I have a defensive nature honed by years of bitter disappointment and betrayal, and I don't mean to exercise that nature by taking it out on Halfbakers. However, if it happens, it happens, and I really am sorry... unless you deserved it, and I'm pretty sure you know, deep down, if that's the case.
If it I see an idea posted that I've seen before, I'll call you on it. This happens pretty frequently, and some folks seem to think I'm full of shit because I couldn't possibly have seen as much in my relatively short life as I claim to have seen. If you are one of those folks, please consider the following: I've lived in 6 states, 2 countries, and 6 USAF bases, served 2 years in the USAF as an aerospace maintenance crew chief, and have held 18 jobs since in a variety of fields, including sales, construction, customer service, security, loss prevention, painting, pizza delivery, and landscaping (though not in that order). I've experienced a lot and seen a lot more in my life, and my journey has only just begun. If I'm not certain, if I have any doubt that I've seen your idea before, I usually say so. Please don't get offended, and don't ever insinuate that I'm lying. Why would I?
Also, just in case you're wondering by now if I'm a raging hypocrite... I've deleted literally scores of my own ideas, when it's been pointed out that they were already baked, or fit into one or more MFD categories. I ask no more of anyone else than I do of myself.
Anybody wanna talk to me, gripe, complain about my insensitivity, chat, discuss an idea or how I could've handled an argument better, feel free to contact me.
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- E-mail me at
talonc rew chief @ g ma il . com (no spaces)
Ideas I think were boned for illegitimate reasons:
-----Caveman Sanctuary
-----E.A.T. Lead Rounds
-----Anti-In-Law* Landmine Blanks
-----BuzzGuard 3000
-----Pez Mines
-----Reverse E-Brake for Manual Transmission
-----SmartBox
-----WiiGMote
Below are some links that'll help anyone new to the Halfbakery gain a better understanding of this place, and my role in it. ________________________________________________ Krelnik's Guide to the Halfbakery (I recommend reading this to new visitors) http://krelnik.home.mindspring.com/half_faq.html#1
My ideas (sorted by votes): http://www.halfbakery.com/view/fu=24052:s=U:d=Univ:dh=2:dn=25:ds=3:n=:i=:t=21_20Quest
Some web literature I find quite amusing: http://www.drmcninja.com/archive.html
Photos of Triple Nickle (the aircraft I was assigned to when I served in the USAF): http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=64-0555&distinct_entry=true ________________________________________________
THE LEGEND OF THE UNABUBBA -March 09, 2009 (a true story copied and pasted from an online news site, MSNBC)
CANBERRA, Australia - When a dark intruder smashed through his bedroom window and repeatedly bounced on his bed, Beat Ettlin at first was relieved to discover it was a kangaroo.
"My initial thought when I was half awake was, 'It's a lunatic ninja coming through the window,'" the 42-year-old told The Associated Press on Monday. "It seems about as likely as a kangaroo breaking in."
But his relief was short-lived. As Ettlin cowered beneath the sheets with his wife and 9-year-old daughter at 2 a.m. Sunday, the frantic kangaroo bounded into the bedroom of his 10-year-old son, Leighton Beman, who screamed, "There's a 'roo in my room!"
"I thought, 'This can be really dangerous for the whole family now,'" Ettlin said.
The ordeal played out over a few minutes in the family's house in Garran, an upmarket suburb in the leafy national capital of Canberra.
Ettlin, a chef originally from the Swiss city of Stans, said he jumped the 90-pound marsupial from behind and pinned it to the floor. He grabbed it in a headlock and wrestled the thrashing and bleeding intruder into a hallway, toward the front door.
He used a single, fumbling hand to open the front door and shoved the kangaroo into the night.
"I had just my Bonds undies on. I felt vulnerable," he said, referring to a popular Australian underwear brand.
Trail of blood
The kangaroo, which Ettlin said was around his height, 5 foot 9 inches, left claw gouges in the wooden frame of the master bed and a trail of blood through the house. The animal was cut when it came crashing through the bedroom window.
