In Pink's book, “A Whole New Mind,” he talks about the sense play as playing a game with someone. He also talks about inventing as a way to enhance the experience of play. So I got the idea to invent something to better my playing experience.
My brother and I like to play together and one thing we really enjoy doing together is climbing trees. Sometimes this can be very hard depending on the tree that we use. My mom is always telling us not to climb trees because she thinks it is unsafe, but we still do just because it is fun. After reading the chapter on play in pinks book, I decided I would use his suggestion of inventing to make something that make climbing easier and safer. That’s when I got the idea of coming up with some sort of rope system to hold on to and catch me if I fall. So I got to thinking why not construct some kind of repealing system, it would be perfect for catching me if I were to fall in I would be able to gently lower myself down. So I took a carabineer and a metal loop off of a belt and made a homemade climbing eight. I then took another old belt and some duct tape and made a harness to hook the eight to. When I tried it out it worked great just like the real thing. I was able to put all my weight in the device and lower myself to the ground. I can now climb trees safely because of the idea I got form pinks book.
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