While the Matty's inventions may seem silly and frivolous, they signal something huge. He prototyped 350 physical inventions in 3 years. Thats roughly 3 days per item.<p>When compared to how hard this was a decade ago, the cost to build physical prototypes has effectively fallen to 0. This is both in terms of the money and time. I really believe we'll see a renaissance of physical goods in the next decade.<p>Previously you'd need to find a factory and contract with them to manufacture a minimum number of items. It would cost several thousand dollars at least and take weeks if not months to get your product.<p>Once you have the physical item in your hand, you can start the testing process which feeds into the next iteration cycle.
I did not even know this person until today, and I just learned he is living EXACT life I dreamt of (as a kid).<p>This person deserves a lot of kudos irrespective of HN finding his work "necessary" OR "worthy". There is a joy in solving a problem (scratch an itch) for the sake of it.
I recall some one say we should write poems in the every day - on receipts, post-it notes, anywhere anytime. Programmers do this sometimes for things that help us along, or just for the joy of it - a script to watch for reservations at a restaurant for example. All these forms of incidental craft should be encouraged. Matty is doing the same but for physical tools / machines.<p>Many types of work require vast institutional support (particle colliders), but we should think about incorporating every day creation into our lives. The agency of making something of your own, instead of just buying something, lends dignity and power to our lives.
Semi-related. Who remembers this classic: <i>Cockeyed.com</i> - several decades worth of fun projects (creations, experiments, etc).<p><a href="https://cockeyed.com/" rel="nofollow">https://cockeyed.com/</a>
I follow him on youtube as I just started 3D printing. Amazing that he's completed and build all those designs. He also just launched a board game that he managed to get stocked in Barnes & Noble
Reminds me of the Japanese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chind%C5%8Dgu" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chind%C5%8Dgu</a>
As a comedy act, I love it.<p>From an engineering perspective, if someone is this clever and creative, I'd love to see him put this much effort into something genuinely useful!
<a href="https://unnecessaryinventions.com/everything-apron/" rel="nofollow">https://unnecessaryinventions.com/everything-apron/</a><p>This rivals Bob's Burgers' "Spice Rack" and "Spiceps" that Bob and Linda invent in competition with each other.
I'd like to see something invented to handle the car key problem, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9kqhzQ-8Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9kqhzQ-8Q</a>