"One man's trash is another man's treasure." Taking this idea further, "one man's struggling idea is another man's brilliant one." My roommate had thrown out his bulk-sized pallet of eggs (apparently the guy eats 5 dozen a week, which explains why our apartment always smells like IHOP) and thought to discard it permanently. It occurred to me that the pallet, which was designed to house and protect eggs in transport, would probably serve a similar purpose with poster boards and notes, if cut and carved away properly. I'd propped up poster boards and had figured that it was good enough and would no doubt get similar results with paper.
Well, I would come to find out in class that paper did, in fact, not work with it at all. Thankfully, Nate, in his infinite, Nike-branded athletic wisdom, suggested that a phone be propped up on the paper stand instead. Voila! A masterpiece, a work of art, a functioning phone stand turned out of trash. It may very well revolutionize the world as we know it. That's why it's important to keep your trash close, and your clever friends closer.
Brady Edwards
