BYGRAMS (Diagrams of some BYPASS STRATEGIES)
Humanizing Hominid
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Hominid| Z. A. Melzak ^Hominid
develops| says "Hominid |becomes
external| may have become |Human
Bypasses| human by interior-|thru
(such as| izing bypassing" |Bypassing
some of | |
those | |
below) | |
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Interiorizes Bypassing
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How to GLIDE along
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From | ^Restore
upright| |stable
stable| BIPEDAL |position
position| WALKING |on outstretched
fall | |leg
forward| |
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extend (say) left leg
(digitized gliding)
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"fork" at dangerous site to dig marrow from bones
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take| ^Use fork
likely| TOOL MAKING |to dig marrow
bone or| |from bones
stone| |in safety
"home"| |of cave
with marrow bones V-------------------->
shape marrow "fork"
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Water for bed-ridden kinfolk
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Take| ^Empty into
shell or| |mouth of
pot to| |suppliant
stream| |
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Carry to suppliant
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Need food or goods at another site (Transport and Storage
---------------------> form two large classes
Pack| ^Empty of Bypasses)
into| |out for
"bag"| |use
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Transport to site
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Sharing thoughts another
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Transform| LANGUAGE AS ^Heard words
thoughts | BYPASS |transformed
into words| |into thoughts
| |in hearer
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Speak words
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Measuring inaccessible object
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Measure| ^
shadow (b)| |Proportion:
cast by| |a:b::x:c or
shadow-stick| |a/b = x/c
of known| |hence,
length (a):| |x = ac/b
tangent of| |
shadow-triangle| |(Erastothenes estimated
/|a | | the diameter of the
/_| | | Earth by a similar
b V--------------------> Bypass)
Measure shadow cast at
same time by object
(say, pyramid) /|
another tangent / |x
/__|
c
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(Arab riding camel in de-
Solve problem with insu- sert sees 3 Arab brothers
ficient structure quarreling, amid 17
---------------------> camels. Seems their father
Puts| ^Re- willed elder 1/2 camels;
his| |claims 2nd, 1/3 camels; youngest
camel| |his 1/9 camels. Division pro-
with| |camel vokes quarrel. Stranger
other| |& de- adjoins his camel to
camels| |parts theirs. Assigns elder 1/2
| | (18) = 9 camels; 2nd, 1/3
| | (18) = 6 camels; youngest,
V--------------------> 1/9(18) = 2 camels. 9 + 6
Apportions camels + 2 = 17. Stranger re-
claims his camel, departs.
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Reach up or work at high places
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Put| ^Climb down
ladder| |ladder &
in place| |remove it
| |
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Accomplish Task
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Flee across guarded space
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Dig| ^Emerge As in fim, "The
tunnel| |from Great Escape"
out of| |tunnel
sight of| |beyond
guards| |guardsight
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Flee underground out sight
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Walk on broken leg
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Splint| ^When leg
broken| |heals,
leg| |remove
| |splint
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Walk on splint-supported leg
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Eat meat/fish/vegetables procured raw
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Put in| ^Eat
cooker| |food
| |
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Soften "food" for mastication
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Dye Easter egg, leaving undyed portion
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Rub| ^Remove (Similar for batik
"undyed"| |wax dyeing)
with wax| |
| |
| |
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Immerse egg in dye
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