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That is the tragedy in which the inventor [[Martin Brolin]] is caught in the Tsunamipants project. Martin engages the extreme weather conditions that are associated with future climate changes and tries to engineer his way out-off | That is the tragedy in which the inventor [[Martin Brolin]] is caught in the Tsunamipants project. Martin engages the extreme weather conditions that are associated with future climate changes and tries to engineer his way out-off | ||
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== Related projects. == | == Related projects. == | ||
- | [[Tsunami Pants]] is embedded in the European tradition of the drawn narrative. There is a long tradition of mad-scientist and eccentric inventors in fiction. There are other art and design projects, that tackle the same problem.\\ | + | [[Tsunami Pants]] is embedded in the European tradition of the drawn narrative. There is a long tradition of mad-scientist and eccentric inventors in fiction. There are other art and design projects, that tackle the same problem, but none offer a historic collection and make designs and embed it specifically into the debate about climate change.\\ |
Some are closely related, use humor like: | Some are closely related, use humor like: | ||
* The Yesmen, made the survivaball. | * The Yesmen, made the survivaball. | ||
* Troy Hurtubise, made the Grizzly and Troyan suits. | * Troy Hurtubise, made the Grizzly and Troyan suits. | ||
+ | * Inflatable swimming trunks and other inventions in the same spirit by real people are documented on [[http:// | ||
Others are more loosely related, and serious like: | Others are more loosely related, and serious like: | ||
* Adam Whinton and Yolita Nugent' | * Adam Whinton and Yolita Nugent' | ||
- | * Intercative | + | * Interactive |
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* if the actual outcomes are different than the expected outcome, the reasons for this should be explained in the " | * if the actual outcomes are different than the expected outcome, the reasons for this should be explained in the " | ||
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== Designing Tsunamipants, | == Designing Tsunamipants, | ||
The first step to design portable safety technology for natural disasters is to make a full list of these horrors. From this the first opportunities for design become apparent. This can be complemented by a list of controversial technologies, | The first step to design portable safety technology for natural disasters is to make a full list of these horrors. From this the first opportunities for design become apparent. This can be complemented by a list of controversial technologies, | ||
- | Making a collection of historic and current solutions in wearable safety systems, gives a greater scope of possibilities in this field. | + | Making a collection of historic and current solutions in wearable safety systems, gives a greater scope of possibilities in this field. I also looked at protective systems used by animals, for instance the fat-layer used by sealions for insulation and food reserve. And I based Martin' |
== Designing Martin Brolin. == | == Designing Martin Brolin. == | ||
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Martin should be European, because of the Christian flavouring of the Climate change debate so I chose Sweden. The unforbidding natural forces that shape that country would also shape the right kind of mental state for my survival engineer. In retrospect it is remarkable to see that for tackling the issues connected with the changing climate, I designed a suffering man in his thirties with long hair. The Christian imagery must have been playing in the back-ground. | Martin should be European, because of the Christian flavouring of the Climate change debate so I chose Sweden. The unforbidding natural forces that shape that country would also shape the right kind of mental state for my survival engineer. In retrospect it is remarkable to see that for tackling the issues connected with the changing climate, I designed a suffering man in his thirties with long hair. The Christian imagery must have been playing in the back-ground. | ||
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I made one case study by following the events around a particularly violent storm on January 18, 2007 in the Netherlands.\\ | I made one case study by following the events around a particularly violent storm on January 18, 2007 in the Netherlands.\\ | ||
[[Storm]] | [[Storm]] | ||
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* [[Remotely Operated Vehicles]] > going to the places you don't want to go. | * [[Remotely Operated Vehicles]] > going to the places you don't want to go. | ||
- | In safety design inflatable techniques are used abundantly. As a result of this my research started to connect to research done by Cocky Eek who has investigated inflatable technology and design. | + | In safety design inflatable techniques are used abundantly. As a result of this my research started to connect to research done by Cocky Eek who has investigated inflatable technology and design. |
My basic conclusion for the hierarchy of risks for humans is based on the volumes of products on the market, not by absolute figures or by value but just by seeing what is most abundant in use or on offer physically and digitally. And the hierarchy is as follows: | My basic conclusion for the hierarchy of risks for humans is based on the volumes of products on the market, not by absolute figures or by value but just by seeing what is most abundant in use or on offer physically and digitally. And the hierarchy is as follows: | ||
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* Disease: this secondary effect of bad weather conditions is in third place. Because not all medicine falls into this category. | * Disease: this secondary effect of bad weather conditions is in third place. Because not all medicine falls into this category. | ||
* Drowning: and other water related risks are very big business for offshore and recreational purposes. | * Drowning: and other water related risks are very big business for offshore and recreational purposes. | ||
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- | * comparison | + | == Comparison |
- | * suggestions | + | == Suggestions |
- | * suggestions | + | == Suggestions |
- | + | * The [[survival engineering]] collection could be extended with strategies used by animals and plants. | |
- | + | * Martin Brolin could be used to study the possibilities | |
- | * comments on the response | + | * Design could move into 3-d prototyping. |
+ | * Design could be extended into material research. | ||
+ | * Tunamipants could pop-up in FoAM or FoAM partner events | ||
+ | ==Public response. == | ||
The design of Martin with a bad haircut, slightly overweight and big was intended to place him as a very ordinary guy. But some members of the public have commented that they found it difficult to feel sympathy for him. During the process Martin sometimes devolved somewhat into a bum. He sometimes became more of a caricature, this was largely due to the style of drawing that was applied and the scale of working. | The design of Martin with a bad haircut, slightly overweight and big was intended to place him as a very ordinary guy. But some members of the public have commented that they found it difficult to feel sympathy for him. During the process Martin sometimes devolved somewhat into a bum. He sometimes became more of a caricature, this was largely due to the style of drawing that was applied and the scale of working. | ||
The public responded well to presentations. Finding unlikely combinations, | The public responded well to presentations. Finding unlikely combinations, | ||
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== Media used in the research. == | == Media used in the research. == | ||
On the Net: | On the Net: | ||
+ | * many dozens of cites had wonderful designs and pictures, they are documented in the [[survival engineering]] collection. | ||
* http:// | * http:// | ||
* http:// | * http:// | ||
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* How should we then live?, Francis A. Schaeffer | * How should we then live?, Francis A. Schaeffer | ||
* Nexus #44 #46 #47 http:// | * Nexus #44 #46 #47 http:// | ||
+ | * Le Portefeuille Industriel, a collection of technical drawings from Musée des Arts et Métiers. | ||
Lectures: | Lectures: | ||
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* Paradiso, on Climate Change by Pier Vellinga, one of the founders of the IPCC. http:// | * Paradiso, on Climate Change by Pier Vellinga, one of the founders of the IPCC. http:// | ||
* BBC 2, Civilization, | * BBC 2, Civilization, | ||
+ | * VPRO, Tegenlicht, episode: Cradle-to-Cradle and episode: de Toekomst van ons Voedsel. http:// | ||
== Material generated in the research to be archived at FoAM. == | == Material generated in the research to be archived at FoAM. == | ||