Ettlin, who had scratch marks on his leg and buttocks and was left wearing only his shredded underpants, described himself as "lucky."
The kangaroo vanished into a nearby forest whence it likely came. Wildlife authorities confirmed Monday they had received a phone call saying an injured kangaroo had entered the caller's home and left.
Greg Baxter, a Queensland University lecturer on Australian native animals, said kangaroos rarely invade homes but have done so in the past when panicked.
"It is very unusual, but when kangaroos become panicked, they lose all sense of caution and just fly for where they think they can get away," Baxter said.
Eastern gray kangaroos are common around Canberra's forested urban fringe. They are so numerous at one defense department site in the city that officials want to cull hundreds of the animals to stop them ruining the habitat.
Although it had been a harrowing experience, Ettlin's wife could see the funny side.
"I think he's a hero: a hero in Bonds undies," Verity Beman, 39, said of her husband.
Some random stuff that amuses me:
http://web.archive.org/web/20060501233054/www.halfbakery.com/idea/Cashebo_20Effect
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dejarik
Participating member of the Ooolongftangftangbank profile scheme.
[Jan 12 2006, last modified Oct 08 2009]
411 Interceptor
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4x IR
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A pair of garbage bins...
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Air Pong
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Alarm Clock Swarm
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Alternate day/night speed limits
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Anarchist Chess
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Antenna Ball Locator Beacon
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Anti-In-Law* Landmine Blanks
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Anti-sleeping Glasses
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Anti-Theft Cell Phone
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Anti-theft Thermos
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Antichav
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Approaching Minute-Limit Notification
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Auto-Brightening Tail-lights
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Auto-Fetch
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Auto-Rowing Cruise Liner
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Automan
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Automatic Spare Bulbs
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B.B. Home Defense System
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Backspace #2
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Bagtones
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Ballistic Missile Vending Machine
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Ballscrew Lugbolts
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Better Block Heater
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Blower Basin
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Bluetooth for landlines
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Bluetooth for landmines
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Bluetooth speed limit signs
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Bounce Tower
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BrakeSync
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Build a Better Aerator
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Bumper Car Tunnels
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Burrito Launcher
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BuzzGuard 3000
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C.D. Warmer
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Call Center Directory Manual
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Call Waiting Messaging
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Canine Submarine
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Card Meters
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Cash for Cache
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Caveman Sanctuary
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Cell-Fax
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Cell Phone Bike Charger
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Cell Phone Jaw Charger
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Cell Phone Safety Line
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Chaos Vote
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Child-proof house-phones
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Clap Alarm
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Clap Trak
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Coffee-pot Overflow Failsafe
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CommWatch
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Conveyor belt door protector
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Cop Alert
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Cowering Keys
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Cruise Control Memory
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Custom Parking Placards
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Custom Vibes
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CyberPub
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D.U. Traction Weights
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Darth Vader Pin
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Dead link auto-removal
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Deodor-Hat-Erizor
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Det Net
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Dirtbike Vanguard Deployment
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Discreet Monitor Security System
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Discreet S.O.S. Buttons
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Dog Corrals
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Dog Scouts of America (or anywhere)
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Dolphin Self-Defense Classes
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Domenga
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Domino's Blacklist
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Drunken Baking
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E.A.T. Lead Rounds
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Early Bus Accomodation
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Electric brakes for roller skates
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electro-pole fishing
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Electromagnetic Sheath
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emergency compressed air bottles/masks
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Encyclopedia Cartridges
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Enhanced Dog Licensing
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Evil Joke Vending Machine
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Evil Toilet Paper Holder
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Expandable Medicine Chest
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Fake Blood Bomb
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Fake Guard Dog
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Ferret Clinger
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Field Goal Precision Scoring
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Fight Pirates with Fish
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Finger-Pecker's Scribe Guide
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Fluted Cleaning Wipers
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Fob Relays
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Forgotten Card Return PIN
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Friendly, Intelligent Alarm Clock
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Garbage Line
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Gargulant
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Give vehicles names
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GodPhone
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Good Night Granny Service
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Google Synonym Search
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Grapeball
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Ground Traffic Control Computers
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Guillotine Anti-Slide Spinners
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Halfbakery Soundbytes
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Hand-Pump Vacuum Cooler
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Heat Wave Double Snow Plow
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Heated Snow Tires
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Hidden Cockpit
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Hidden Dog Door
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HoovWoofer
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Hula Range Booster
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Hyper-gas grenade
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Hyperbolic Funnel Fountain
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I have a furnace problem...
