The car that we were attempting to build through the use of kinex unfortunately did not work out. After discussion with our teacher, it was decided that it was best not to move forward with the project. It was made aware to us that our motivation for the project was low, and so would not turn out as well. One potential reason for this is that there seemed to be a large quantity of steps that needed to be taken before we would see results with it.
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Jarod Tiny House
For several reasons, including but not limited to a lack of need, lack of want, and to alleviate funding of the project, no second floor has been included in this house. Hence, no staircase is needed to access said nonexistent second floor. Upon entering the sliding doors near the right of the house, you’ll immediately be amazed by what you see. Only the bathroom has a door, the rest of the rooms being separated with openings at the end of the room in an S-like fashion. This was done to allow air to travel more freely so that less money could be spent on air conditioning and heating, saving money and energy. Even with this feature, each room contains an air conditioner to maintain maximum comfort at the same time. In addition, each room is equipped with an overhead light to provide lighting. Anyways, you’re amazed by what you see as you enter. Immediately inside the entrance is a living room of sorts, consisting of two chairs and an ottoman bench for the one or two people to rest their feet upon, with a TV in front in order to entertain those resting their bodies and minds in said chairs. A journey into the next room over will take you into the bedroom, a room living up quite literally to its name. In the room is a bed and a nightstand with a lamp upon it, a room existing for the sole purpose of sleep, a room dedicated to resting between days. Venture left into the next room, and you’ll arrive at the kitchen, a place existing for the preparing and consuming of food. Contained within is a microwave, a sink, a dishwasher, a table for four, and a television. You may be wondering: “Where is the stove and/or oven!?!?” Well, inquirer, I do not contain the necessary expertise to operate these devices, so to have one contained within the house in which I reside would be a frivolous waste of money. Next is the one room that has a door, serving the sole purpose of privacy, is the bathroom. Rather simple, it contains only a toilet, sink, and shower, making the most of the space that it has. Making your way back through the rooms to the exit of the house, sliding the glass doors in order to make way for you to exit, you’re thinking throughout the process “I wish I didn’t have to leave.” You can come back anytime though, so you have nothing to worry about.
Needs
Most of the things in the house are needs, including the entirety of the bathroom, the microwave, and table in the kitchen.
Wants
Both of the TVs are definitely wants, along with the chairs in the living room to sit in while watching them. In addition having a sink in both the bathroom and kitchen is a want, while only one is really needed. The dishwasher is a want as well as you could wash dishes by hand.
9/1/2015
Some problems that we had choosing a project were finding something that was challenging enough but not undoable, something that we could acquire the materials for relatively easily, and something that we were both motivated to do. If I were asked to brainstorm a list of ideal projects, this would be that list. Another project that we had in mind was a remote-powered vehicle of some sort. Some links that we could use for this:
http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Android-Remote-Control-Car-With-Arduino/
http://makezine.com/projects/scratch-built-rc-car/
We will also have to further examine the viability of these methods, and possibly need to find a different method or brainstorm a new project if they are all unviable. We would like to choose a project by the end of the class on Tuesday.
