Navigating the discussion around who came up with an idea can be challenging. It becomes much easier when you have published materials from a reliable source showcasing your achievements or a government patent officially crediting you as the idea’s creator. Let’s delve into this topic and explore the fascinating world of how to reproduce something that you didn’t create.
The Jerry Can of Balloon Designs
During WW2, the British and American forces noticed that Germans had a metal gasoline can with a superior design for transporting liquids. It has a distinctive rectangular shape with three handles, making it easy to carry. The name “Jerry Can” is believed to have originated from the German word “Jerrycan,” as the German military first used these containers during World War II.
Allied forces revered engineered the container, now widely used to transport liquids. People have been reverse engineering items they’ve seen, from liquid containers to the iPhone.
The Mind’s Game: Reverse Engineering and Perception
Did you know reverse engineering from the site produces a different result? The human mind has the unique ability to trick us into seeing things that might not be there. It is like the kid’s telephone game; the message is altered as the words are repeated. Our minds do the same thing and change our perceptions.
I’m passionate about reverse engineering other balloon entertainers’ designs. What I think I saw and what I produce can be similar, yet different. I think the starting point is the ending point or details that I assume are added, generating a different look.
I strive to replicate something similar because I appreciate the design, but I relish the challenge of crafting it in “my way.” By reverse engineering the balloon animal, I can create a design that aligns with my standards.
Reverse Engineers Make You a Better Balloon Twister.
If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it.” This holds true in the realm of balloon twisting; the skills you acquire are integral to every balloon design you create. The more you can visually perceive, comprehend, and understand, the more adept you become as an artist.
Over the decades, I have examined thousands of balloon pictures. With each image, my mind sought to identify the starting point. How did that balloon artist progress from point A to point D with just one balloon? What happens if I alter balloon sizes – does the design become simpler or more intricate?
I have reverse-engineered and adapted the following balloons to suit my balloon-twisting style. My approach involves creating a seamless flow of twists, similar to crafting a one-balloon animal. Other balloon artists, on the other hand, prefer modularizing and assembling their figures to achieve the final design. I can only guess how they made it. However, my goal is not to repeat their steps but to create my own.
Through reverse engineering, my confidence has steadily grown to a point where there isn’t anything I cannot make once I put my mind to it. I encourage you to attempt reverse engineering on any balloon design before seeking step-by-step instructions. Challenging your abilities in this way is the path to improvement.
Techniques to Improve Your Reverse Engineering Skills
- Create a teddy bear using either 350 or 646 balloons. While this may seem straightforward, the challenge arises when you run out of a balloon while constructing the head; You’ll need to add more balloons to the design.
- Make a balloon figure, then recreate the same figure in reverse. Did the proportions remain consistent?
- Begin by forming a balloon figure with a single balloon, and then replicate the same figure using two balloons and once more using multiple balloons. You’ll discover that employing multiple balloons is notably more manageable than attempting to achieve the same with just one balloon. However, you’ll use different methods to build the balloon, but the results will be the same.
- Here is a blog post Listing Ways to Increase Creativity in Developing New Balloon Figures
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I personally am fairly good at reverse engineering. I do it on the regular. Often artist that sell there tutorials and their defenders will argue that because it was reverse engineered—it was stolen. So you should pay for the tutorial-even though you don’t need to watch it. What do you think of this?
Incorporating that design is acceptable if you possess the skill to reverse engineer a balloon figure for personal collection. However, if you intend to reverse engineer the design to resell instructions or post videos, I would align with the original artists and support their stance. The only exception would be if the design takes a radically different approach. In the corporate context, when a company engages in reverse engineering a product, it aims to understand how to enhance the design and make it uniquely its own. However, you may come across products that are complete knockoff designs from the original manufacturer. The issue lies in the fact that the balloon industry market size is so tiny that it’s nearly impossible to prevent someone from reverse engineering and selling a design. Taking legal action to halt their production incurs costs exceeding the market size.