SUGRU

Oh, hey there! I loved this Sugru project. I must say, I was looking through the other blogs and I don't think anyone did anything remotely similar to mine. Just saying.

I really like doing special effects makeup and have been doing it for quite a while. So, I thought I would integrate the Sugru into this interest. I first made a mold out of the Sugru:



Then I poured liquid latex into the molds, which turned out like this:



I will admit that they look kind of weird. In fact, this whole project was weird. Anyway................

I was going for kind of a "Mystique" type look, but not really. I just went with it. I have made liquid latex molds before many times, with a variety of substances, and the Sugru worked AMAZINGLY. I was worried the latex would react with it in some way, but it was fine.

I didn't really experience functional fixation or whatever it's called. So, without further ado, my final transformation:

TRANSFORMATION VIDEO
(This Animoto was a pain in the ass by the way, so enjoy it everybody. PS I realize I look terrible in the first couple pictures. ITS THE ARTISTIC PROCESS!!)


I drove around and stared at people at red lights like this.
It was hilarious.

PSA Reaction

My favorite video was Bailey, Mackenzie, and Jared's. It was funny and they actually went to their locations, which I appreciated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5Mdbn3Ck4E&list=UUc6kTHkUxvPS03cMz5ZA7Zw&index=14

I also liked Jena, Bryce, and Isiah's PSA. They all talked and I liked the sarcasm and Isiah saying "Go!" before each clip. It seemed very "down to earth" as they say.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuSC4It4qvI&list=UUc6kTHkUxvPS03cMz5ZA7Zw&index=9

Finally, I watched Hannah and Zach's PSA. At first I thought it was muted, they were so quiet! I really loved the enthusiasm from Zach on this one..... Thanks for going to Gnome Games and not going to the best store ever right next door!!!! :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb2OoFODjCI&list=UUc6kTHkUxvPS03cMz5ZA7Zw&index=17

What Makes Us Say Yes?

Persuading people to bend to our whims is an important part of any relationship. What makes people more likely to say 'yes' to us? I covered this briefly in one of my older blogs. There are six universal principles of persuasion:

1. Reciprocity
2. Scarcity
3. Authority
4. Consistency
5. Liking
6. Consensus

Reciprocity means that if a person owes you something, they are more likely to reciprocate a favor. People do not like to be indebted to others.

Scarcity means that if an offer becomes scarce, people will want it more. So, tell people what they have to lose if they say 'no'.

Authority means that people will be persuaded more easily if the asker seems like a credible authority before asking the favor.

Consistency means asking for small favors first which primes the person for when you ask for bigger favors.

Liking means, simply, liking people, There are three factors: Cooperation, similarity, and complements.

Consensus means that people will look at the actions of others to make their own decisions.

So, we have many great ways to make people comply to us. Now, maybe we can all see when people and businesses try to persuade us!
Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFdCzN7RYbw