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1/9/2017 03:16:48 pm
This makes me wish that I could invent something made out of a plant. I think it is an amazing thing that you could make tables, table tops, and many other things with a plant. Many things are made out of a plant such as wood, but to be able to make things from mushrooms makes me really surprised. If I chose to invent something made from plant like I read in this article, I would try to invent things made from flowers. That is why this article makes me wish that I could invent something.
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Bijou Leinbach
1/9/2017 04:17:18 pm
I think that's a great idea, Kristina! I would be really cool if we could make furniture out of flowers. That would look so cool! Maybe you could try creating a clear liquid, putting the flowers inside and hardening it so that you could see the outline of the flower. Nice job and great thinking!
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Amna
1/9/2017 04:26:53 pm
Kristina, Good job! I like your reasoning on what you would want to invent after reading the article. I also think it would be very cool to invent something out of flowers and plants. I also think that would be very cool to do and it would save wood so it would save trees from being cut down.
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Kristina, I agree after seeing that furniture can be made out of mushrooms I want to invent something made from a plant! I was also thinking that mushrooms would have to be a stronger material like would to be part of furniture. Also if you did make a furniture out of flowers I would want one! Great job!
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1/10/2017 05:51:18 pm
Great thinking Kristina! I really like your idea about making things with plants!
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Kosta Paulos
1/12/2017 06:18:12 pm
Kristina, I think that is a great idea! I think it would be awesome for someone I know to do something cool like that. Overall, I think that is a great goal! Good job!!!
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Hamzah Khiyani
1/12/2017 09:16:43 pm
Nice work Kristina! I like your idea of making stuff out of flowers. The people who thought of amazing stuff like this it did not just majically come into their head. They did a lot of thinking. It's okay if you don't get it right the first few times. Just keep trying and someday who knows? You could actually make it possible.
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1/9/2017 04:14:33 pm
This reminds me of the movie "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2". In this movie there were animals being created out of food. I think that it is extremely different and creative. I don't like mushrooms at all, but I won't be eating them so I don't think I would mind. A question I do have would be is it going to smell? I wouldn't want a piece of furniture if it's going to make my house or room smell like rotten mushroom. As I was reading the article they had pictures of some examples of what the furniture would look like. I noticed in the picture that they look a little similar to marble. This will be helpful when they decide to sell the mushroom furniture because it looks nice, and the color of the the furniture matches with a lot of paint colors so that wont be a problem either.
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NJ
1/9/2017 04:56:48 pm
Great job Bijou! I agree that if a piece of furniture that looks good, should smell just as well. Overall, I like the comparison with "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2"
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Bijou, I like how you compared the mushroom furniture to cloudy of the chance of meatballs 2. You are right, everything is made out of food. I also like the question you asked about if the mushrooms smell. I would ask the same question because I would not want to have smelly furniture in my house. I also amazed like you on how nice the furniture looks since it was made out of a fungus, bacteria,etc.
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Bridgit Bui
1/10/2017 09:36:06 am
Same Bijou! I loved your explanation about "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2" and I think it is so creative! Also I wondered if it was going to smell as well. Since they bake it or something like that I don't think it would smell. If they would I don't think many people would buy it. They would just return it cause you know it would stink up the whole house! No, I don't think so Bijou. Awesome Job!
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1/10/2017 03:33:37 pm
Nice job Bijou! That is an interesting question to ask. I like how you added detail into your response. I also like how you added more that one question to answer in your response. Great job!
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1/10/2017 06:10:35 pm
I really liked that you compared the mushroom furniture to the movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 because there were different animals that were made out of food! I think it is also creative and different like the furniture. Awesome Job!
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Bryan D.
1/11/2017 03:47:10 pm
I agree with you I like how you compared it with Cloudy of the chance of Meatballs 2. I too also dont know how they would smell. I think it will smell fine because it said they put it in the oven and the heat kills bacteria.
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Kosta Paulos
1/12/2017 06:22:22 pm
Bijou, I think your post was great! I loved how you thought of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2!" I think that was pretty funny and I like how you wrote a lot in detail. I think you did a great job!!!
