An installation conceived this month as part of the Mediamatic Dev Camp ‘10 in Amsterdam, proves that human wind power (when paired with technology) is enough to knit a sock. The five-day project developed by Luís Brandaõ, Fábio Costa, Sean Follmer, and Pol Pla places a piezo buzzer sensor at the receiving end of a straw that gauges the collective strength and power of the participating blowers. Up to three people at a time can challenge one another, each person’s breath powers a dedicated wool string that matches the color of their straw (magenta, cyan, or yellow). The blower with the greatest lung capacity (likely your non-smoking, athletic friends) will dominate the woven pattern of the sock.According to the Blowing Your Sock On project log, a breathalyzer was originally chosen to dictate the color of the wool, but by day three the idea was dropped in lieu of a servo motor that uses the sensor to direct the yarn through the appropriately colored ink-soaked sponge, resulting in a collaborative multi-colored sock completely controlled by the participants. A sock whose pattern is dependent on the alcohol levels of the drunkest people in the room sounds like an interesting art-party twist on the typical drinking game (and more fun), but we still applaud the concept of turning a gallery visit into a competitive event.