Bright Ideas

[Neil H]

Alfanatic said:

Combine an exercise bike with a Wii or Playstation, add some Tour De France stages and adjust the resistance depending on whether you're going uphill or downhill. Record best times for routse and allow online racing and downloadable courses.

Better still, combine it with Google Streetview for the ultimate virtual cycle tour!

If someone steals this idea and makes their millions, please at the very least just send me a free, complete and working example.

I'm pretty sure such a thing already exists.

[stitched]

A tube which goes by the front door, it analyses my breath to identify me then if the alcohol level is over a certain level it opens the door for me, locks the bedroom and opens the spare room.

[Alfanatic]

Neil H said:

Alfanatic said:

Combine an exercise bike with a Wii or Playstation, add some Tour De France stages and adjust the resistance depending on whether you're going uphill or downhill. Record best times for routse and allow online racing and downloadable courses.

Better still, combine it with Google Streetview for the ultimate virtual cycle tour!

If someone steals this idea and makes their millions, please at the very least just send me a free, complete and working example.

I'm pretty sure such a thing already exists.

That was fast! I'll keep an eye out for the delivery company

[Stablelad]

jeff m said:

I am at present working on a device that will capture the energy generated by my wife talking to her sister.

[The Nur]

Gr3g said:

Dissolving sugar packets for cafes.

Think about people with sweaty palms and their bodily excretions dissolving into your tea...



Edited for spelling

Edited by The Nur on Friday 27th August 20:12

[DavesFlaps]

Non-stick windscreens ©

This idea came to me whilst driving home tonight, peering through the shattered corpses of many unidentifiable insects.

[Parsnip]

The video is super naff, but you get the idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KtdqP8q-CU&fea...

Have always fancied a go on one - if only to connect a massive motor to the flywheel and cheat.

[andy_s]

DavesFlaps said:

Non-stick windscreens ©

This idea came to me whilst driving home tonight, peering through the shattered corpses of many unidentifiable insects.

They have self-cleaning windows/glass, can't be long before someone does it if they haven't already.

[Doug Phillips]

TITWONK said:

if i had a few hundred thousand pounds spare i would develop the 'LID LIFTER' a little peddle by the toilet that lifts the seat when we wanna piss. saves touching the dirty things and saves an ear bending afterwards.

I just piss on the seat, job done

[Aiten]

Few years ago, during the Christmas festivities, the family was over and the usual debate about what should be on the tv. My dad came up with the idea to show 2 images at once on the same screen on different frequencies, with glasses set to the correct frequency. The same theory behind 3d images with glasses on.

Sony have patented it this year.

Oh how it would have been nice to sell the patent to Sony and shorten my working days considerably with a fleet of fun cars. Live and learn I suppose.

[cambiker71]

TITWONK said:

if i had a few hundred thousand pounds spare i would develop the 'LID LIFTER' a little peddle by the toilet that lifts the seat when we wanna piss. saves touching the dirty things and saves an ear bending afterwards.

http://www.toiletseatlifter.com/

[Killer2005]

Fruit based sweets that taste of other colours. For example a green sweet would taste like a black one, black ones would taste yellow etc etc

A midget grand national run over a dog agility course

[andy_s]

Killer2005 said:

Fruit based sweets that taste of other colours. For example a green sweet would taste like a black one, black ones would taste yellow etc etc

Already done - some sort of Opal Fruit derivative, can't remember the name...

[Alfanatic]

Parsnip said:

The video is super naff, but you get the idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KtdqP8q-CU&fea...

Have always fancied a go on one - if only to connect a massive motor to the flywheel and cheat.

Ah, that's the one right there. I need that.

[B0LLIKS]

how about small reflectors along the middle of the road so you can.....oh wait. ok here's one, a work bench that you can alter the hight and also it can clamp the job you are doing, second thoughts it will never catch on. got one, but dont laugh ok....a phone you can carry with you, just need to work out how to make the cable long enough.

[steveo3002]

OlliePlimsoll said:

A handbag with an interior light.

ETA: " Only at weekends "

Edited by OlliePlimsoll on Friday 27th August 15:36

get with the times...the g/f had one about 3 yrs ago

[karona]

cambiker71 said:

TITWONK said:

if i had a few hundred thousand pounds spare i would develop the 'LID LIFTER' a little peddle by the toilet that lifts the seat when we wanna piss. saves touching the dirty things and saves an ear bending afterwards.

http://www.toiletseatlifter.com/

I built a seat-operated flush system, lifting the seat 'set' a spring on a pneumatic flush button, lowering the seat tripped the spring and pressed the flush. The gubbins went behind the panel hiding a concealed cystern, all that was visible was the end of a bike brake cable. The better half loved it because the only way to flush was to "put the fking seat down"

I often wonder if I could have patented the idea, would there be a market for it now?

[davhill]

And now, from Keitel (who brought you the cordless kite) it's the parachute that opens on impact

[Pothole]

Parsnip said:

The video is super naff, but you get the idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KtdqP8q-CU&fea...

Have always fancied a go on one - if only to connect a massive motor to the flywheel and cheat.

lost me at 7 seconds.

[vit4]

Not sure how it'd make money... but it'd solve global warming, the obesity epidemic, unemployment epidemic and reduce the burden on the healthcare system immensely.



People powered power stations. The way I figure it, is that the coal/oil/gas are burnt to make steam, which in turn forces a turbine-generator thingy round, which makes the electricity. The fossil fuels aren't essential. So, why not have hundreds of exercise bikes in this 'power station'. The heat energy from the friction of the bike's internals can be converted into electricity and bingo! Or, if this isn't exactly possible, just lots of tiny electricity generators in each bike perhaps.

Now, if anybody is a blatant dole scrounger (eg, on benefits for 6 months or so) then they have a choice; either work for the power station for minimum wage or lose their benefits. Make it more appealing than the dole, say some sort of 'clubcard' scheme where not only do you earn your wage but for each hour worked you earn a 'point', which can later be cashed in for Butlins holidays, fags etc. 30 minute shift on the bike, 10 minute break. Repeat for 9 hours.

The exercise would reduce a number of health problems' prevalence, the lack of fossil fuels burning should please the climate-change brigade, unemployment would drop as millions are essentially forced to work for them, crime would probably drop as a knock on effect from that, and all in all the children are well and truly thought of.



Genius. Utter genius. I should run this damn country.


Edited for orsumz spillengs.

Edited by vit4 on Saturday 4th September 01:30