maybe there's been a thread about this before, but have you ever come up with an invention or good business idea? mine tend to be rather silly but i think they could work.

i've just come up with a doorknob that had a sponge on it which dispenses that water-less antibacterial soap. flu-preventative and might help stop so many infection deaths at hospitals.

also i thought about 24-hour pizza delivery (in a college town you could be a millionaire off that),

a toothbrush with a two-minute timer on it (wrote to braun and they actually already have one)



what are your ideas?
[This message was edited Sun Dec 21 10:41:05 PST 2003 by conch5184]

My toothbrush does have a timer.

Lima beans that eat themselves. (I hate lima beans)

And some kind of Git-repellant spray or lotion or something.

Oh yeah and a really fast car.

mustn't antagonize the posters...

2the9s said:

i don't suppose you have a way to make those things work?

conch5184 said:

No, I'm more of a big-picture kind of guy.

I'm writing code for a Cyber bitchslap function.


Here's one of my earlier inventions.

i wonder if that doorknob thing would work...possibly the sponge would just pick up the bacteria..but then kill it..so it could work..or maybe it would just have the cleanser on it sticking to the surface. just to stop the spread but not really killing what is already on the hands, it wouldn't come off.

sinisterpentatonic said:

conch5184 said:

I wouldn't touch that nasty sponge!

I would have to invent something that would make it so I wouldn't have to touch that nasty sponge. Like a glove or something!

I say, I say, I say..my dog doesn't have a nose?

Why would a person need a toothbrush with a timer?

Lammastide said:

I dunno, mine is electric and turns off after 2 minutes of brushing, which is the "reccommended standard brushing time".

2the9s said:

Git-repellant? A little cum never hurt anybody, unless it's hitting you in the eye.

* I know of a couple 24-hour pizza delivery joints. Are there any 24-hour auto repair places?

2the9s said:

...well maybe a hospital would be the best place. thousands of people die each year from unnecessary infections because doctors don't wash their hands (from being too busy or careless). the most common way germs are spread is by doorknobs. but with the flu being so bad here this year i started thinking about ways to stop germ spread.

theVelvetRoper said:

that and it makes it easier to make sure kids are doing it the full length.

Lammastide said:

well i guess it wasn't that bad an idea after all...

conch5184 said:

So invent a cure for the flu! Or some kind of full-body Doctor-wrap or something! Or voice-activated doorways!

But sponge-doorknobs??

Lammastide said:

Yeah, my uncle's garage.

I would also invent cars that drive upright on two wheels, like the way humans walk.

I think it's time for this final evolution of the automobile and it would save space on the highways and be easier to park.

How about something to digitize smell, taste or touch and send them remotely? Afterall, we've got technology to do this with the other senses.

(Actually, I've read some companies already are working on ways to digitize smell.)

2the9s said:

It would look something like this:



Only you have to picture it on two wheels, and more up-to-date, and in color...








I would invent editing
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2the9s said:

each strain is different it would be impossible to make a cure. this year's is different from the two most frequent and that's why the vaccine probably won't do anything. the best recommended precaution is frequent hand washing.

2the9s said:

But how would you carry multiple passengers?

voice-activated doors is a great idea though good job.

I'd definitey want to see a personal teleporter.

An automatic thread replying robot

conch5184 said:

So invent portable washbasins and plumbing so people could wash their hands wherever they might be!

And soap on a rope. Although I think that exists.