The Slinky Method: a shape for progress.

“Fleet Building Mural / Panel 7. Artist: Dorothy Annan, 1960. Panel 7 depicts waveforms on cathode ray oscilloscopes used in the testing of telecommunications equipment.” Photo ©2013 George Rex. License: CC BY-SA 2.0.

“Things To Come,” as it turns out, actually does have a shape.

OK I admit it— revisited slinky and donuts :D #recycle

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 25, 2014

Just a dude, hard at work, unleashing forces beyond control.

“Diode inventor, Lee de Forest, at a radiotelephone transmitter.” ©2010 Tekniska museet. License: CC BY 2.0.

Lee De Forest related that in 1906 he once carried in his pocket “the entire world’s supply of three-electrode tubes.” —but by 1952, he was quite unhappy with some of the changes his inventions brought about. “Almost incredible is the loathsome fact that already in 21 cities bus riders must listen to never-ending, blatant advertising and unwelcome jitterbug and bop music,” he wrote.

How much do you really want to know about your microwave popcorn?

This eve’s pins might be a little too tie-dye for many, but still fun (World’s largest Theramin ensemble, who applaud with their theramins?)

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 25, 2014

Pins: Lee De Forest, microwave popcorn, theramins, slinky and the spiral shape of progress http://t.co/ugtdFzLSgw

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 25, 2014

This is a sculpture of a Popcorn! Who said modern art was dead! #EggInMalta pic.twitter.com/MZc4QODVQH

— Eric Roberts (@EggOnTheMoon) May 22, 2014

Popcorn art. :) pic.twitter.com/LQXOe5yE6e

— Earth Pictures (@EarthPicsx) May 25, 2014

“Things To Come,” as it turns out, actually does have a shape.

Other spiral shaped things, courtesty of the Coriolis Effect.

Each dot/camera is a chaser or spotter. pic.twitter.com/zwC89WhFB6

— SevereStudios (@severestudios) May 26, 2014

RT @SkyAlertStorm: #ÚltimaHora #Amanda es ahora un peligroso Huracán Categoría 3. pic.twitter.com/xxI4yg6gRS

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 25, 2014

Thought it was supposed to be a slow storm year but maybe that is just for the Atlantic?

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 25, 2014

The Japanese word for slinky is… well. I don’t actually know, but…

“Woodblock print of the vision of a whirlpool in the Naruto strait off Awaji Island by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858).” From Peter D Burrows, Nature Immunology 13, 625–627 (2012).

There’s this really great story written by an artist from Awaji Island, named after this print. It’s about a ninja boy. Maybe you know it?

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) December 12, 2013

We should found a martial arts style called The Way of Slinky. It’s really great for falling down stairs :B

— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) December 12, 2013