a few ideas for loving homes with more energy than me

Archive for October, 2007

conversation over the sink

me: How about hot dog flavored toothpaste?

him: Hmm.  How about hot dog flavored condoms?

Popularity: unranked [?]

Pocket Pharmacy

Sometimes you just know that you’re headed for headache danger … a meeting at work, a visit with in-laws, a noisy train ride. At that moment you wish with all your might that the Costco size bottle of headache pills that you picked up on sale was somewhere within arm’s reach. But unless you’re a raver, you’re probably not carrying a bottle that could choke a pharmacist. So what to do? Well, the first thing to do is make the pills wafer-thin and delicious. But why stop there? How about a wallet-size EZ-peel card containing 6 quick dissolving strips, all in a row? You can even throw on some Listerine and Benadryl to keep it company.

Popularity: unranked [?]

Urine can save the world, or, Pee on my floor and die

warning signHave you ever peed on the floor and said “I wish I could save the world?” How about “I wish this would clean itself up all by itself?”Well, now both are possible, with the Peelectric Bath Mat. It works likes this: A highly conductive film lines the bathroom floor around the toilet. Renegade urine collects on the film and its electrostatic potential is converted to energy. How? (Wow, I just proposed a clean source of energy and you no longer have to clean the bathroom floor and you ask me how?) The triboelectric effect is a type of contact electrification in which certain materials become electrically charged when coming into contact with another. Happy? It’s all summed up in the simple formula, P=mc2.Once you have the electricity you can fold the energy back into your own home’s power grid. Alternately, set the Peelectric on “penalty mode” if you’re tired of people peeing on the floor. In penalty mode, the film is electrified to send a small reminder shock to Mr. Leaky.It’s Peelectric! Boogie Woogie Woogie!

Popularity: unranked [?]

Horn of Plasma

plasmaHorns

Certainly plasma T.V.’s are amazing spectacles of technology, coaxing gas to arrange itself so we can watch the remake of the “Bionic Woman” in all its highly defined glory. But why the crappy speakers? Does the home theatre industry have some sort of strangle hold on T.V. manufacturers. With the Horn of Plasma ( also works for LCD’s, CRT’s or anything with a really cheap speaker built in) you can amplify, smoothify and beautify any sub-par sound into audio excellence. All it takes is the acoustically optimal shape of a horn and the daring to go back in time, to hear forward in sound.

Popularity: 12% [?]

Anti Slouch Seatbelt

Better than a standard seat belt, the anti-slouch elastic belt is a wide, gentle elastic band around the upper body. Nestling you snugly under the arms and around the chest, it holds you from behind, exerting an upward and rearward pressure on your shoulders, helping you stay in a more comfortably upright position against the seat while you drive.

Build it! Somebody build it!

Popularity: 12% [?]