Thread: Inventions: "Why Didn't I Think Of That?"

Lenona wrote:
>
> There are 14. With photos. Nearly half are food related. I'll be
> pretty curious to see if # 6 becomes popular!
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0...8.html#s113134
>
> Lenona.

1--Useless. Any beers bottled at sea level will foam up when opened at
this altitude. who needs a messy remote

2--Nearly useless. But they do look like lab plastic pipettes with
familiar looking plastic ends on them. Former ballpoint pen bodies?

3--Bendy/folding bikes aren't new. The locking mechanism could be
useful.

4--Not a gum chewer anyway

5--Pillows usually make their own arm space. At least mine do

6--That's not new is it? Needs to be flexible.

7--Don't understand that one.

8--Those look clumsy.

9--Kids might like those. But corn holders *must* look like corn in our
house.

10--Can't tell what those are meant to do.

11--Could be useful. RVs have had those for years.

Lenona wrote:
>
> There are 14. With photos. Nearly half are food related. I'll be
> pretty curious to see if # 6 becomes popular!
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0...8.html#s113134
>
> Lenona.

Some of them are possibly useful.

The chair thing already exists in some RVs.
The twirling spaghetti fork doesn't seem new either.
Nor does the finger shield. Might work better if it were flexible
though.
The chopsticks look like plastic lab pipettes with ballpoint pen bodies
tacked on.
Teapot holder might be good for someone with a disability.
Foldable bikes aren't new. The locking mechanism could be useful.

The corn holders might entertain small children. We only use holders
that look like corn
The pizza thing seems useless.

Don't understand the glasses or the harmonica.
The gum thing seems dumb LOL. But then I'm not a gum chewer.
The food/keyboard thing wouldn't happen in this household. No food/drink
anywhere near a keyboard.
The beer opener/remote wouldn't happen here either. Products bottled at
sea level tend to spritz out when opened up at this altitude. No use for
messy remotes.
My pillows make their own arm opening

"Arri London" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> 11--Could be useful. RVs have had those for years.

So did Plymouth and Dodge in 1957. Nothing new at all. They also had,
built into the dash, a record player for you LPs.

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:16:37 -0700 (PDT), Lenona wrote:

> There are 14. With photos. Nearly half are food related. I'll be
> pretty curious to see if # 6 becomes popular!
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0...8.html#s113134
>
> Lenona.

#1: Seen the bottle opener 20 years ago. Still never seen
anybody use one. Bottle opener/lighter/keychain combo would be
more popular.

#2: Chopsticks for home use only. Frequently stolen from
restaurants.

#3: Piece of crap bike. Nobody wants to steal it in the first
place. Buy a good bike and good lock.

#4: People who throw their gum on the sidewalks are not going to
carry around that big bottle (really look at your downtown
sidewalk next time you're there. I know about Singapore).

#5: I WANT my arm to elevate my head.

#6: Idiot guard

#7: I'm out of pessimism for the day ;-)

-sw

"Arri London" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Lenona wrote:
>>
>> There are 14. With photos. Nearly half are food related. I'll be
>> pretty curious to see if # 6 becomes popular!
>>
>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0...8.html#s113134
>>
>> Lenona.
>

Arri, I'm surprised you even bothered! But since you did, I'm adding my 2c.

> 1--Useless. Any beers bottled at sea level will foam up when opened at
> this altitude. who needs a messy remote

My reaction was also "useless"
>
> 2--Nearly useless. But they do look like lab plastic pipettes with
> familiar looking plastic ends on them. Former ballpoint pen bodies?
>
What are you supposed to do, squirt the soy sauce into your mouth as you put
the food in? I'm too clumsy for that and I'd end up squirting it up my nose
or in my eye.

> 3--Bendy/folding bikes aren't new. The locking mechanism could be
> useful.
>
> 4--Not a gum chewer anyway
>
Besides, it makes putting a pack of gum in your pocket impossible. Or at
the least, uncomfortable.

> 5--Pillows usually make their own arm space. At least mine do
>
Yup. My reaction was WTF??

> 6--That's not new is it? Needs to be flexible.
>
> 7--Don't understand that one.
>
Same here.

> 8--Those look clumsy.
>
Clumsy and just weird.

> 9--Kids might like those. But corn holders *must* look like corn in our
> house.
>
Ditto.

> 10--Can't tell what those are meant to do.
>
I think they're supposed to have mirrors on the inside so you can see behind
you. Soooo kindergarten.

