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I'm all out of inspiration. (And my incredible laziness/apathy blanked any chance of perspiration a long time ago)
No "PANIC PIN "or "Tails for all" from me. Hell, not even a "Vagina Jam".
But Lord help me, my heart is still (just about) in it. If only I was given a ridiculous problem to
solve - in a ridiculous manner.
I propose notice board style page where a member of the hafbakery can post (for fun) a 'request' for a solution to an imaginary problem. They may add a certain resource or technique that has to be used.
To limit the number of ideas/requests posted, I would suggest that requests are placed on a 1 per 'baker basis. These challenges could last for a small period - say a day or two.
One twist could involve some kind of challenge to a nominated 'baker to come up with a working solution to the problem...
eg. "[riposte] : reduce speeding motorists with an idea involving custard" (hence custard filled speedbumps).
Anyone : Herding a field of livestock with musical instruments.. (hence some kind of Cows-Arse-Hitting Banjo machine)
Seeding Hothouse by [Rods Tiger]
http://www.halfbake.../Seeding_20Hothouse
Similar in thought to this... [Jinbish, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 06 2004]
Idea Dough Garage Swap
http://www.halfbake...ugh_20Garage_20Swap
might be useful [RayfordSteele, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 06 2004]
Eye eye.
http://www.4to40.co...=30&category=animal
[MaxwellBuchanan, Feb 19 2007]
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I could've sworn I've seen a 'halfbakery swap meet' or something like that for titles that we couldn't do anything with. [edit] found it. link. |
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I've been wanting to do something involving blowfish for quite awhile, but the real world is tapping all of my energy as of late. |
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What [jutta] said. If you're trying, you're not doing it right. Inspiration comes to you, you don't go to it. That said, I find the "random" button frequently useful. |
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Jinbish - I recommend a full pot of strong coffee and a tall stack of back issues of Science News. |
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Whoa there people! I can see I introduced the idea in a way that I sounded like I, specifically and personally, needed the idea. Not so. (Although my inspiration is somewhat lacking - in HB and elsewhere) |
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'Twas just intended to provide the need:solution aspect of it. A noticeboard where someone challenges another to come up with a solution to X using Y. |
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I want to see the Cows-Arse-Hitting Banjo machine. |
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Jutta's right though, Jin. Go hang out at some truly unimaginative site until the muse strikes. |
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[lurch, thanks. it's the medication.] |
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Having the problem is halfway to having the solution. For example, you are halfway to the Cows-Arse_Hitting-Banjo Machine. Post it and the inspiration will keep coming. |
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//the ideas themselves are all efforts by one person alone//
...with one exception. |
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Is this anything like a ouija board? |
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I just thought of a similar idea. |
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But maybe the subject could be randomly taken up. It would be up to readers to guess what the current flavour was. For example, FJ recently posted "Bubble Ball Anemometer". So the subject could be taken up by someone at will: "How to measure the speed of the wind", and then post an alternative. If it's an interesting enough subject, then it might become popular for a day or so, generate a few interesting alternatives, then fizzle out ready for the next. |
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Declarations could be announced by linking the original back to this idea. |
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Ghost butter. I'm not sure exactly what the problem is (too much/not enough of it about?), but it definitely needs sorting, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life. |
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A serious request for an idea - A kit/set of instructions that anyone can use to take quality close-up photographs of their own iris. The required tools must be easily get-hold-of-able (obviously including a camera of some description - but no special lenses etc which wouldn't be available for your average snappy digital camera) and the resulting image well lit and of a high definition (i.e. where the iris takes up at least 70% of the usual frame size without any post-production enlargement) Any thoughts? |
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a magnifying makup mirror, a tripod and some patience. |
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This challenge board should provide a virtual glove, for the slap. |
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Oh wait - "gauntlets thrown down". Maybe you could just pick that up and use it. I wonder if that is why people used to throw them down in the first place. I would carry an extra soft pair if that were the case. |
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