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Amna
1/9/2017 04:16:04 pm
I wonder when they got the idea to first start making things from mushroom which could save trees from being harmed becuase a lot of furniture now is from wood. Also at beginning how did they figure out what to do becuase they were making it from mushrooms. Also where did they get the idea of making it with mushrooms and all those other products because that is not a very common material. I also wonder how they first started this company. I think if they first started making it they had to practice a little with it. So I wonder how did they get people interested in buying the tables and stools and many more products made from mushrooms.
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NJ
1/9/2017 05:02:15 pm
Great job! I really like the questions you asked. I feel like they are questions with a lot of thought put into it. I think that I would ask the same questions. Good job!
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1/10/2017 03:37:49 pm
Great job Amna. I like that you said "How did they figure out what to do." That is a smart question to ask. I was thinking about that when I was reading the article. I agree with you that it will save trees from being harmed because many things are already made of wood. Great job!
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I wonder why they wanted to make it out of mushrooms. I think that it is pretty awesome that they could make it into table tops, tables and many other thing from just using the main thing which is a mushroom. I also wonder why they did not try to make something different from any other plant. Even though it is cool what they made. I like the process they did for making them. I also liked reading the section about the prices for the products and one of the products were expensive the other one not so much. That is what the article made me wonder about.
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Amna
1/9/2017 04:35:32 pm
Good thinking Elma! I never thought to think why they particularly used mushrooms so great thinking! I also enjoyed reading on how they made it becuase it is fascinating to think they can make furniture with something you can eat. I also wonder will the furniture rot after a period of time becuase it is food. So overall great thinking.
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Hamzah Khiyani
1/12/2017 09:25:01 pm
Nice Job. I agree that it is cool and I still think they should have made something a little different, but maybe that will turn up in future years. It is very nice to see what people come up with these days. About the glowing bacteria that they could use later on to make lights, It is pretty amazing that they thought of it.
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This makes me wish I could invent other pieces of furniture with a different plant because a lot of people think they can only make things out of wood but it is cool how you can make things from other plants too such as mushrooms. I would want to invent furniture using weeds because it is a plant most people do not like when it grows so it will be cool to make furniture out of it instead of throwing it all away. This is what this makes me want to invent.
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Amir Seitov
1/12/2017 07:50:18 pm
I really like your idea Armin, good job!
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NJ
1/9/2017 04:52:31 pm
This makes me wish I could invent a material that can form anything that it is programed to do. For instance, if you need a door you could program it it to form a door. If it is developed it could make bigger things, like houses and buildings. It would be strong material and could make manufacturing be an easier job.
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Ansel Thomas
1/12/2017 06:22:18 pm
NJ your idea is pretty cool, I reminds me of micro bots from big hero six the movie they are both really alike.
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Brian Cao
1/12/2017 10:37:10 pm
NJ, I like how you thought futuristically and thought of tech that seem impossible, but will be possible over time. I'd like to see you making that someday. It's smart! It would help building so much!
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I wonder why they decided to use mushrooms to make this furniture and I also wonder where they got the idea from. This makes think of what else we can make from organic materials. There are so many things we use the organic matter already! An example is using compost to help our gardens grow. I think the mushroom idea was a great idea because some mushrooms are poisonous and some people don't like them because they can grow unexpectedly and they don't know if it is dangerous or not. Now they can be used for a bigger purpose and know they don't have to use trees as often for furniture. They can be used for better things like paper for writing. This what I wondered about and I like this idea!
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This reminds me of the Smurfs cartoon because the little houses in the smurfs village are made out of mushrooms. This also reminds me of upcycled furniture because both furnitures are made from waste. A question I would ask to the person who made this is would it attract bugs because of its natural process. I would also ask how durable it is, ask if it is flammable and ask if you were to spill juice on it if it would stain it. This is what I think about the mushroom furniture.
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Bridgit Bui
1/10/2017 03:21:03 pm
I love the idea of Smurfs! I think that is so creative and I kinda see that now. I love how you incorporated a cartoon into something in real life. Awesome Job!
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1/10/2017 06:05:06 pm
I liked how you thought about the Smurfs! In the movie and cartoon there houses are made out mushrooms just like the furniture. Good Job!
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Bijou Leinbach
1/10/2017 08:57:06 pm
Ruby, your right! They do remind me of the smurfs! In the movie SMURFS they make all of there things out of mushrooms. I wonder if that's were they got the idea from? Nice job?
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Alessandra
1/12/2017 08:55:41 pm
I like how you brought up the smurfs Idea it was clever.