> 11--Could be useful. RVs have had those for years.

13 looks like a disaster waiting to happen.

14 is just weird.

On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:54 -0400, Cheryl wrote:

> "Arri London" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>
>> 9--Kids might like those. But corn holders *must* look like corn in our
>> house.
>>
> Ditto.

it seems to me that a corn holder with a single spike wouldn't give a very
firm grip on the ear. when you turn the handle, will the ear turn?

your pal,
blake

>On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:54 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
>> "Arri London" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>>
>>> 9--Kids might like those. But corn holders *must* look like corn in our
>>> house.
>>>
>> Ditto.


I cook corn in their husks... either grilled or nuked... simply shuck
back the husks (like a foreskin), they become a nice cool handle.

blake murphy wrote:
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> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:54 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
> > "Arri London" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]..
> >
> >> 9--Kids might like those. But corn holders *must* look like corn in our
> >> house.
> >>
> > Ditto.
>
> it seems to me that a corn holder with a single spike wouldn't give a very
> firm grip on the ear. when you turn the handle, will the ear turn?
>
> your pal,
> blake


Probably. The cuteness factor is the sales point here LOL. Weren't they
fitted with a sort of a spiral thread? That would help.

On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:36:16 -0600, Arri London wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:54 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>>
>>> "Arri London" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>
>>>> 9--Kids might like those. But corn holders *must* look like corn in our
>>>> house.
>>>>
>>> Ditto.
>>
>> it seems to me that a corn holder with a single spike wouldn't give a very
>> firm grip on the ear. when you turn the handle, will the ear turn?
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Probably. The cuteness factor is the sales point here LOL. Weren't they
> fitted with a sort of a spiral thread? That would help.

i've seen the corkscrew type (i'm a little dubious - doesn't it take away
valuable eating time to screw them in?), but the pics looked like a smooth
spike.

your pal,
blake

On Sun 25 Jul 2010 01:21:53p, blake murphy told us...

> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:36:16 -0600, Arri London wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:54 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Arri London" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>>
>>>>> 9--Kids might like those. But corn holders *must* look like
>>>>> corn in our house.
>>>>>
>>>> Ditto.
>>>
>>> it seems to me that a corn holder with a single spike wouldn't
>>> give a very firm grip on the ear. when you turn the handle,
>>> will the ear turn?
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>> Probably. The cuteness factor is the sales point here LOL.
>> Weren't they fitted with a sort of a spiral thread? That would
>> help.
>
> i've seen the corkscrew type (i'm a little dubious - doesn't it
> take away valuable eating time to screw them in?), but the pics
> looked like a smooth spike.
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

I have the screw-in type, but they are boilable and can be inserted
into the cob before cooking. As soon as the corn is done they're
ready to eat.

--

~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~

~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~

************************************************** ********

Wayne Boatwright

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

(RE: corn holders)
>
> I have the screw-in type, but they are boilable and can be inserted
> into the cob before cooking. As soon as the corn is done they're
> ready to eat.
>


The point to corn holders is something cool to hold onto while you eat
hot corn. If you boil the holders in the corn, then they're hot too,
aren't they?

gloria p

"gloria.p" <[email protected]> wrote in news:i2ip3g$gbc$1@news.eternal-
september.org:


> The point to corn holders is something cool to hold onto while you eat
> hot corn. If you boil the holders in the corn, then they're hot too,
> aren't they?
>



LOL! That's where they suck you in to buy the asbestos gloves to hold the hot
corn holders that are holding the hot corn :-)


I've just got silicone alligator heads :-)

http://www.getprice.com.au/Alligator...at-Insulation-
Glove-Gpnc_251--45216766.htm

http://tinyurl.com/28o8y9u


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

On Sun 25 Jul 2010 06:41:00p, gloria.p told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> (RE: corn holders)
>>
>> I have the screw-in type, but they are boilable and can be
>> inserted into the cob before cooking. As soon as the corn is
>> done they're ready to eat.
>>
>
>
> The point to corn holders is something cool to hold onto while you
> eat hot corn. If you boil the holders in the corn, then they're
> hot too, aren't they?
>
> gloria p
>

No, the're not hot at all. They're made of some type of
thermoplastic that is immediately comfortable to the touch.

