Waterfall of ideas
I don’t know what it is about morning showers, but they seem to be the
best time and place where thoughts and ideas seem to flow through me.
The majority of my best design ideas for engineering related projects
have actually propagated during my morning showers. Perhaps it’s the
fact that there’s no distractions within the confinement of three
white tub walls and nylon shower curtain, or that my mind isn’t really
thinking about anything and therefore is fresh.
Today’s morning shower got me thinking about what if there were white
board (dry-erase) wall surfaces inside of the bathtub so that I can
jot down thoughts or draw diagrams as they come to me. The main
concern I can think of is whether or not the water would just wash
away the markings as I’m writing them. Not only that but how much
water would I be wasting as I’m standing there immersed in a brilliant
idea and not actually taking a bath — this could be costly on the the
water bill. I’m sure you could just purchase a dry-erase laminate and
secure it to the bathtub wall in some fashion, but why not integrate
it into the entire tub itself? This would be similar to the dry erase
wall boards that I’ve seen on television shows.
The concept could also be fun for kids and getting them to enjoy
taking baths. Sure this would contradict the idea of having a clean
bathtub and add to the task of cleaning, but I’m an advocate for not
limiting the minds of children and adults alike as they grow in a
world of conforming to the traditional ways of learning about what is
“correct”. Sometimes all it takes is to do something out of the
ordinary in order to see something in a new light.
