Imitator

“Okay everybody, the topic I will be talking about today really impressed me and I wanted to share it with you and thank God our teacher allowed it,” Berk began.

“You know me, my designer spirit is a bit overwhelming. Because everything in life is designed perfectly and I think that realizing these and discovering their applicability to life is called science.

Think about it; how does a physicist, a biologist, an engineer make their inventions? You know how we say, “Their lives are not worth living. They only work, work work! How long will they keep on working? They are always experimenting in the lab. It’s not for us!”, right?”

“Yeah… I wouldn’t mind at all. Closed spaces suffocate me anyway. Especially physics problems suffocate me even more,” said Ali, the naughtiest student in the class but the one who always asked the most questions.

“Okay then Ali, come on, help your friend with today’s presentation.”

“Of course teacher. I can become a scientist for my friend, so be it.” he said as he walked towards the board.

“Thank you, my friend. You don’t have to be a scientist, but you can plug this flash drive into the board and prepare the file for presentation while I log in,” said Berk.

“Thank you, my friend. You don’t have to be a scientist, but you can plug this flash drive into the board and prepare the file for presentation while I log in,” said Berk.

Nature has the best designs and the most efficient methods. We also look for solutions to the problems in our lives in these methods. The flawless functioning of nature has been an inspiration for us in this regard for thousands of years. We use the designs we are inspired by in many areas from major technological developments to our daily lives.

For example, when you look at a helicopter, you can see its structure resembling a dragonfly. Because the helicopter was designed by taking inspiration from the characteristics of the dragonfly.

Ali said, “Oh come on, helicopter and dragonfly, there’s no way!” but he was already starting to get curious.

“Our second example is from Japan,” said Berk.

An engineer named Eiji Nakatsu, who designed Japan’s high-speed trains, noticed the characteristics in heron birds so that the train could go faster and applied it to the high-speed train. It was determined that the beaks of these birds, which can dive vertically from the sky into the water very quickly, increase the speed. Eiji Nakatsu is also known to be an ornithologist.

Ali had already started reading the third example…

They also designed jet planes inspired by squids. A jet engine sucks in air from one end and releases it from the other end at great speed. The air coming out of the exhausts of its engines at high speed is sprayed towards the ground through special channels. With this system, Hamier planes can make vertical takeoffs and landings. There are two pocket-like openings in the squid. The water taken from these openings is taken into a flexible bag made up of strong muscles. The water in the bag is thrown out of the channel that opens towards the back with the contraction of the muscles and can reach speeds of up to 32 km to escape from enemies.

“Dear Ali, if you let me I’ll tell the fourth one.” Said Berk mischievously.

One day, the clothes of Swiss engineer Georges de Mestral got stuck in a burdock. When he saw that it was not easy to separate his clothes from this plant, he immediately came up with an idea and decided to use it in the clothing industry. He created the same clamping system and the velcro tapes are now used in astronaut suits.

Ali had now started listing examples on his own.

“They inspired ships from dolphins, airplanes from vultures, swim fins from whales, telescopes from bee honeycombs, snowshoes from rabbit feet, radars from bats, and robotics from insects.”

“Yes, friends. As Ali listed, we can find many examples that we invented by taking inspiration from nature. This is called ‘Biomimicry’.

Biomimicry means imitating life. It is an approach that imitates the design and processes of nature with the aim of creating a healthier and more sustainable world. Today, it is applied in many different fields such as architecture, engineering, electronics, and urban planning.

“As I said at the beginning, I wanted to open the doors of a perfectly designed world where human beings are constantly transferring experience to you.”

Ali jumped right in.

“That was very good, very good indeed… Teacher, I would like to thank you first for letting me accompany Berk on such a beautiful topic. And Berk, I would like to say a few things if you would allow me.”

“Of course, Ali. This presentation is for the class anyway”

“Teacher, yes, I don’t like doing much research or studying, you know. But there is no need to study much here anyway, I realized that. Those scientists only imitated a perfectly created one. If that is the case, I can become a scientist, it is easy. If we want to see this design, I think it is enough to read life.”

“You are right Ali… I always tell you this. Everything that will make your job easier in this world is right before your eyes. As long as your eyes, that is, your consciousness, are open. There are so many more examples… These are just our imitations in the tools and equipment we use. There are also so many perfect examples that people can imitate in their relationships.”

“Let me research this subject, where would it be easier to start, teacher?”

“Plants, animals, climates, the sky, where do you want? Everything in nature is a pattern for you. Everywhere, a transfer of experience awaits you.

Ali again said, “Oh that’s great. The sky and relationships…”

“Yes, everything in life is related to everything else, for those who can see.”