You’ll probably think I need brain surgery myself as this idea unfolds. But the aim isn’t to glorify or mock diseases and conditions. No, rather it’s to foster sympathy and caregiving in kids, who, after all, like to pretend to care for babies and animals. You could put bandaids on Polly Patients skinned knee, wrap her twisted ankle, or even be Read More …
Make-a-Box cardboard comes in several sizes. Small is perfect to make a box for a deck of cards. Run it through your inkjet, printing not only your designs, but the faint dotted lines where you need to cut or fold. Larger sizes are perfect for ties and other gifts, CDs and DVDs, any use your mind desires. You’d Read More …
Why does soap in hotels often take forever to get off your hands? OK, it’s probably because it has some kind of “luxuriant” moisturer that trogolytes like me are too dumb to appreciate. Well, for us clean and simple simpletons, how about offering a quick-rinse, skip-the-creamy-coating soap? I want soap, not cream of vegetable soup.
Completely opaque lenses (classic black, or optional images of eyeballs) with earplugs on those hinged side thingies (frame temples?). Great for bus terminals, little children’s birthday parties, family reunions,promising plays and movies that reek, monk practice, and long relaxing soaks in the tub.
The mother of all Magic 8 Balls. Has a much bigger window. And when you shake it and turn it over, three of the 20 message triangles float into view within that window. For example: “Edible.” “Music.” “Money.” Let it percolate. What bubbles into your brain? Edible Music? Song lyrics printed on flat candy? Chocolates Read More …
Somehow build a mini-chair or sitting cushion into a pair of shoes. Foam blocks that dangle off the heels for squat support? Attachments on the sides swing back and Velcro together? Shoes totally unfold and refold, like wearable Transformers?
Instead of making flat scenes like movies seem three-dimensional, these 2-D glasses would make real things look flat. Would help artists, perhaps, put things into better perspective. Whoa, what if you then looked at a painting or photograph … would it look 1-D? Wouldn’t that be like a dot or invisible? (Hey, isn’t that quip better than making the obligatory Read More …
Wish I could buy one. But I can’t see it working with just one wheel/blade. Veggies could go flying everywhere. So give it three, four or five wheels, and maybe add some kind of outer rim to catch outer veggie bits trying to blast all over the kitchen floor. It would be like a power tool Read More …
Ever want to interact with your TV? Like hit it with a shoe when your football team chokes? What if you could hit it with a virtual shoe? Or toss a virtual pie or water balloon at a crook or despicable politician? Maybe you could project a cartoon balloon, to put words in the mouths of show characters Read More …
At home centers, lifting and unloading heavy purchases, like sacks of concrete mix or big tubs of paint, can be a chore. If the end of shopping carts could unlock and swing outward, either all the way down or partway like a ramp, you could back the cart right up to your trunk or sidedoor Read More …
Put on a shirt from my suitcase and it was wrinkled. Why not an iron that would work while you’re wearing clothes? Shape it like giant tweezers. The space-age insulated heatproof shield size goes under the shirt. The steamy / ultrasound size goes on the outside. Move it around and wrinkles disappear. OK, no way Read More …
Add a little fun to frozen pizzas by making pictures out of toppings. Arrange the cheese to melt into a smiley face. (Yes, I’m losing my mind.) Have pepperoni pieces in the shape of trains. Spell words with sausage bits. Of course, like anything, this can be taken too far. We draw the line at Read More …
Seems so obvious this either already exists (Doh!) or will soon. In casual use, you could record a call to share later with a spouse or friend. There are all sorts of business and legal reasons to record a call, too. Worried about violating laws? Maybe, when you push “record,” the phone automatically asks, “Is it Read More …
Today’s airplane bombing plot, supposedly involving mixing chemicals on board a plane, resulted in the banning of all sorts of liquids and semi-liquid substances in carry-on bags. If this possibility is real, the threat could last. So what’s the permanently mandated security measure? No carry-ons? No bottles of shampoo or soda or perfume, no tubes of hair gel or toothpaste, no Read More …
OK, I’ve found on the Web exploding golf balls, clubs that deliberately snap, nudie tees, and bark-backed hillbilly putters. But how about these ideas? The I-Didn’t-Touch-It! putter that, at the push of a button, blasts enough air to send that one-inch gimme right into the hole. A club shaped like a foot, just for laughs, or kicks. A club Read More …