Comments on: Triangle of Life

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By: Life Desk by Haishan Deng | Project 05

Life Desk by Haishan Deng | Project 05 — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:30:16 +0000

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By: rebekah

rebekah — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:46:42 +0000

As an engineer, I think this is an overly complex and potentially dangerous design. A hinging design could pinch or crush a child as it swing down into this triangle, “life-saving” shape. A more logical, cheaper, and less dangerous to the user approach would be simply to strengthen and brace the four legs of a standard desk. A series of such desks could support the weight of a collapsed floor and protect the students without the potential for hinges and swinging parts to sever fingers, legs, and feet. Of course, the better approach would be to build better schools buildings so that they don’t collapse and are still usable after an earthquake.

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By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:07:24 +0000

Thank you, that’s taking initiative with a great idea. (and a case of function above form LOL) Just takes one donation and volunteers to build 30 and replace one classroom full to inspire more. We have to start somewhere and sometime, why not now?

By: zippyflounder

zippyflounder — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:16:30 +0000

no custom forms, just steel tube, sheet, welding, shear pins, rod…simple, simple, simple.

By: zippyflounder

zippyflounder — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:14:48 +0000

the notion is fine, but lets get to the gritty here, and realize its got to be priced where its cost effective to be implemented. If the idea is to save some lives then lets just build it simply use steel, localy farmed out construction and put a few hundred thousand out there lickedy split.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:39:43 +0000

That’s not necessary because we both want to see this improve life for people. What angers me is the fact we are on a website made for feedback. If anything you should be contributing to a plan right now. Instead of finding flaws in the designer by saying he didn’t think of a plan for a great product, give him your advice on how they can make it happen. I’m a huge fan of the OLPC initiative (even raising John Lennon from the dead to advertise it) so please advise on a plan of your own rather than saying it’s not good enough to begin with. If you want to see completed products with plans in action go to a different website. When you’re here give your 2 cents to the improvement and become part of a finalzed idea. I think this site is designed to inspire and improve, so don’t hate the game become a player to improve it. My idea is to make this a similar campaign as the RED initiative, what’s yours?

By: MadCow

MadCow — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:03:58 +0000

i don’t disregard the idea of a combination, but i thought a Chinese designer living in China would have the sensibility to design something with a plan rather than solely for business, as you have said, we are talking about peoples lives and not just a school project. Do you think that OLPC project would have any effect and be able to go through without a plan? it would just end up being another laptop sitting in BestBuy.

The fact that “Deng has already interviewed with the Bureau of Education in China and they will be producing a limited amount of these desks to try them out in schools” Is where i had to voice my thoughts.

to conclude my point: I believe that this project is not mature enough to be put through, just because we think that a product will work and will have immediate results does not mean that ANYBODY should rush into it without thinking about the long term effects. This is an essential part of the design process.

consider buying a car or a house, both are, at a certain degree, essential for life but who would ever rush into buying the first one they see?…. people who have money?

China is a country with a long history of “not considering the long term effects” and that’s what gets me with this project! its history repeating itself.

Eric: please don’t get angry over disagreements, i think its healthy to bring up these debates. we will have to just agree to disagree.