Machine Parts Catalogue

How can we cast these into an internal mental model of our external world? How do we form up an internal structure, picture, world-view, self-view? Can these be separate from and independent of language? How then are these carried inside of us from the external world?

Some physical things to represent

Rather than a complex thing like a hand, think of the primary, basic, simple, or single thing here.

• Ball, Bearing
• Rod, Stick, Bat, Club, Staff, Twig
• Tube, Hose
• Torus, Nut
• Cup, Bowl, Mug
• Bottle, Jar, Barrel, Tank
• Wheel, Gyro, Roller, Fan, Screw
• Spring, Coil, Band
• Piston, Bolt, Latch, Key, Switch
• Joint, Plug, Socket, Hook, Anchor
• String, Rope, Knot
• Bag, Case, Trunk
• Sheet, Blanket

Some things to do with things

• Spin, Twist
• Slide
• Roll
• Walk, Run, Hop, Jump, Leap
• Press
• Bounce
• Fall, Tumble
• Balance
• Emit, Absorb
• Squeeze, Hug, Catch
• Push, Pull
• Pour, Tip, Squirt
• Swing
• Fill
• Chase
• Throw, Punch
• Chew, Tear, Scratch
• Cut, Chop, Break, Smash
• Polish
• Knit, Weave, Combine, Fasten
• Fly, Sail, Swim

How to incorporate the dimensions of space and time? What is the void? And what is the stuff to fill it? What is light and shadow? What is dimension? What are surface, mass, solidity, and hardness?

What about energy flow, forces of attraction, electric, magnetic?

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