meta-Tao tubes

The second metapattern introduced by Tyler Volk and Jeff Bloom are tubes, structures with linear/lineal shape.

Neuronic pattern.

Background

As physical forms, tubes seem to have three fundamental aspects, which, in some cases, appear as one aspect and, in other cases, are combined in one form. One aspect involves the notion of strength and support along a linear dimension. The second aspect is that of bidirectional or unidirectional transport of energy, materials, or information. The third aspect involves the ability to penetrate, extend, or grow along a linear dimension. In biological forms, they increase the surface area to volume ratio, compared to spheres. In a more general sense, tubes involve the concepts of linear strength, linearity, extension or bridging, transfer or flow of information, and connection or relationship.

Jeroen Anthoniszoon van Aken, called Hieronymus Bosch,
Ascent of the Blessed, 1490-1516, Palazzo Ducale, Venezia

Examples

• In science: nerve cells and fibers, blood vessels, appendage and some other bones, branches, hair, cilia, flagella, digestive tract, streams and rivers, lava tubes, pine needles, eels, snakes, worms, spider webs (tubes making sheet), bodies of airplanes, rockets, etc.
• In architecture and design: hallways, internal support structures, elevator shafts and stairwells, highways, trails, tunnels, bridges, electrical wires, pipes, networking cables, utility poles, suspension bridge (traffic flow, support structures, support cables), etc.
• In art: shape, brushes, pottery forms, sculpting forms, etc.
• In social sciences: relationships between people, connecting lines in concept maps, patterns of interaction, lines of communication, patterns of movement, support mechanisms, etc.
• In other senses: tobacco pipes, cigars, syringes and needles, etc.

Facebook network patterns of interaction.

 

 

 

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