| Do you want to create money-making new | | | | things to wear while doing dirty jobs. |
| inventions? Not me. I just like to dream them up. | | | | Fast-food tube: These could be like the tubes at |
| Here are some of the new ideas I would love to see | | | | bank drive-throughs, but they would have to stay |
| created in reality. I hope a reader or two will do | | | | level for the sake of the drinks. Using these, one |
| something with them. | | | | slow person won't hold up the whole line at the |
| New Inventions For Outdoors | | | | drive-through, because there can be several lines. |
| Free-standing tents without poles: The idea here is to | | | | The customers send money in through this conveyor |
| have two inflatable sleeves that criss-cross over the | | | | system, and get food back the same way. Just pull |
| top of a dome-style tent. Perhaps the rigidity would | | | | up to whichever lane is empty. I'm waiting to see this |
| be insufficient for windy nights, but it's worth a try. | | | | invention. |
| Make them inflatable from inside, and you could | | | | Magnetic painting kits: This new novelty invention |
| quickly crawl inside and out of the rain to inflate it. | | | | would consist of a flat "canvas" of magnetic material |
| Rail-runner bicycle attachment: This is a new invention | | | | (steel?), and an assortment of many colors of iron |
| I want to try, but one that will not be popular with | | | | dust or small shavings. Just apply the metal dust |
| the railroad companies. Wouldn't it be great to be | | | | carefully to create any "painting" you can imagine. It |
| able to bike along train tracks? They go many places | | | | would be something like a Buddhist sand mandala, but |
| that roads don't go. The idea here is a device that | | | | slightly more permanent. Spray the finished painting |
| holds the bicycle wheels on the track as you pedal | | | | with a "fixer," and you could even hang it on the wall. |
| along. Easy removal would be necessary, of course, | | | | Invisible walls: This is a new invention that would be |
| for the occasional passing of a train. | | | | just plain fun. Make a wall with properly placed |
| Kites inflated with helium: If its been done, I haven't | | | | cameras, using the other side of the wall was the |
| seen them yet. With some lift from the helium, these | | | | projection screen for these cameras, and the effect |
| kites could be flown in any amount of wind. Designed | | | | would be that of looking right into the other room - |
| right, they would still fly something like a kite, and | | | | an invisible wall. I'm not sure about the practical |
| with more maneuverability if designed like a stunt | | | | applications, but an "invisible ceiling" would provide a |
| kite, with two strings. The first prototype might be a | | | | nice view at night. |
| kite with a small helium balloon attached. If somebody | | | | Magnetic signs for windows: Thousands of businesses |
| makes this, I'll buy one. | | | | use large magnetic signs for their vehicles, with their |
| Other New Inventions | | | | company name and logo on them. Of course these |
| Disposable t-shirts: Dollar stores have t-shirts on the | | | | can only be used on metallic surfaces. To stick to car |
| shelves, so we know they're getting cheap. Why not | | | | or building windows, they need a similar flat magnet |
| invented a line of shirts that are low-quality, but good | | | | or steel mesh material that is placed on the other |
| enough, and cost very little to manufacture? Sell | | | | side of the glass, to hold them in place. This may be |
| them in boxes of 12, as "disposable clothing." Where's | | | | one of those "unpatentable" ideas, but the first to |
| the market? Those who want less laundry to do on | | | | trademark a catchy name and market them widely |
| long trips, or those who want to have some cheap | | | | might do well with new inventions like these. |