Stretcher spreader bars and bicycle: what they have in common
- Step 1. Stretcher spreader bars — is part of — Stretcher. They keep the canvas taut.
- Step 2. Stretcher — is made of — Linen. With cloth stretched between them.
- Step 3. Linen — is material for — Bandage. The Egyptians bound wounds with strips of linen.
- Step 4. Bandage — is made of — Cotton. Gauze.
- Step 5. Cotton — is material for — Wright Flyer. The covering is muslin.
- Step 6. Wright Flyer — was inspired by — Bicycle. The experience of the Wrights’ bicycle shop — chains, light structures, the idea of controlled instability.