We will need a large amount of white ripstop nylon. We will need dye (in various colors). We will need to use a laser cutter. We will potentially want a carpet or carpet-like fabric for inside the dome (10 ft diameter).
The most challenging part of our idea would be conceptualizing how to construct the dome. We definitely will need to ask what would be the best way to approach it since we are not positive if our idea would actually be functional and blow up/stand the way we want it to. Our initial thought for how to approach the dome is to make two half sphere shaped layers (with the inside one being slightly smaller and outside one being larger, so there’s a gap for air to fill in between).
4/3 Update:
- \Make a timeline with bench marks of what you need to accomplish by when.
- Include: patterns, dyeing, prototypes, cutting, sewing, testing, finishing, and anything else you will be doing in the process.
4/3 Finish Timeline & Calculate Materials
4/5 – Complete patterns and prototype of difficult element
4/10 – finish laser cutting
4/12 – finish dyeing
4/21 – tentacles done
4/24 – aim to be roughly done
4/26 – rehearsal (?)
April 29th – Exhibit
- Calculate the materials & tools you need:
- how many yards of White or Black ripstop you expect to need
- what colors of dye you need
- how many fans you think your project will need
Dome – 314.16ft^2
Tentacles – 19.63 ft^2 (7 with these surface areas; 2.5ft diameter) + 7.07 ft^2 (7 of these; 1.5 ft diameter) + 3.14 ft^2 (7 of these; 1 ft diameter) + 0.79 ft^2 (7 of these; 0.5 ft diameter) = 214.41 ft^2
Total = 528.57 ft^2 => if the fabric has a width of 3.75 ft (45 inches) then the length of fabric we would need would be 140.95 ft or approximately 47 yards of fabric
We assume that majority of the fabric would be white ripstop nylon (probably
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink
Projector on the ceiling (?) onto the outside – stars (?)
We will only need one fan.
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