Comments on: Energy solutions with an SIT twist http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/12/energy-solutions-with-an-sit-twist/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:52:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Manjunath http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/12/energy-solutions-with-an-sit-twist/#comment-778 Manjunath Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:07:43 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=135#comment-778 Interesting. Liked the idea of Task Unification. Functional Fixedness is a much talked about phenomenon, but 'task-oriented' examples cannot possibly be duplicated in other situations. If we have a problem where we constantly fight 'supply and demand' curves, how do we overcome that problem. Do we hire first and build capability or do we find customers first and then go out to hire while offering services? Is there functional fixedness in here or are we fighting something else? Nonetheless, found the Task unification a good Green Idea... Interesting. Liked the idea of Task Unification. Functional Fixedness is a much talked about phenomenon, but ‘task-oriented’ examples cannot possibly be duplicated in other situations.
If we have a problem where we constantly fight ’supply and demand’ curves, how do we overcome that problem. Do we hire first and build capability or do we find customers first and then go out to hire while offering services? Is there functional fixedness in here or are we fighting something else?

Nonetheless, found the Task unification a good Green Idea…

]]> By: magnet generator http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/12/energy-solutions-with-an-sit-twist/#comment-690 magnet generator Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:54:53 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=135#comment-690 Finally, a good site that isn't in my face trying to constantly sell me something. Thanks, please keep up the good work. Finally, a good site that isn’t in my face trying to constantly sell me something. Thanks, please keep up the good work.

]]> By: Shlomit http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/12/energy-solutions-with-an-sit-twist/#comment-563 Shlomit Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=135#comment-563 Another example: http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contest_pk=28&item_pk=33866&p=1 Another example:
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]]> By: Shlomit Tassa http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/12/energy-solutions-with-an-sit-twist/#comment-350 Shlomit Tassa Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:32:33 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=135#comment-350 Thanks, Amy, I'm glad you liked the post. As I said to Amnon, I'm intrigued to know what is the overall environmental impact of all of the examples we've discussed here. All the articles mentiononly the energy generated by the devices, but none of the energy invested in creating them, let alone the raw materials, transportation, etc. So whereas it seems that these inventions would "pay back for themselves" in electricity costs quite quickly, there is additional environmental cost that is not being captured in this calculation... Thanks, Amy, I’m glad you liked the post.

As I said to Amnon, I’m intrigued to know what is the overall environmental impact of all of the examples we’ve discussed here. All the articles mentiononly the energy generated by the devices, but none of the energy invested in creating them, let alone the raw materials, transportation, etc. So whereas it seems that these inventions would “pay back for themselves” in electricity costs quite quickly, there is additional environmental cost that is not being captured in this calculation…

]]> By: garden gates http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/12/energy-solutions-with-an-sit-twist/#comment-349 garden gates Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:41:16 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=135#comment-349 I don't normally comment on blogs but your post was a real help. Thank you for a great topic, I will be sure to bookmark your site and check it out again. Cheers, Amy xXx. I don’t normally comment on blogs but your post was a real help. Thank you for a great topic, I will be sure to bookmark your site and check it out again. Cheers, Amy xXx.

]]> By: Shlomit Tassa http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/12/energy-solutions-with-an-sit-twist/#comment-302 Shlomit Tassa Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:08:05 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=135#comment-302 Hi Amnon, I totally agree, but it made me think that to maintain the sustainability of the idea, it's really important that the "mediating TU" is part of the closed world. If not, then new elements are brought in, and they have an impact in and of themselves. This is actually true for many of the above examples, because they use various elements for creating the electric charge, that were probably not there before. Granted, Edison, too, must have connected the gate and water pump (two elements of the CW) with some additional element, and that element may have been new. The slickness and sustainability of these solutions really depends on the total cost and environmental impact of the new element/s used for the unification. See, for example, the following example, and consider the weights and magnets used to create the electric charge (the mediating elements): http://springwise.com/eco_sustainability/charging_mobile_phones_by_danc/ Hi Amnon,

I totally agree, but it made me think that to maintain the sustainability of the idea, it’s really important that the “mediating TU” is part of the closed world. If not, then new elements are brought in, and they have an impact in and of themselves. This is actually true for many of the above examples, because they use various elements for creating the electric charge, that were probably not there before. Granted, Edison, too, must have connected the gate and water pump (two elements of the CW) with some additional element, and that element may have been new. The slickness and sustainability of these solutions really depends on the total cost and environmental impact of the new element/s used for the unification. See, for example, the following example, and consider the weights and magnets used to create the electric charge (the mediating elements):
http://springwise.com/eco_sustainability/charging_mobile_phones_by_danc/

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