My Pinless Pinwheel Project

I finally got things right and launched my downloadable template product.

You can see it at http://www.pinlesspinwheel.com

You ask, why would a person with a degree in chemistry be doing such a low tech thing?

Here's why.

This simple project teaches by example a lot of the fundamental concepts in physics, weather, adhesion, optics, yes... chemistry, lubrication (pencil lead anyone?), aerodynamics, the visible spectrum (What do you get if you mix yellow and red?), the refresh rate of your eyes...(frames per second)... i.e. how fast does this pinwheel have to spin before images start blurring?

There's also the development of eye-hand coordination, the satisfaction of producing something tangible, the ability (training) to read instructions.

Then there's the creative process that gets one involved in improving/modifying the design, graphic arts, beauty and design, art, and ergonomics.

Math gets involved when a 2 dimensional object is transformed into a 3 dimensional product...
i.e printing at 50% gives a product 1/4 the size of one printed at 100%.

Now here I go off on one of my tangents like video games.
Since space invaders, most video games involve destruction or killing of something, be it a zombie freako alien, or drag racer.

Now I'm wondering if the people who spend a lot of time killing and destroying with a joystick lose empathy for others.

I wonder if the "pilots" of the drone planes that remotely kill Taliban or Al Qaeda feel any guilt or remorse of feelings about killing?


This simple Pinless Pinwheel project deals with reality... it makes reality pleasant and rewarding. No destruction, no killing, no fantasy, no running away from reality by diving into fantasy.

Nuff said.. goin' to bed.