I think this will happen: Some group, worried about the corrupted morals of our youth (and adults) will begin sending spam, nagging us to mind our nasty habits, get a job!, avoid drugs!, keep your privates private, etc., etc. Or, perhaps we’ll get health-oriented reminders, motivated by insurers and others who’d like to cut how much the inattentive Read More …
I’m not a doctor, just someone speaking from experience. After a lame-brain stint of playing basketball barefoot (this was many years ago), I strained my feet and developed plantar fasciitis. The conventional treatments, I tried: stretching and orthotics. But the more I thought about it, this seemed, well, stupid. Why would you stretch something that’s Read More …
Here’s a great idea touted on a cool website: Neato.com. The curved barbecue grills better, fits better on a plate, and looks cool too. Makes me wonder: What else would be better curved? Golf clubs that come preshaped for wrapping around a tree? … knives for cutting around the cores and pits of apples, pineapples Read More …
Want to know when someone’s entering your house? Could be a loved one, friend or foe. Now you can with Noisy Doors and Squeaky Rugs. What’s great about Squeaky Rugs, they’d be also laugh for kids who’d diabolically dance up a sonic storm. (Maybe not so much for stressed-out parents.) I’m imagining they sound like squeaky toys, but Read More …
Well, there is now. If nutrients are chemicals good for you body, then what are substances that make you sick? How about pollutrients? Popped into my head driving yesterday. Has a certain ring, yes? Reminds me of a cartoon I once did that I’ll have to find, scan and post later. For more about Googlewhacks Read More …
I’d eat less (I’m just a bit overweight) if my stomach wasn’t greedier than my brain. It works like this: Mind see cherries. Mind think: “I’ll only eat half a little dishful.” Mouth eat. Stomach say: “Me want more.” Dish fill up. Mouth eat that. Mind think (lie): “Just a few more.” Repeat. Stomach rumble. Read More …
If we’re headed toward keeping track of everything (see Google item below), more people will feel so stifled, they’ll want secrecy technology. They’ll want NOT to be know, NOT to be found. So imagine Hide & Sneak devices that lie to global positioning systems. By hacking, overriding, discombubulating, jamming, whatever … you’ll be able to tell Read More …
Label reveals: “Energy used to make this product.” If A and B cost the same, would you buy the one that wasted less energy? Side benefit for jingoists: It’s probably the product made abroad that consumed the most energy, because of shipping. So home-made, local products would probably score the best. Of course, cynics might say: Read More …
Wonder: Is it better to take one long walk each day or lots of little hikes? The one-long daily walk sometimes leaves me tired and a bit sore. But I notice if I get up from that computer terminal and stroll a lap around the floor I feel better longer. Anybody ever run a study?
Why is gum only a snack or candy substitute? Why can’t it replace an entire meal? You have your chips-and-dip gum for an appetizer. Or, if you prefer, your soup or salad gum. Want bread and butter gum with that? Next it’s steak and potatoes gum, broccoli with cheese sauce gum, and favorite beverage gum. Cap it all Read More …
Here’s a trick for almost instantly solving those “Can You Spot the Differences” puzzles. Do the cross-eyed “stereovision” trick! Remember those Magic Eye puzzles? You kind of looked “through” two pictures till they combined to make a 3-D image? The “differences” will pop right out at you! Obligatory warning: Always check with your eye doctor before attempting Read More …
Wheat germ by itself: OK, nutritious, kind of nutty taste, not much body. Oat bran: Really blah, kind of bulky, but has cholesterol-cutting soluble fiber. So put ’em together. Get the best of both: vitamins, fibre, body and that nutty taste. Give it a nutty name: Whoat Bram. Of course, you can always make your Read More …
OK, OK, OK, maybe the physics here won’t work. And the scale might be impossible, too. But if sea levels will rise because of melting ice sheets, how about creating some new ones? Put snow machines all over Greenland, and maybe Alaska and Siberia, too. Maybe even on icebergs at the North Pole. Pile up Read More …
When it snows, on the news you’ll hear all sorts of warnings: Dress warmly! Look out for icy roads! Bend those knees when shoveling, and don’t do it with a heart problem! Never, though, have I ever heard: Beware of pushing your shovel like a plow because if the blade catches, the handle could suddenly jam, Read More …
Suppose you’re in a hurry to make your icy sidewalks less dangerous. The stuff is way too hard to chop and shovel. What if you had an “ice rougher”? It wouldn’t remove the ice, it would just rough it up so it wasn’t so slippery. Wouldn’t have to be a separate tool. Option 1: Could be Read More …