Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'

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warning hat
for visibility in crowds
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If you wear a crash helmet with one of the rotating cylindrical lights (as seen on police cars and fire trucks) on top, perhaps accented with a siren, it might be possible to walk through large crowds easily as people become aware of your presence and mistakenly believe you are a public official.

adeps, May 29 2002

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       I was all ready to vote "For" until you suggested that I may be mistaken for a public official. Egads!!

wesweswes, May 29 2002
  

       I think you will find that, yes, indeed people *will* tend to w_a_l_k away from you.

po, May 29 2002
  

       Hmm, could be good in discos, too!

gizmo_man, May 29 2002
  

       Why not some kind of 6-foot wide hula hoop attached to suspenders to protect your personal space? Possibly with some kind of dodgem-car bumper attachment.   

       Screaming incomprehensibly to no-one and everyone will also work.

thelumberjack, May 29 2002
  

       Try this, it works.   

       Stand in a lift, with other people. Face into a corner; slap yourself in the head a few times and start muttering "Shut up, all of you, shut up or get out." They usually get out.

UnaBubba, May 29 2002
  

       Somehow [UB] I think the results are different for you than they would be for me. But, then, that's only speculation . . . I've never tried it.

bristolz, May 29 2002
  

       I would like to invent a helmet with a built in megaphone and hands free microphone so construction workers wouldnt be forced to holler at pretty women to get their attention and so that they could talk in sweet, sexy voices.   

       But your idea is good too.

bobofthefuture, Jun 04 2002
  
      
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