"Basically, yes. They have already  been implemented on tugs where maneuverability is important. There’s an animation here: https://youtu.be/4zfhqxuAR6A?si=zFYPLhITcovnP8jvOmni directional thrust, but not as efficient as a propeller because on opposite sides of the rotation the blades make no thrust "

"Industrial Design = Noun.UX Design = Verb.For any viable product experience they are inseparable."

"(dammit posted before I could finish...) We're all on a blended continuum of skills and abilities, with individual specializations (the 'T' shape profile). The best people I've worked with have been the cross-dressers who can speak the same language as engineers, marketing and designers. We need to bury the "Spock" vs "Kirk" mindset."

""Iconic"?"

"He's also caught nipping next door to the Kaufmann house pool parties and getting center picture in these shots:https://bit.ly/2AUMR4cand https://bit.ly/2IBwZrr "

"A friend of mine said yoke looks like a Koala Bear. I can’t un-see that. "

"(Perhaps borrowing some from Jasper Morrison's lovely Rowenta work...)But as a Brit used to 3000W kettles in the UK, watching a 1100W kettle coming to the boil in the US can feel like forever. I wonder whether any thought has been given to some kind of energy store in the kettle base that accumulates power while the kettle is idle, that can augment mains power to blast water to the boil more quickly."

"Yes, decades ago this was my route into design. Aero Engineering degree then three years at the RCA.The thing that discourages me about this article that it perpetuates a fractionalization skills and disciplines. Were all on a blended continuum "

"Yep- Life is what happens when we're making other plans...."