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@Mimivau common ..... the economy argument ? this economy is a pile in the garbage compared with the futuure resource economy we will have in a couple of years.... economy does not come on this equasion.
@pakau well, try explain that to your client who has limited loan to build his house and it will not have facade with isolation in next decade cause he'll rather buy clothes to his kids..
or try to explain investor for apartment buildings that he will need to pay double just for windows before he starts receiving money while he is trying to pass cheaper by buying older material and pushes builders to work with nothing.
economy comes into equation, that's the only thing stoping the great ideas!
@Mimivau I think you missed the point. the cost of building the bridge went down while getting lighter. The materials costs more, but less were used. It would be the same with residential. Imagine if each house (or development) built had a minimum of 3 qualified bids that the developer could select. He would be more likely to sell his units to homeowners if the cost of his houses were less than his competitor as long as that is achieved without losing functionality.
i might sound like a conspiracy kook but isn't one of the reasons for this high resource high energy economy something to do with the monetary system and corporate profit margins? huge scale industries want us to buy inane redundant materials and use huge amounts of energy in an attempt to sustain an unstable and futile economy. bourgeois pigs have the money, the money is control. the general public are like sheep and are impossible to rally together, we are brain-dead subservient weaklings.
@makir1004 Thanks for the comment! You're correct that Fullerenes (or Bucky Balls) are composed of hexagons & pentagons although there are many variations of spherical geodesics, including ones that are all triangles derived from subdividing the icosahedron (twenty sided polygon made up of 20 equilateral triangles). The one in the animation is triangulated but, much like the story itself, wasn't intended to be a literal representation, rather a conceptual illustration of important principals.
@makir1004 Also, the trusses were made of squares...not triangles. As a structural engineer, I was cringing. Granted...lovingly cringing. It really was a wonderful presentation with powerful ideas.
@claw2733 Thanks! We’re working on a new video now. It will show how we are all coming to understand that function is what matters. No one wants to buy batteries- we buy them b/c of the benefits they provide (e.g., they give us portable energy so we can work on the go). What does this mean for what we buy or how businesses should think about their products? How can we design things that deliver the same or better benefits with fewer or no resources? This is the future of innovation.
There is not one instance case, where Bucky does more with less as a matter of fact Bucky in his conc. hier. works, is always doing less with more, I have the modules to prove so. Recently I was asked what is my alternative motive, well it is similar to Bucky, he wanted to replace the cube I will replace Bucky, you guys can not answer even the most rudimentary of questions 8/9 what is this mean in your formula, 3/24=.125 any answers??, I wondering if Bucky knew .
Wonderfully done, thank you! Please keep more coming. I love the voiceover and how the graphics illustrate what is being said ('steel is getting stronger and stronger').
This is an amazing educational video! My kids 6, 8, 10 & 12 watched from begining to end with out asking & wigglying around! This is great early introduction to engineering for kids!!!!! I will be showing this to my kids on a regular basis so that they will understand more and more and better and better of how you can do more/better with less!!! Thank You!
actually earth and moon need a huge mass in order to work this way...
lorincd 1 month ago
I love this! :D
vickyvicks0 2 months ago
Howard Brown has a new video, a TEDx talk on dMASS and "The Invisble Design Revolution." See it on the TEDx channel (TEDxLA).
dMASSnet 3 months ago
stumbleupon send me...
KlausBaguett 6 months ago 2
only problem with dMASS-ing is economy.
it's beautiful concept, but house made of lighter elements with better energy properties cost more than those in traditional materials..
it's great utopian idea, but still far in the future... :/
Mimivau 6 months ago
@Mimivau A lot of work needs to be done, but things are changing rapidly. Check out our newsletter. We’re identifying practical solutions being implemented around the world every day.
dMASSnet 6 months ago
@Mimivau common ..... the economy argument ? this economy is a pile in the garbage compared with the futuure resource economy we will have in a couple of years.... economy does not come on this equasion.
pakau 6 months ago
@pakau well, try explain that to your client who has limited loan to build his house and it will not have facade with isolation in next decade cause he'll rather buy clothes to his kids..
or try to explain investor for apartment buildings that he will need to pay double just for windows before he starts receiving money while he is trying to pass cheaper by buying older material and pushes builders to work with nothing.
economy comes into equation, that's the only thing stoping the great ideas!
Mimivau 6 months ago
@Mimivau I think you missed the point. the cost of building the bridge went down while getting lighter. The materials costs more, but less were used. It would be the same with residential. Imagine if each house (or development) built had a minimum of 3 qualified bids that the developer could select. He would be more likely to sell his units to homeowners if the cost of his houses were less than his competitor as long as that is achieved without losing functionality.
arosenheim 2 weeks ago
But....The moon is slowly drifting away! We better get a physical tether XD
Gaeuvyen 6 months ago
Very interesting!!! I couldn't help but think the word dumbass whenever I heard "dmass"
sigourney17 7 months ago
That was such an interesting video XD
Shadowsonic6600 7 months ago
dymaxion?
jonbryn4 7 months ago
i might sound like a conspiracy kook but isn't one of the reasons for this high resource high energy economy something to do with the monetary system and corporate profit margins? huge scale industries want us to buy inane redundant materials and use huge amounts of energy in an attempt to sustain an unstable and futile economy. bourgeois pigs have the money, the money is control. the general public are like sheep and are impossible to rally together, we are brain-dead subservient weaklings.
romanianskill 8 months ago 5
Nice vid, really convincing.
