Malbertism
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“Malus" (Latin for "wrong”) + "Albert" (Albert Einstein) = "Wrong Albert" (Found in the magazine New Scientist)
The word describes the many false quotes attributed to Albert Einstein, mostly on the internet.
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Malbertism is our willingness to believe unproven “facts”. Unable to check or prove information which we find on the internet, we tend to believe and quote as “facts”, without actually knowing if they are true. And we are even delighted if they suit our needs…
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The presentation showed 4 well designed, 3D-printed tools based on a fictional "scientific" articles:
WRAP
A center piece which works as a flexible envelope to hold a leaf. Comes with straps in several lengths to hold the center piece against the chest, the thigh or the arm. The construction shows a soft middle part of the center piece and hard connectors to both sides, all printed as one piece.
WRIST
A perforated silicone envelope for leaves to be worn around the wrist. In addition a spikey inlay crunches the leaves when the wristband is worn.
SOLE
An extra soft printed sole, again works like an envelope. The upper part of the sole has a net-like structure to enable the flow of the described substance to the skin. The crossing points of the "net"-lines carry spikes towards the leaves, printed in hard material - a construction which can only be 3D-printed.
NOSE
To be worn in the nose this item consists of 2 small tubes which are open on the upper side and can be filled with bits of leaves. The tubes are connected with a "u"-shaped element. There were different models with a variation of materials, soft and hard.
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