Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Top 3 Ramen Ideas

In class, I was in a group with Meirav Cafri, Arlene Zhao, Chance Evans, and Isaac Olson. It took us about 10 minutes to come up with 50 ideas relating to Ramen, but the group consensus was:


side_effects_of_nyquil_cold_and_flu.jpg1) Medicine Ramen: Eat your Ramen while treating your cold! Different medicines would be available, such as Tylenol, NyQuil, Caffeine... and they would be liquefied and mixed into the noodles. The ramen would continue to taste the same as normal, so you wouldn't know you were eating your medicine! 




2) Jenga Ramen: A fun game for family, friends, and anyone who just loves a good challenge. Raw Ramen would be cut into rectangles and given different colors. The rectangles of noodles would then be stacked and fitted like the game of Jenga. The only catch with this version of the game is, if you make the tower fall- you have to eat all the Ramen!

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3) Ramen Sculptures: The titles says it all: sculptures made of Ramen noodles. There could be contests, like ice sculpture contests, but with Ramen noodles. Restaurants could serve Ramen with Ramen in a sculpture form. The consumers would then have to chip away at the sculpture using heated knives and forks and hot water. 



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There is actually an artist I discovered, who has made actual Ramen Sculptures (as shown in the picture above). His name is Sang-Wook Lee and in this interview, he describes his process and inspiration for creating Ramen sculptures! Click Here to watch the CNN interview!



Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Flight Artifact



"I Believe I Can Fly"

I used to think that I could not go on
And life was nothing but an awful song
But now I know the meaning of true love
I'm leaning on the everlasting arms

If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it

I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly

See I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes silence can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me, oh

If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it

Hey, cause I believe in me, oh

If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it


                   Jordan, Annick and I sang/played "I Believe I can Fly" for our project.