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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

CREATIVELY improving an object

Some things I found in my purse:
- Paperclip
- “big” eraser
- MANY pens
- Peppermint
- Old receipts
- A few pennies

Object: PAPERCLIP
Ideas for improvement:
- If it looped more times, it could hold several sets of paper.
- It can be straightened and used to get in small places.
- It can be unfolded and made into an S to help with letter recognition for early learners.
- If it were plastic coated, it wouldn’t rust and stain paper etc.
- If it were colored or designed, it would be prettier.
- There could be different strength paperclips—thinner metal allowing for more paper and thicker metal for only a few sheets.
- If linked, it can form a chain.
- It could be made smaller or bigger to cater to different uses.
- If it were folded in a different design, it could be used by different organizations/companies as a form of advertisement (WFU shaped paperclips, Atlanta Braves tomahawk shaped paperclips, etc).

Who knew that such a simple object had so much potential?!?!

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