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Started by En_Route, July 25, 2012, 06:02:55 PM

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En_Route

A motor-car combined with washing machine and tumble- dryer, with backseats that reconfigure into an ironing board. Perfect for house- spouses who are caught in lengthy traffic jams on the school run or on the way to the out -of- town hypermarket to avail of Discount Day. It's one of those ideas that just seems so obvious once you hear it.
Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them (Orwell).

OldGit


En_Route

Quote from: OldGit on July 25, 2012, 07:08:42 PM
A solar powered miner's lamp.

Visionary. Just don't mention it to any medical professionals.
Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them (Orwell).

Theta Sigma

A battery operated car that has a built-in generator.  The motion of the wheels recharges the battery. 

I'm sure there is some reason this wouldn't work, but I am not smart enough to know what it is.
All of time and space,
     everywhere and anywhere,
every star that ever was,
     where do you want to start?

Crow

Quote from: Theta Sigma on July 25, 2012, 08:18:28 PM
A battery operated car that has a built-in generator.  The motion of the wheels recharges the battery. 

I'm sure there is some reason this wouldn't work, but I am not smart enough to know what it is.

That's called a hybrid. But you still need petrol/gasoline as the kinetic energy from the wheels doesn't create enough energy to fully power the battery.
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Theta Sigma

Quote from: Crow on July 25, 2012, 08:25:36 PM
That's called a hybrid. But you still need petrol/gasoline as the kinetic energy from the wheels doesn't create enough energy to fully power the battery.

I know what a hybrid is.  I meant a car that didn't need an external source of energy, but I suppose if that were possible... I'd have one.  Oh, well.
All of time and space,
     everywhere and anywhere,
every star that ever was,
     where do you want to start?

xSilverPhinx

An artificial leaf that fixates atmospheric carbon and turns it into glucose. Will hurl farmers to a whole new level.

A computerized pen that reads your mind and writes what you want without you having to hold it. Great for multitaskers.

Replace entire tissues with nanobotic cells. May have problems with viruses never seen before, though.

I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


Ali


En_Route

What a veritable geyser of creativity I have unloosed.
Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them (Orwell).

Guardian85

Uniforms with climate control.
The idea came to me at work last winter. At night. Outside. In the snow. And the wind.


"If scientist means 'not the dumbest motherfucker in the room,' I guess I'm a scientist, then."
-Unknown Smartass-

Ali


Ali

Quote from: En_Route on July 26, 2012, 12:11:18 AM
What a veritable geyser of creativity I have unloosed.

Hmmmmmph.  You're probably planning on stealing all of our ideas and amassing a small "As Seen On TV" fortune. 

En_Route

Quote from: Ali on July 26, 2012, 12:23:20 AM
Quote from: En_Route on July 26, 2012, 12:11:18 AM
What a veritable geyser of creativity I have unloosed.

Hmmmmmph.  You're probably planning on stealing all of our ideas and amassing a small "As Seen On TV" fortune. 

I have already advertised for a butler, a cook, a chauffeur, a French Chambermaid, a gardener, an under- gardener, a resident DJ  and a dwarf for teasing.
Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them (Orwell).

Ali

Quote from: En_Route on July 26, 2012, 12:36:51 AM
Quote from: Ali on July 26, 2012, 12:23:20 AM
Quote from: En_Route on July 26, 2012, 12:11:18 AM
What a veritable geyser of creativity I have unloosed.

Hmmmmmph.  You're probably planning on stealing all of our ideas and amassing a small "As Seen On TV" fortune. 

I have already advertised for a butler, a cook, a chauffeur, a French Chambermaid, a gardener, an under- gardener, a resident DJ  and a dwarf for teasing.

I'm looking for a position of Chief Sitter On Her Asser and Surf the Interneter, if you're hiring.  I need medical, dental, optical, and I want to work from home.  A Snack Allowance is preferable but negotiable.

En_Route

Quote from: Ali on July 26, 2012, 12:48:00 AM
Quote from: En_Route on July 26, 2012, 12:36:51 AM
Quote from: Ali on July 26, 2012, 12:23:20 AM
Quote from: En_Route on July 26, 2012, 12:11:18 AM
What a veritable geyser of creativity I have unloosed.

Hmmmmmph.  You're probably planning on stealing all of our ideas and amassing a small "As Seen On TV" fortune. 

I have already advertised for a butler, a cook, a chauffeur, a French Chambermaid, a gardener, an under- gardener, a resident DJ  and a dwarf for teasing.

I'm looking for a position of Chief Sitter On Her Asser and Surf the Interneter, if you're hiring.  I need medical, dental, optical, and I want to work from home.  A Snack Allowance is preferable but negotiable.


I thought you'd already secured that position. But yes, it is  a de rigeur status symbol for plutocrats to be seen with an aide who is decorative but carries out no discernible  business function. I should warn you though, there is a strict dress code.
Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them (Orwell).