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Where would you design a third arm?

nicholass817

Listened to this podcast episode on the way to work:

http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-mind-of-an-architect/

Interesting for a lot of reasons, but I was really intrigued by the question posed in the thread title.  

 
Jul 13, 16 11:20 am
citizen

It's the third leg that's more popular...

ba-dum-bum!

Jul 13, 16 11:23 am  · 
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Middle of the back is not ideal.

Jul 13, 16 11:24 am  · 
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"If I was that stupid of an architect, and had that stupid of a client, I'd have to quit." - Johnson

Jul 13, 16 11:41 am  · 
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Oh man this is gold. I'm loving listening to this.

Also, my image from The Dark Backward didn't show up, but if you're thinking about third arms there is really only one cultural touchstone and that is the movie The Dark Backward.

Jul 13, 16 11:46 am  · 
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nicholass817

The ethical question is pretty great too.  I'm totally in line with Johnson...the designer should have preempted the issues with some basic communication with the client.  Or, discuss with the client as to why it is a bad idea.  

I'd want an extra right arm. 2 on the keyboard and 1 on the mouse.  Function over symmetry.

Jul 13, 16 11:56 am  · 
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