But at 0.28, where you see Buckminsters sphere - isn't it supposed to be made of hexa- and pentagons? This one is made of triangles. Just a thought :)
makir1004 8 months ago
@makir1004 Thanks for the comment! You're correct that Fullerenes (or Bucky Balls) are composed of hexagons & pentagons although there are many variations of spherical geodesics, including ones that are all triangles derived from subdividing the icosahedron (twenty sided polygon made up of 20 equilateral triangles). The one in the animation is triangulated but, much like the story itself, wasn't intended to be a literal representation, rather a conceptual illustration of important principals.
dMASSnet 8 months ago
@makir1004 Also, the trusses were made of squares...not triangles. As a structural engineer, I was cringing. Granted...lovingly cringing. It really was a wonderful presentation with powerful ideas.
arosenheim 2 weeks ago
This is awesome! Please make more videos like this!
Lance0Tiger 8 months ago
You couldn`t have explained it better... thank you for your contribution to the world!!
kenai1306 8 months ago
stumble brought me here
snowleave 8 months ago
Awesome! I want to work for a company like dMass someday.
bruinskill 9 months ago
brilliant! fantastic! simple and easy to understand. brillaint!
hppurplecrayons 9 months ago
awesome video fairplay, so easy to understand - what other topics are you going to do??
claw2733 9 months ago 3
@claw2733 Thanks! We’re working on a new video now. It will show how we are all coming to understand that function is what matters. No one wants to buy batteries- we buy them b/c of the benefits they provide (e.g., they give us portable energy so we can work on the go). What does this mean for what we buy or how businesses should think about their products? How can we design things that deliver the same or better benefits with fewer or no resources? This is the future of innovation.
dMASSnet 9 months ago 2
@dMASSnet okay cool - ill definately be watching that, cheers.
claw2733 9 months ago
I loved your presentation. It is always good to bridge the gap. Less is sometimes more...
lorimazzola 9 months ago
I loved your presentation. It is always good to bridge the gap.
lorimazzola 9 months ago
Love it!!! I learned so much!!! I sent it to my grade seven teacher. :)
Thewalleywebbershow 9 months ago
There is not one instance case, where Bucky does more with less as a matter of fact Bucky in his conc. hier. works, is always doing less with more, I have the modules to prove so. Recently I was asked what is my alternative motive, well it is similar to Bucky, he wanted to replace the cube I will replace Bucky, you guys can not answer even the most rudimentary of questions 8/9 what is this mean in your formula, 3/24=.125 any answers??, I wondering if Bucky knew .
ElusiveCube 9 months ago
is that the same guy who invented buckyballs?
pureaccuracy 9 months ago
@pureaccuracy Yes! Buckyballs are named after the same Buckminster Fuller referenced in this video!
dMASSnet 9 months ago
@pureaccuracy He did not invented them it was just named after him.
ElusiveCube 9 months ago
@pureaccuracy he did not invented them they were just named after him.
ElusiveCube 9 months ago
.........i dont think i have Ever seen such a Great educational Video.
im 14.
normally this type of thing doesnt appeal to my age "group" but this was well designed.
OfficialFrankZito 9 months ago
@OfficialFrankZito Thanks this is great feedback! What did you most enjoy about it?
dMASSnet 9 months ago
@dMASSnet The Thing i probably enjoyed most was The animation. its a style of animation VERY popular among the internet.
And it kept my attention .
And the fact that it makes sence.
And you all t DMASS re Completely correct.
Without a doubt.
OfficialFrankZito 9 months ago 2
Well done. Bucky Fuller rules!!
8DoverNJ 1 year ago
Wonderfully done, thank you! Please keep more coming. I love the voiceover and how the graphics illustrate what is being said ('steel is getting stronger and stronger').
hohlwelt 1 year ago
This is an amazing educational video! My kids 6, 8, 10 & 12 watched from begining to end with out asking & wigglying around! This is great early introduction to engineering for kids!!!!! I will be showing this to my kids on a regular basis so that they will understand more and more and better and better of how you can do more/better with less!!! Thank You!
youngfamilyinc 1 year ago
@youngfamilyinc Thanks so much! Glad to hear that it's so clear & easy to understand - and entertaining! We have more videos in the works.
dMASSnet 1 year ago
I like how you guys think!
WAKeele 1 year ago
@WAKeele Thanks! More to come!
dMASSnet 1 year ago