White or Wheat? - Creative Exercise 4

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Introduction

    This week’s exercise was a doozy to pick. I have been trying to find an exercise that is something that I normally would not do, but for some reason, this task has taken me more time than I expected. I completed a couple of exercises, again. The exercise that I ended up going with is called White or Wheat. I found this creative exercise in a book called CAFFIENE FOR THE CREATIVE MIND: 250 EXERSCISES TO WAKE UP YOUR BRAIN by Stefan Mumaw and Wendy Lee Oldfield.

White or Wheat

    This exercise instructs you to create a sandwich. This is not any ordinary sandwich. In your mind, when you think of creating a sandwich, it will be delicious and hand crafted with different meats, vegetables, condiments, cheeses, and breads. This sandwich will make your mouth water until it is finally glazing your taste buds after taking your first HUMUNGOUS bite. Well, this is not the case. I have set you up for failure.

    The exercise is to create the absolute worst sandwich possible. The items you normally place in your mouth-watering sandwich will be replaced with items that are much less satisfying. The ingredients are as follows:

BREAD: Choose anything you’d find in a gym locker

CONDIMENTS: Choose anything in paste form

CHEESE: Choose anything that would melt over a fire

VEGETABLES: Choose anything found in a hardware store

MEATS: Choose anything with a smooth texture



    I brainstormed for a little bit. I wrote each ingredient down, and I formed a list of items in each category. This is what I came up with:

BREAD: dirty underwear, dirty shorts, dirty shirts, smelly shoes, deodorant, brush, soap, shampoo

CONDIMENTS: glue, tomato paste, drywall mud, lotion, body scrub, ointment, toothpaste

CHEESE: plastic, marshmallows, aluminum cans, wax, ice

VEGETABLES: wrench, hammer, sockets, ratchet straps, drills, mowers, saws, screws, tape, glue, wood, rope, paint, funnels, tarps, tape measure, levels

MEATS: silk, ice

Final Decision

BREAD: dirty underwear

CONDIMENTS: drywall mud

CHEESE: aluminum cans

VEGETABLES: screws

MEATS: silk

Conclusion

    I skipped over this exercise quite a few times. For some reason, it just wasn’t jumping out at me. After doing some research and going over exercises, I ultimately decided this is the one. I liked that the exercise involved food (who doesn’t love food), and it got creative with what the ingredients would consist of. I did not have to pick multiple selections for the ingredients, but I felt that brainstorming the ingredients would help me come up with my best solution. I got a good laugh out of doing this exercise, and I came up with a pretty interesting sandwich.

 

 

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