old stuff

The laws of physics have not changed, ever. We have made all sorts of crazy materials and tools and tricky plans but triangles are still stronger than squares and circles are still more aerodynamic than cubes. This continuity in the human experience means that old ideas can become new again. As new materials and methods to utilize them come into use we can improve the way principles are applied to structures. For instance, The basics of aerodynamics have been applied to bicycle design since the bicycles inception. Efforts have been made to streamline the rider and machine through the use of almost every applicable material. The adoption of carbon composites has allowed current designers to reduce the aerodynamic drag of modern cycles drastically. The methods used to do this are not new or original, just refined versions of older efforts. Realizing that we are working within a perpetual system of refinement and that very few things are actually invented demands that we draw from past as source material and not just a list of things that have already been done.