JFET_V1_N1_A4 I.L. Vikentyev Journal on Future Engineering and Technology 2230 – 7184 1 1 35 38 Geometry, physical phenomena, geometrical qualities, TRIZ-CHANCE System Here is such a characteristic example. 40 Higher Education students were asked which technical characteristics of a hyperboloid they knew. Each remembered the essence of the mathematical definitions, some even referred to the construction of V.G. Shukhov's tower... but that was all. But the hyperboloid, like any other geometric figure, has a wealth of useful creative applications in technology. August - October 2005 Copyright © 2005 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=948