Sometimes when scrolling through the front page feed, I look at the article and go, huh? Does anyone actually vet these postings? Especially the “Firm Submitted” of “Reader Submitted”. The (under)paid contributors are usually pretty good.
Anyhow, today I saw this one and cannot for the life of me see or even determine where an air valve could be. It won’t sprinkle.
They say that it is “Designed to use a fraction of the material of ordinary watering cans”. Surely molding 3 plastic parts and a rubber seal is less efficient that a single blown spout style can?
How does this kind of stuff actually make it through a design firm?
I like that seat. My only complaint would be the students need to either spend the extra 120 hours cleaning up the 3D print, or drop some cash on getting it machined or made by a pro model maker. Even on the small images, the build lines are apparent. The paint looks poorly masked off too. What a shame.
I didn’t read the post, but I’m assuming the seat is breathable because it is made up of separate pads rather than one big cushion allowing air to flow around between the pads.
Actually you would be surprised at how little pressure and time it takes to create a wound. Reducing the heat and humidity, like they imply with their “breathable” seat would go a long way to alleviate any pressure points created by those pads. But until you pressure map the chair, I’ll hold further judgement.
If you are interested in surface guidelines, check out npuap.org. Good stuff. Their show is in Vegas this next year, maybe every year. It has been a while since I have gone. I am penciled in for next year’s show.