Hey Sarbajit et al
All that is true. What I am interested in, however, are its
applications in my media.
Practical hands-on usefulness for a wide range of situations.
Those applications are now possible for a wide audience of people who
make things
> because the marketing connected
- info about a previously inaccessible material
- access to the material in a form we can use easily
- a group that is hungry for new materials like this
- a social package that makes getting it, using it, and passing ideas
and techniques around easy.
Nothing is said one way or the other about the earthshaking newness of
the material itself.
Humans don't tend to invent totally unknown things, they tend to
advance / expand / enhance known things into unknown areas or
applications.
Some true invention or creativity occurs but in general, innovation
means just that: a new form enters.
I still like this stuff. I remain excited about what I, with my
background and goals, can do with it.
Glad to have your input.
What other materials are you around, that are not in a form the
average person can use?
My primary material is PVC, in a form that is non-toxic, very
versatile, low-temperature cure, extremely customizeable, and now used
around the world.
What else do you have over there? The material inside golf balls is a
tantalizing notion.
Got any you can mail me and I can use in an inexpensive, non-toxic,
non-industrial setting?
Thanks-
Tory
On May 10, 2010, at 7:40 AM, sarbajit roy wrote:
I'm a mechanical engineer with clients who make huge quantities of
such mixes onbgiant kneaders (for example the flubbery mass at the
center of golf balls). After seeing pictures of their equipment /
manufacturing processes on their blog, the Sugru ladies appear to be a
tiny unit making a product which is taken for granted in industrial
applications.
Good PR using new media techniques. But the next cellotape it isn't.
It reminded
me of Romy (or was it Michelle ?) who claimed to have invented Post-
Its. Or those
ladies in England who manufacture the "Real Thing"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2006/jul/28/foodanddrink.shopping
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Victoria Hughes <[email protected]
> wrote:
Yup.
Useful lessons.
Tory
On May 9, 2010, at 4:51 PM, Saul Caganoff wrote:
Whatever it is, the marketing looks very slick....1) target "early
adopters" (hackers), 2) liberal use of social networking tools
(twitter, blogs, youtube), 3) create scarcity (first batch all sold
out...register to be notified).
If they are half the materials geniuses that they are marketing
geniuses....
On 10 May 2010 03:48, sarbajit roy <[email protected]> wrote:
Seems to be an over-hyped silicone 1-component variant of something
we've been using for years -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXj7tl0--7g
(I use http://google.co.in .. so this is what it threw up when I
searched for "magic putty")
On second thoughts its probably 2 component deriving that 2nd
something on being exposed to air.
On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Victoria Hughes <[email protected]
> wrote:
Wow.
New product meant for fixing things, and highly versatile for
artists, engineers, inventors and all of us.
Malleable silicone rubber material with waterproof, adhesive and
heat-resistant qualities, it sets at room temperature.
First run of 3,000 packets sold out in 16 hours.
Waiting for the next run to come to market.
Watch the video then click on the blog to some ways people are
using it.
Order it.
Wait for your order.
And meanwhile practice talking with that lilt, okay? Thanks.
-
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