Micro Project 5

            When I first heard the action word “bend” and “inlay”, I was thinking about choosing a flexible object that can easily altered to be bent or inlaid. I firstly chose plasticene, which is often used in my mathematical model construction in three dimensions. I put it in the little box, kneaded it into a sphere shape and then put a coin on it and press the coin. Then it becomes a bent, twisty and inlaid plasticene ball.

         Another idea I got is the bent straw, a quite normal object that we almost use everyday. I happened to come up with a physical phenomenon learnt in middle school that objects in water would be refracted. I just need to find a transparent bottle with water and then put a straw into it to observe it. Within expectation, the straw becomes bent. It is pretty easy and straightforward but actually show the action word “bend”.

            I was trying to find an object that shows both of the action words. I happened to find my piggy bank on the desk. The rubber cover of the hole of taking money was easily bent and then it was inlaid into the hole.