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Her and the oatmeal are amazing haha
And this is why any engineer would first establish constraints before answering the question. Because if you leave it unconstrained, the answer is, "I could do anything and everything, as long as I just keep the brick with me and say it helps me think."
Much Respect for this write-up.
Well done!
Well shoot. Now I'm stumped trying to think of things I can't do with a brick.
Awesome write-up. Well done, sir.
Thanks for posting, that's a great thing to know about VT's history, and I certainly didn't know it before.
That's another part of the equation - it's an unconstrained question. You are looking for more parameters so you can focus in on a set of solutions. The question is structured for you to provide unconstrained answers, so you can assume brick means bricks, and that just because you might need other materials to complete a use it doesn't rule out possibilities for the brick itself.
For instance, if one set of solutions is 'build stuff,' what all can you build? That's a couple dozen uses right there.
When I've posed the question before, one person told me 'grind the brick to powder, make a paste with it and use it in molds to create new brick objects.'
Throwing weapon and paper weight were the first two I thought of. I probably never would have thought of building a house or wall because that would require many bricks (assuming they are a reasonable brick size). And mortar. If they really want to know what I can do with a brick (or bricks), I'd need to know the quantity, dimensions, material composition, etc.
GREAT Article. I wish VT would do SOMETHING to honor Dobbins as a BIG part of our History. Thanks for Posting this
This is a traditional creative thinking question. The more uses you can come up with, the better a problem solver you are. Most people can come up with 6-8 off the top of their heads, but the more creative can build on those to proliferate solutions, based on the properties of the brick itself. How many would say 'throwing weapon' or 'paper weight' or 'doorstop' or 'paver' or 'barbecue pit?'
You can see Kam Chancellor coming at you while you are trying to catch a pass across the middle, leave a brick behind you.
A couple new tweets in the OP....Fuller's measureables and James Gayle getting himself up into the top four DE/OLB rush prospects with Clowney, Jeffcoat, and Aaron Donald with his speed off the edge
Bill Roth, Mike Tirico, and Sean "HAS A MAN OPEN" McDonough were all classmates together at Cuse.
I could see the saints but the broncos have a young project already.
I think Arizona would be the ideal situation for him, Bruce Arians doesn't have a project QB now and Carson Palmer is probably the starter there for a few more years.
A non-BR article regarding LT3 at the combine
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/24/logan-thomas-puts-on-a-s...
And one about his time with Whitfield
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/bruce-feldman/24414995/l...
(Homer alert) Packers
I like the end of the url in the original post, though:
HP11_traffic_driver
thanks dude
yep. saints and broncos are a good call
I am thinking the saints, broncos, patriots, etc. Indy has too young a QB for a 2-3 project.
That link took me to live coverage at the combine this morning. I think this one is correct though.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-player-interviews/0ap2000000328352/Evans-w...
I think for some of these guys they might be put off by the "stupid" question. The question has a purpose but is probably more useful in other lines of work.
How random and plus one.
My wife just read her 'book.'
Especially highlight what's at home.
Build a trophy case, duh.