Biomimicry by Morgan Lamkin https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8 Octopus Grip en-us 2018-09-30 23:53:08 UTC 2024-05-28 09:46:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Problem morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287401699 Every time I go to the kitchen to open a new jar of pickles I always struggles to get the jar open. I inevitably have to go ask my dad or boyfriend to open the jar for me. If only there was something to help me open that jar. ]]> 2018-09-30 23:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287401699 Giant Pacific Octopus morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287401882 2018-09-30 23:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287401882 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287402540 2018-10-01 00:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287402540 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287402582 2018-10-01 00:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287402582 Adaptions morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287402787 The giant pacific octopus has many adaptions that help it survive in environment it lives in. One adaption is the rear most arms that are used to push off the ocean floor to move faster, anchor the octopus in place and are used to crawl around debris and rocks. Another adaption is the use of camouflage. The octopus uses it color and texture to blend in with its surroundings in order to protect itself from pray. Octopuses have color cells in their skin that help them camouflage. When an octopus wants to camouflage. their muscles in their skin pull out combinations of color in order to create a color that matches the octopuses surroundings. The color combination can be brown, yellow, and red. Another adaption to the octopus is in their amazing arms. Octopuses have arms that are very flexible, considering they contain no bones, and can move into small places to hide from its enemies very easily. The arms on the octopus have over 200 suckers that look like suction cups. These suction cups can help octopuses grab onto slick ocean rock or the prey they are trying to get. An octopus also releases a cloud of black ink when they feel threatened, that is suppose to scare off predators although the black ink doesn't actually harm predators.




]]> 2018-10-01 00:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287402787 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287410708 2018-10-01 01:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287410708 Design Options morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411133 2018-10-01 01:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411133 Prototype morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411339 2018-10-01 01:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411339 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411602 2018-10-01 01:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411602 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411780 2018-10-01 01:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411780 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411852 2018-10-01 01:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287411852 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287412020 2018-10-01 01:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287412020 Sources morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287412299 Amazing Facts about Octopuses | OneKindPlanet Animal Education. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://onekindplanet.org/animal/octopus/

The Easiest Ways to Open a Tight Jar. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/how-to-open-jar-hack]]> 2018-10-01 01:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287412299 Research About the Problem morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287412445 2018-10-01 01:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287412445 The problem of struggling to open jars is one that people face everyday. There are several hacks on the internet that you can try and use to open a jar like tapping on the jar, using a knife (Is that really safe?), and also to use rubber bands to put on the lid for grip. (Hopefully they don't slip) After doing research on this problem, I never found a solution that I felt would work best for my use, that was easy to use and also safe to use. This is when I thought of the suction idea. morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287412920 2018-10-01 01:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287412920 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287413380 2018-10-01 01:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287413380 Octopus Suction morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287413884 2018-10-01 01:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287413884 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414396 2018-10-01 01:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414396 Black Ink from the Octopus morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414410 2018-10-01 01:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414410 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414592 2018-10-01 01:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414592 Camouflage Octopus morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414627 2018-10-01 01:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414627 Design Option 1 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414674 My first design for the grip glove was to use one glove and to put rubber like suctions on the fingertips. ]]> 2018-10-01 01:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414674 Design Option 2 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414778 After thinking, for my second design I thought it would be better to have to gloves. One to grip the side of a jar and one to grip the lid. I still left the rubber suction tips only on the fingertips. ]]> 2018-10-01 01:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414778 Design Option 3 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414873 The final design that turned into my prototype added a new suction area on the palm of the hand in addition to the ones on the finger tips like in the original designs. This would allow for more grip when holding a jar and trying to open it. ]]> 2018-10-01 01:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287414873 Possible Solution morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287415250 The possible solution I came up with was to combine an octopuses suction from their tentacles with gloves to wear when trying to open a jar. ]]> 2018-10-01 01:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287415250 Design Option 3 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287415577 My prototype that I chose to make combined an octopuses tentacles and a glove that you can wear when trying to open a jar. This will make it easier for every one to open a jar and will provide a safe way of doing so. ]]> 2018-10-01 02:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287415577 morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287415914 2018-10-01 02:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287415914 Octopus Suction morgan_lamkin1 https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287415997 The octopus shown below is using the suction on its tentacles to grip onto the side of a boat. ]]> 2018-10-01 02:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_lamkin1/xsc96kzyg0c8/wish/287415997