[00:00:00] In certain areas of the country where dry, climatic conditions prevail,
[00:00:05] sprinkling and irrigating systems are generally maintained for prolonged periods of time.
[00:00:12] Obviously, however, means are required for automatically closing down said systems
[00:00:19] when there is a rainfall or when moisture conditions in the atmosphere are excessive. Curiosity and Irrigation Innovation at the Landscape Ontario Irrigation Conference. The more I lean into Curiosity, because it happens to be just a personal trait of mine, the more I learn about it and then the more I would like to share with you. So this week, in prepping for my presentation next week, I'm going to use a lot of the world, the society, the industry, the project, whatever it might be, it starts with curiosity. And I think that curiosity in this way canling and irrigating systems are generally maintained for prolonged periods of time. Obviously, however, means are required for automatically closing down said systems when I don't know the right word to say. Boring, monotone, that's the background of the patent. Do you know what it is? Did you get it right away? Can you guess what patent I just read to you? I'm going to give you a moment to think about it. Maybe what I should do is repeat the first couple sentences so that you can think about
[00:05:42] it as I read.
[00:05:43] Okay, here are the first two sentences over again. So, why am I mentioning this to you? This is the most astonishing part. This is what actually gets me super excited. Because this patent was issued August 11th, 1972. The moisture responsive switch actuator
[00:07:02] was issued in 1972.
[00:07:06] Yet, we are still using this device, sensing part in the moisture response switch actuator, it's the same concept that was developed in 1972, 50 years ago. So I think now what I'll do is read you the patent abstract. So what I read at first was the background and maybe the
[00:08:20] abstract will just add a little bit of clarity. So I have it right here. I'm
[00:08:23] gonna read you the abstract and it goes like this. A moisture responsive 1972, 50 years ago. Why? Why are we still using 50-year-old technology? Do you know how many rain sensors are installed out there? Do you know the size of the frickin' rain sensor market? Why has nobody developed a better technology? And I don't have the answer.
[00:09:41] I guess I'm just simply offering you
[00:09:43] the opportunity to ask yourself.
[00:09:45] And this is just one example.
[00:09:46] I chose the rain sensor why is it done like this? Is there another way? Is there a better way? Leads to kind of change and growth. Now, not everyone, not everyone works this way. Not everyone likes to change. Not everyone likes to grow. So if you like to do the same thing, do the same thing the same way every time over and over again, that's totally fine.
[00:11:01] Because again, this is certain, certain personalities are,
[00:11:04] or every personality is different.
[00:11:07] And if that's what makes? What box? That's how I like to answer that question.
[00:12:20] There is no box. There's only a box if you put a box there.
[00:12:24] But otherwise, there's no box device that actually senses the rain. It's a sponge switch. When the sponge is wet, it swells and trips the switch. So that's what we should call it. Hey, Mr. Smith, would you like me to install a sponge switch on your home? Oh, oh, well, tell me about that.
[00:13:42] Well, yeah, a sponge switch is a device
[00:13:45] that when it's raining, it'll swell up and trip the switch what I think the potential is for the future of the Rain Sensor on a future episode. And as we wrap it up, I think my final thought for today is on the potential to nurture a world that is continuously evolving and enhancing, and that embracing this curiosity unlocks limitless opportunities, showing that the pursuit of knowledge and the bravery to question