charlie patterson
industrial design | research
carnegie mellon university BFA 2008
charlienetwork@gmail
412.443.0208

for something to hold
1039 trenton ave
pgh,PA 15221

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This is a big old clip of my popcorn bicycle in action! You can see Dan 1st, sitting on the bike outside of out gallery in the SouthSide. He is warming up the oil, then Jon loads the popcorn kernals and a little more oil.

Jon then swaps seats with Dan because Dan has a recent knee injury, Jon finishes out the race with a full toasty cup of popcorn, (Dan salts it to taste). Entirely off of the grid. :)

The goal is to help make the idea of energy more tangible in peoples minds. Just how much energy is that toaster over using? Is the energy being taken for granted becuase it comes from a plug in the wall? This project changes the source.