Wednesday, May 4, 2011

'D's results

Most of my sample were architects but a few random ones thrown in there (engineers and ags).  Renewable energy was consistently defined as energy that could be used more than once--some architects provided a lengthy philosophical description that said basically the same thing.  All said that human power is a renewable resource to some extent--some threw in biomass....  No one knew much about human power or were confused with the context.  Just about all said bicycles as human power technology, some others included gym machines, cranks, and hamsterwheels.  Everyone would use the technology if they had access, although some of the architects started talking about economics versus ethics....  No one knew of a human powered dance floor.  Only one person would dance in public alone, almost all would dance with friends, and all but one said music would inspire them to dance (the one person said money...).  All said they would be curious about an exhibit with lights and sounds.  Requests for more information included large scale applications, devices used for daily routine activities, very portable devices, and other practical applications.  Architects are weird people.

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