Background
Goobers
Our team consists of four members: Jeff Bernard, John Hackett, Jennifer Laurin, and David Sanders. We've named our team "Goobers." We are engineering students from Engineering 215: Introduction to Design. Multiplicity is our semester project for Fall 2008. The Goobers have been assigned the task of modifying the Full Belly Project’s current design of the Universal Nut Sheller so that it can be sold in the United States for household use. The proceeds from selling counter-top nut shellers in the United States will help to fund the spreading of technology abroad. Furthermore, the modified nut sheller will promote awareness of the Full Belly Project’s goals.
The Full Belly Project
Jock Brandis created the Universal Nut Sheller in 2001 to help women in Mali shell peanuts to feed their families. It is a modification of a Bulgarian peanut shelling design (Our History, 2008). His design is inexpensive and durable. The Universal Nut Sheller allows a person to shell nuts 40 times faster than they could by hand. The Full Belly Project has successfully taken their design to 17 countries, including Uganda, the Philippines, and Guatemala (Our History, 2008). To keep costs down, The Full Belly Project ships lightweight fiberglass molds instead of shipping the device itself. The molds are then used to create multiple Universal Nut Shellers in one location (Ward, 2006).
The Full Belly Project’s goal is to provide residents of rural communities in developing countries with improved nutrition and possibilities for economic growth. Their mission statement is: “The Full Belly Project designs and distributes income-generating agricultural devices to improve life in developing countries.” They hope to accomplish this by using education, appropriate technology, design and innovation (Our Mission and Values, 2008).
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Materials
| Material | Source | Cost ($) | Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Things | The Thing Store | 2.20 | 6.60 |
| Another thing - 3' x 2', Yellow | The OT Store | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| Things | The Thing Store | 2.20 | 6.60 |
| Another thing - 3' x 2', Yellow | The OT Store | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| Things | The Thing Store | 2.20 | 6.60 |
| Another thing - 3' x 2', Yellow | The OT Store | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| Things | The Thing Store | 2.20 | 6.60 |
| Another thing - 3' x 2', Yellow | The OT Store | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| Things | The Thing Store | 2.20 | 6.60 |
| Another thing - 3' x 2', Yellow | The OT Store | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| Things | The Thing Store | 2.20 | 6.60 |
| Another thing - 3' x 2', Yellow | The OT Store | 240.00 | 240.00 |
| Total Cost | $246.60 | ||
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