Building giant mechanical iris in wall + Are smart tools making us dumber?

[C C]

Building A Giant Mechanical Iris Into A Wall
https://makezine.com/2017/11/03/building...iris-wall/

EXCERPT: The first iteration of the giant mechanical iris in my home turned out to be somewhat pointless in its current position. The room who’s temperature it was supposed to help regulate had too many windows for the iris to really make a difference. It was sitting there, only being used when I showed it off to friends. When one of the leaves broke, I decided it was time to re-think the design. and location.

I have a 2nd story room with an access panel for getting furniture and things in place. This access panel was disguised as a giant orange block of color. I thought that I could replace this with the iris for an interesting visual piece.

I was obviously inspired by the cupola on the international space station as well as the millennium falcon, and the B-29 bomber from which the falcon was inspired....

MORE (video): https://makezine.com/2017/11/03/building...iris-wall/

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Are Smart Tools Making Us Dumber?
https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/are-...ber/33480/

EXCERPT: Ah, the good old days when we spent every daylit hour outside playing until Mom made us come home for dinner. And she really did have to make us. Fishing, playing basketball or tossing a football was much more fun than coming inside. That was before smartphones, tablets, and Netflix took over the world. As I reflect on those simpler times, it makes me wonder: Are smart tools making us dumber on the jobsite...

MORE: https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/are-...ber/33480/

[RainbowUnicorn]

Building A Giant Mechanical Iris Into A Wall
https://makezine.com/2017/11/03/building...iris-wall/

EXCERPT: The first iteration of the giant mechanical iris in my home turned out to be somewhat pointless in its current position. The room who’s temperature it was supposed to help regulate had too many windows for the iris to really make a difference. It was sitting there, only being used when I showed it off to friends. When one of the leaves broke, I decided it was time to re-think the design. and location.

I have a 2nd story room with an access panel for getting furniture and things in place. This access panel was disguised as a giant orange block of color. I thought that I could replace this with the iris for an interesting visual piece.

I was obviously inspired by the cupola on the international space station as well as the millennium falcon, and the B-29 bomber from which the falcon was inspired....

MORE (video): https://makezine.com/2017/11/03/building...iris-wall/

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Are Smart Tools Making Us Dumber?
https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/are-...ber/33480/

EXCERPT: Ah, the good old days when we spent every daylit hour outside playing until Mom made us come home for dinner. And she really did have to make us. Fishing, playing basketball or tossing a football was much more fun than coming inside. That was before smartphones, tablets, and Netflix took over the world. As I reflect on those simpler times, it makes me wonder: Are smart tools making us dumber on the jobsite...

MORE: https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/are-...ber/33480/

funny you should mention it. i was just hypothesising the concept of a metal object the size of a dinner plate or food can which can open out into a large disk like object.
say for popular use an umbrella.
then it occured to me that with 3d printing the potential could be a mechanised working object that opens out like an iris in reverse.