Edgar T King on Nostr: My #prisonthinking topic today is going to be outside-the-box thinking. If you dig ...
My #prisonthinking topic today is going to be outside-the-box thinking. If you dig around on the internet you will find things that talk about orangutans being masters of escape from enclosures. I think that you could push them into the gutter quickly if you consider the ability and ingneuity of people. People, in general, are inventive by nature. We figure things out, and if we cannot, we try to find similarities in what we know that may be appliclable to the problem at hand. Granted, some people are naturally more problem-solving than others. When you consider the methods that people employ to solve problems inside the prison system, the thought process gets even more obscure. Making tools can easily be a full time hobby inside the prison system, fingernail clippers can become screwdrivers, shapers, a way to boil water, and more. Each item you look at, can and has, been converted into a tool or somethign to make another tool that would be needed.
Depending on the state, and individual prison itself, the items made available for inmates will change. But no matter what these items are, they will be used to figure out solutions to problems. For example, I've seen headphones (the little earbud types) be re-soldered and repaired using a couple AA batteries a paperclip and some rubber bands. I know how to solder and do simple repairs on electronics, but until I worked in the prison system I've never ran into a home-made soldering iron. Knowing the needed tool, helps you figure out odd items to convert or use to accomplish your task.
Thinking like this, making things to do the same job you already understand to do, is a skill-set we need to consider. Like watching MacGyver 30-ish years ago, you see things that make sense if you understand the underlying principle or need.
I've not gone very deep into this topic, I think it should be a more thouht-provoking topic than a how-to discussion.
I did not cover weapons of any type... although fingernail clippers can be used to make those as well.
If this topic is interesting, let me know, I'm also up for any other topics anyone would like to discuss. If there is a specific tool you would like to consider, I'm game.
Have a good day.
#grownostr
Depending on the state, and individual prison itself, the items made available for inmates will change. But no matter what these items are, they will be used to figure out solutions to problems. For example, I've seen headphones (the little earbud types) be re-soldered and repaired using a couple AA batteries a paperclip and some rubber bands. I know how to solder and do simple repairs on electronics, but until I worked in the prison system I've never ran into a home-made soldering iron. Knowing the needed tool, helps you figure out odd items to convert or use to accomplish your task.
Thinking like this, making things to do the same job you already understand to do, is a skill-set we need to consider. Like watching MacGyver 30-ish years ago, you see things that make sense if you understand the underlying principle or need.
I've not gone very deep into this topic, I think it should be a more thouht-provoking topic than a how-to discussion.
I did not cover weapons of any type... although fingernail clippers can be used to make those as well.
If this topic is interesting, let me know, I'm also up for any other topics anyone would like to discuss. If there is a specific tool you would like to consider, I'm game.
Have a good day.
#grownostr