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About Me
Name | Kristen Murray |
Major | Mechanical Engineering |
Expected Graduation | May 2013 |
Current Jobs | Edsgn100 Senior Lead TA
Edsgn100 drawing tutor ITS Lab Consultant |
Previous Jobs | Manufacturing Engineer at Datalogic Automation, Inc.
Merchandise Team Leader at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom Cashier at a ShurSave grocery store |
Hometown | Sugarloaf, PA (Hazleton area) |
Current city | Allentown, PA |
Hobbies | Windsurfing
Traveling Tennis Any water sport that I have the opportunity to try! |
Short-term Goals | Attain a full-time Design Engineer position after graduation
Move to the DC metro area Learn to surf Hike Rickett's Glen |
Contact Me
Email: [email protected]
Blogs
Week One
Go to thingiverse.com. Use any means you like to look through the objects submitted to thingiverse and pick out 5 designs which you consider to be the most: 1. useful 2. artistic/beautiful 3. pointless/useless 4. funny 5. weird. Link to the 5 objects you’ve chosen, and discuss why you consider them well described by the 5 adjectives above.
Useful | Carabiner | I find this carabiner to be useful because I used to constantly lose her keys,and having a carabiner saved me from so much frustration. This design would remove the need for a spring in a carabiner, which is generally the piece of a carabiner that I break. If the right type of plastic was selected to print this carabiner, it would theoretically last much longer than a store-bought carabiner. This design may not be appropriate for climbing or other adventure sports, but it would work very well to hold keys. |
Artistic/Beautiful | Chen-Gackstatter Thayer Vase | This vase is very beautiful. The level of detail contained in this design is astounding, and the symmetry of the object makes it very visually pleasing. According to the description of this vase, the shape was created mathematically using a Chen-Gackstatter Thayer Surface. |
Pointless/Useless | Buttered Corn | I find this Buttered Corn design to be extremely useless. I'm not really sure why anyone would waste their time modeling an ear of corn, let alone add butter and a husk. |
Funny | iPhone Upgrade Kit | This design of an iPhone Upgrade Kit doesn't do anything other than bang the life out of an iPhone. It is a humorous idea but could also be classified in the "useless" category... unless you're looking to destroy your iPhone, that is. |
Weird | Beaver | This beaver model is apparently supposed to be a chess piece. Why anyone would like to play chess using a beaver as a piece is beyond me. I find it quite odd that someone took the time to create such a detailed design of a beaver. |