--

~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~

~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~

************************************************** ********

Wayne Boatwright

On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:22:16 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Sun 25 Jul 2010 01:21:53p, blake murphy told us...
>
>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:36:16 -0600, Arri London wrote:
>>
>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:54 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Arri London" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>>>
>>>>>> 9--Kids might like those. But corn holders *must* look like
>>>>>> corn in our house.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Ditto.
>>>>
>>>> it seems to me that a corn holder with a single spike wouldn't
>>>> give a very firm grip on the ear. when you turn the handle,
>>>> will the ear turn?
>>>>
>>>> your pal,
>>>> blake
>>>
>>> Probably. The cuteness factor is the sales point here LOL.
>>> Weren't they fitted with a sort of a spiral thread? That would
>>> help.
>>
>> i've seen the corkscrew type (i'm a little dubious - doesn't it
>> take away valuable eating time to screw them in?), but the pics
>> looked like a smooth spike.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>>
>
> I have the screw-in type, but they are boilable and can be inserted
> into the cob before cooking. As soon as the corn is done they're
> ready to eat.

that would not have occurred to me.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:10:38 -0400, blake murphy
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:22:16 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> >
> > I have the screw-in type, but they are boilable and can be inserted
> > into the cob before cooking. As soon as the corn is done they're
> > ready to eat.
>
> that would not have occurred to me.
>
Me either. I suppose that means either you break the cobs in half or
use a larger pot. There's no way I could fit several full cobs with a
handle on each end into my standard 8qt stock pot.

--

Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Sun 25 Jul 2010 01:21:53p, blake murphy told us...
>
> > On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:36:16 -0600, Arri London wrote:

<snip>

> >>
> >> Probably. The cuteness factor is the sales point here LOL.
> >> Weren't they fitted with a sort of a spiral thread? That would
> >> help.
> >
> > i've seen the corkscrew type (i'm a little dubious - doesn't it
> > take away valuable eating time to screw them in?), but the pics
> > looked like a smooth spike.
> >
> > your pal,
> > blake
> >
>
> I have the screw-in type, but they are boilable and can be inserted
> into the cob before cooking. As soon as the corn is done they're
> ready to eat.

You eat the corn holders? LOL that's what your sentence read as to me.

Are the holders plastic?
>

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Sun 25 Jul 2010 06:41:00p, gloria.p told us...
>
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >
> > (RE: corn holders)
> >>
> >> I have the screw-in type, but they are boilable and can be
> >> inserted into the cob before cooking. As soon as the corn is
> >> done they're ready to eat.
> >>
> >
> >
> > The point to corn holders is something cool to hold onto while you
> > eat hot corn. If you boil the holders in the corn, then they're
> > hot too, aren't they?
> >
> > gloria p
> >
>
> No, the're not hot at all. They're made of some type of
> thermoplastic that is immediately comfortable to the touch.
>


Might be a thermosetting plastic, rather. A thermoplastic is easy to
melt and remould :P

On Mon 26 Jul 2010 02:39:39p, sf told us...

> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:10:38 -0400, blake murphy
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:22:16 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I have the screw-in type, but they are boilable and can be
>> > inserted into the cob before cooking. As soon as the corn is
>> > done they're ready to eat.
>>
>> that would not have occurred to me.
>>
> Me either. I suppose that means either you break the cobs in half
> or use a larger pot. There's no way I could fit several full cobs
> with a handle on each end into my standard 8qt stock pot.
>

I use a large broad stockpot. I think it's 12qt., but the main thing
is that it has a large diameter.

--

~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~

~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~

************************************************** ********

Wayne Boatwright

On Mon 26 Jul 2010 05:57:54p, Arri London told us...

>
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> On Sun 25 Jul 2010 01:21:53p, blake murphy told us...
>>
>> > On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:36:16 -0600, Arri London wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> >>
>> >> Probably. The cuteness factor is the sales point here LOL.
>> >> Weren't they fitted with a sort of a spiral thread? That would
>> >> help.
>> >
>> > i've seen the corkscrew type (i'm a little dubious - doesn't it
>> > take away valuable eating time to screw them in?), but the pics
>> > looked like a smooth spike.
>> >
>> > your pal,
>> > blake
>> >
>>
>> I have the screw-in type, but they are boilable and can be
>> inserted into the cob before cooking. As soon as the corn is
>> done they're ready to eat.
>
> You eat the corn holders? LOL that's what your sentence read as to
> me.

LOL! OBviously a poorly constructed sentence. I haven't tasted any
of the holders yet. <g>

> Are the holders plastic?
>>

Yes.

--

~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~

~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~

************************************************** ********

Wayne Boatwright