sixtyPercent: Cochlear Implants, Aviation, Technlology, and Philosophy 2006/07/31
Steal this idea, please
My Friend Philip had a great idea (well many and that's the point, but read on) -- it's probably the case that everyone has great ideas from time to time, but they usually just get lost. The ideas come and go because doing something with an idea is of course the hard part. Since we all can't be captains of industry, and let's face it -- we're not all going to run down to the patent attorney's office after every brilliant (or not so brilliant) thought, why not just post the idea on a blog and let someone else "steal it." I'm glad Philip decided to do something about at least that original idea.
I like the concept of sharing the ideas which I'll probably never get around to implementing (see for example my earlier idea about importing Cuban cigar leaves as works of art). So here's why I thought of today -- literally in the shower this morning:
Can the consumer goods companies please put a simple "usage counter" dial or sliding indicator on my disposable razors? Every time I use it, I can just flick the number up one. Then at a glance I can see that I've used the razor four times. If they are very clever, counter will go up to one less than the average number of uses.
by David Creemer : 2006/07/31 : Categories ideas (permalink)
