quality of life, this includes of course other life-forms besides humans.((VPRO-Tegenlicht documentary series))
+Recently some advocates of change based on positive arguments have become more visible such as the 'Slow-Food'-movement, the 'Cradle-to-Cradle' and 'Permaculture' design principles. These forces originate from the possibility of improving the quality of life, this includes of course other life-forms besides humans.((VPRO-Tegenlicht documentary series))
 == Tsunamipants applied in a society of risks. ==
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   * if the actual outcomes are different than the expected outcome, the reasons for this should be explained in the "discussion" section
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 == DIY culture. ==
 There are great results to be gained from direct action. This was shown by Srinivasan Soundara Rajan and Marko Peljhan at the Luminous Green symposium and by Suprabha Seshan at the Hands-on Change symposium. ((luminousgreen.org)) The Tsunamipants research project tapps into this tradition and hopefully with the same infectious enthusiasm.
+== Case study. ==
+I made one case study by following the events around a particularly violent storm on January 18, 2007 in the Netherlands.\\
+[[Storm]]
 ==== Solution/Results ====
-== Working process ==
+== Working process and results.==
+This research gave me a much richer picture of meteorology, global systems and safety engineering.
+The list of weather catastrophes:
+  * hurricanes / tornadoes
+  * storms
+  * thunderstorms and lightning
+  * snowstorms
+  * sandstorms
+  * extreme hydroliths, like giant hailstones
+  * avalanches
+  * landslides
+  * mud-streams
+  * lavastreams
+  * earth-quakes and tremors
+  * flooding
+  * tsunamis
+  * drought
+  * smoke and ash
+  * mist
+How they hurt:
+  * overheating / sunstroke
+  * hypothermia / frostbite
+  * UV-damage
+  * dehydration
+  * drowning
+  * falling through ice
+  * hunger
+  * and the various diseases that move trough refugee camps.
+Urban dangers:
+  * gas-leaks
+  * fire
+  * power-failure
+  * falling power-cables
+  * collapsing structures and large things falling over
+  * panicking masses
+Positive side-effects:
+  * these horrors may result in Leapfrogging effects for the regions or nations affected.
+  * many superheroes got their power in accidents so this might create opportunities for those supernaturally inclined.
 What became apparent during the Tsunamipants project is the constant need for new angles. The first design was for a piece of clothing that can help to survive a disaster; the Tsunamipants. You can go on creating more designs for clothing, but the novelty wears off soon. So I moved to SUV-s with the Inflatable-hummer, tackling the debate around climate change from a new perspective. This became a working strategy. Switching to tourism (forest-fire cuisine), eco-art (edibleTRG), food-politics (beggar bumper) and alternative fuels (cowpod).
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-== Protective Suits: ==
+== Protective Suits. ==
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   * [[ExoSkeletons]] > for getting out-off rubble-heaps etc.
-== Accessories: ==
+== Accessories. ==
   * [[Footware]] > these boots are made for.. all kinds of things.
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   * [[Head Protection]] > how to keep your head from falling off or rotting away.
-== Tools: ==
+== Tools. ==
   * [[Emergency Storage]] > pretty amazing tools for any emergency.
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   * [[Medical Aids]] > hackable medical devices.
-== Special transport: ==
+== Special transport. ==
   * [[Adapted Transport]] > vehicles to get you out of trouble.
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   * Drowning: and other water related risks are very big business for offshore and recreational purposes.
-During the research I got more into cultural history and current philosophy.
-//concise description of the actual outcomes of the research//
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 The public responded well to presentations. Finding unlikely combinations, unlikely threats or solutions seemed powerful tools for connecting with people. Also a good description of the invention works. The imagery may work better in full-color.
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   * http://www.groenerekenkamer.nl
   * http://eco-cool.blogspot.com
-  * http://www.worldchanging.com/
+  * http://www.worldchanging.com
+  * http://www.buienradar.nl
 Wikipedia:
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   * How should we then live?, Francis A. Schaeffer
   * Nexus #44 #46 #47 http://www.nexus-instituut.nl
-  * The Teaching Company, Saint Francis of Assisi, William R. Cook, Ronald B. Herzman.
+Lectures:
+  * The Teaching Company, Saint Francis of Assisi, William R. Cook, Ronald B. Herzman. http://www.teach12.com
+  * Paradiso, on Climate Change by Pier Vellinga, one of the founders of the IPCC. http://www.ipcc.ch
+  * BBC 2, Civilization, Lord Kenneth Clark. http://www.tvfactual.co.uk/civilisation.htm
 == Material generated in the research to be archived at FoAM. ==