Both Adittya and Shrikant sir are correct. Its really strange to understand the designs in any living organism. While working on orchids I do come to similar situation and keep thinking for days, how could that design be possible on its own.
Question is both how patterns are formed and why patterns are formed? There are many such questions unanswered in world. Why it is green on inner surface, to make a guess I would say that its just because it didnt get exposed to sunlight? By the way, I am a poor guy and I dont know the plant, some one tell me please :P Pankaj On Jan 10, 7:14 pm, Adittya Dharap <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > I do not have answer to the question Shrikant ji has put forth. But I would > like to add few things related to this topic. > It is related to Biomimicry – drawing inspiration from nature for solving our > day to day problems. I have been working on an article named ‘Inspiration > from Nature’ and this is currently given for publication. I will share once > it is published. But in the meanwhile would like to share few things. > Biomimicry would be key word in future engineering where engineers would turn > to nature for solutions (In past humans have always been drawing inspiration > from nature – birds x aeroplane for example). This is because ‘Mother Nature’ > is an extremely good designer. Precise, highly function centric, efficient, > frugal and regenerative! These are necessarily important qualities both > product designer and his product should possess. > The involute profile Shrikant ji has mentioned is the most important profile > in the mechanical world – the profile that actually drives the world > efficiently. > There is so much of data available on internet on Biomimicry. There are > several more examples – baby carriers x kangaroo pouch, welcro x seed > dispersal systems, humanoid robotic arm x human limb, barbed wire x > thorns etc. > > There are several product design houses that have started bringing biologists > to design table. Product Designers – Engineers – Biologists cross-pollinate > to design a good product! So in future a product designer with a good > aptitude in natural processes and forms will have an edge other. > > > Adittya > > > > > > > --- On Tue, 1/10/12, Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:103577] Involute-Geometry in Plants > To: "indiantreepix " <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 3:59 PM > > Involute, an engineer's perspective of perfectly geometric shapes found in > plants. This feature is specific to a particular plant. I am sure many will > be able to guess the ID. Can someone brief about the speciality of the > tissues at the green inner surface? Regards, > > Shrikant Ingalhalikar > 12 Varshanand Society > Anandnagar Sinhagad Road > Pune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.com > Tel 91 20 2435 0765. > Fax 91 20 2438 9190. > > Follow Rediff Deal ho jaye! to get exciting offers in your city everyday.