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Bridgit Bui
1/10/2017 09:21:44 am
This reminds me of actual food like dairy products especially yogurt. It reminds me of yogurt because there is bacteria in yogurt and we eat yogurt and we use for a good use. Also cheese is made of mold so we have a good use of food and soon to be furniture. I mean if we can use mold and bacteria for food we can use it for furniture. Also since bacteria and mold is in things we use today and even eat today then it can be used for furniture in your house. This also reminds me of soy sauce because it has mold in it and it is a good use for sushi!
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1/10/2017 03:45:08 pm
One question I have is what if they ship the furniture to a different country will it break and is it fragile.
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1/10/2017 06:01:57 pm
This article makes me wish I could invent something that no one could ever think of because I never thought that mushroom furniture would be a thing up until now. Mushroom furniture is something that I could never think of inventing or making! I could think of having mushroom furniture in my house and if it were in my house it would smell like fungus. I never thought mushrooms would mold into different shapes, be chiseled, or sturdy. When mushrooms are a piece of furniture I think it's really unique and outside of the box object that is really surprising. It makes me think about making things that no one has ever thought about. This is what I think about mushroom furniture.
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Alessandra
1/12/2017 08:54:11 pm
I agree adriana I like how you explained your reasoning.
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I wonder if the people who made this will make other kinds of plants. I also think that if they are going to make lots of other items like a water bottle or a drinkable cup.The last thing I wonder about is that if they are going to make different sizes and how much they can make before running out.
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This article reminds me of cordyceps, a parasitic fungus that attacks its host, draining it of all the nutrients it has, then kills or consumes the host entirely. The reason it reminded me of cordyceps is because the article is talking about furniture that is made of fungus and cordyceps is a type of fungus. It's pretty ironic considering that I'm talking about a harmful fungus while the furniture fungus is harmless.
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Ansel Thomas
1/12/2017 06:20:10 pm
That is really funny Jonathan and you did really good keep up the good work.
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One question I still have is can you make something thin like a plastic bag. Would it still work the same would it be as fragile as a bag or would it be tougher. Will it be the same when the wind blows will it shake or will it just stay like a piece of cardboard.
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1/12/2017 10:55:29 pm
Hi Matthew, I liked how you said if you can make something thin like a plaster bag. Then you could use it to carry items,use it in an lab experiment in school,or use it for a project.
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Kosta Paulos
1/12/2017 05:45:20 pm
One question I have about this article is whether or not the fungus is sanitary to be on furniture or not. Also, I wonder if this is even comfortable furniture to be using all the time in your house.
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1/12/2017 06:17:16 pm
One question I still have after reading this article is if the furniture will rot or develop mold? The reason that I say this is because the furniture is made up of mushrooms and mushrooms can go bad and develop mold, therefore I wonder if it will happen to the furniture.
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Amir Seitov
1/12/2017 07:49:18 pm
Good job, Ansel, I thought about that too
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Amir Seitov
1/12/2017 07:48:23 pm
Mushroom furniture will be really cool but won't it be too weak and squishy
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1/12/2017 10:49:34 pm
Hi Amir, I liked how you said that the mushroom furniture won't be weak and squishy. The mushroom furniture could be useful if it was not weak.
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Alessandra
1/12/2017 08:53:01 pm
One question I have after I read this article is whether they are trying to save money by using things in nature like mushrooms.
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Hamzah Khiyani
1/12/2017 09:11:54 pm
One question I have is how did they think of this technology. I mean seriously? I would have never ever think of mushrooms. Also this reminds me of the new bacterial light bulbs that are made from bacteria in fish that make them glow.
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Brian Cao
1/12/2017 10:40:44 pm
Hi Hamzah, I liked how you questioned their thinking on making mushroom furniture/anything. That fact about the bacterial light bulbs that are made from bacteria in fish which makes them glow was a nice fun fact also!
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Brian Cao
1/12/2017 10:34:19 pm
One question that I have is if the mushroom furniture could be modified to be better than wood/timber or any other material. This also just makes me want to invent some future tech that helps replace modern technology. I would like it to be futuristic like in movies. I know this is somewhat really imaginative, but it could be done someday.
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1/12/2017 10:44:01 pm
I wish that I could invent a object from mushroom then I could make the same object as much as I want. I could also use the object and sell it to people and make money to help my family.
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