Principle 17. Another dimension
- To move an object in two- or three-dimensional space.
Infrared computer mouse moves in space, instead of on a surface, for presentations.
Five-axis cutting tool can be positioned where needed.
- Use a multi-story arrangement of objects instead of a single-story arrangement.
Cassette with 6 CD's to increase music time and variety
Electronic chips on both sides of a printed circuit board
Employees "disappear" from the customers in a theme park, descend into a tunnel, and walk to their next assignment, where they return to the surface and magically reappear.
- Tilt or re-orient the object, lay it on its side.
Dump truck
- Use 'another side' of a given area.
Stack microelectronic hybrid circuits to improve density.