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Iceberger
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Icecube tray floodwall
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ID Chip Pet Feeder
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Idea/Annotation Timestamp
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Identity-protection "Do Not Answer" list
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Incoming Boss Alert
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Induced Pirate Dreams
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Induction Cup Holders
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Insectenna
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Interactive Cook's Assistant
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Interlocking Trashcan Handles
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Invisible Leash
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Jack Bot!
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Joke Clock
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Joke House (Evil)
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JourneyWiki Wireless
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Jungle Gym
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Just saying thanks!
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Knife-style pocket-clip for pens
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Landing Power
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Laser Ruler
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Laserboard WPM Pro
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Lateral Rumble Strips
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Learning radar detector
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Level Dice
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"lights-off" buzzer
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LightScribe PDA
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Like a Sleeping Dragon...
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Liquid Clothes Patch
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Live Disco ROM Antenna
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Lockable SD Card
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Locking leash/collar
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Loss Prevention Remote
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LOX for boost
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Mag Seat
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MagnaBall
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Magnetic Golf
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Magnifying Razor
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Make 'em wear a camera
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Marching Boots
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Maximize FCR...
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Menu Guide Names
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Microfiber Finger Cot
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Mirror Defrosters
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Mobile Bird Bath
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Mobile Fuel Stations
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Mobile Radar (...)
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more personalized HB profiles
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Motion-Based Personal Sound Effects
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Motion-Sensor Light Switch Addition
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Mountain Don't
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Moveable Doorbell
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Napping Glasses
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Nature Shower
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Necrophiliostitution
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NLAD-D Landmine
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No-Fly Ballcap
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NOS grenade
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Oceanic Gardens
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Office Desk Saver
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Oldschool Screensavers
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Olfactory Rank Recognition
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on the wiings of eagles
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Parallel Parking Poles
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Parental-control mouse/keyboard combo
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Parking Mat
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Parking Timestamp
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Partial Screensaver
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Peeing in the Shower
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Pepper Sprinklers
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Pest Hunter-bot
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Pez Bar
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Pez Mines
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Pivot Mower
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Plasma Skylight
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Plastic cereal boxes
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Plastic Ring Cutter
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Plowcycle
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Political PT Rally
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Portland Half-Con
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Portrait Sculpture Urn
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Post-It Carbon Copies
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Posted low-visibility speed limit
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Power outlets in bathroom stalls
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Powerglass
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Practical Olympic Swimming
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Pre-pay your traffic tickets
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Prescription Autofocus Screen Magnifyer
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Productivity Machine
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Public Dishwashers
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Pygmy Boots
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rapid scroll button
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Rapidly Deployable Firebreak
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Rapidly Inflatable Vomit Pouch
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Razor Fence
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Real-World Olympics
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Really big deadbolt
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Remnant Remover
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Remote-control Fuel Governor
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Remote-Failsafe landmines
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Reverse Caller Tunes
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Reverse E-Brake for Manual Transmission
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Reverse-Escalator Entrances/Exits
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Reverse-grip Assisted-Opening Folding Knife
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Right Wing Jerky
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Roomblower
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S.A.T.S
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Sadisticlator
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Safety Coffin
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Saline Sprinkler System
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Sand Wraith Ambush Defense
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Scaregrine Falcon
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Scheduled Reboot for Cellphones
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Seat Guardian 3000
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"Select All Unread Non-Contact""
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Self-Diagnosing DVD Player
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Self-Rocking Garbage Bin
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Self-Rocking Vending Machine
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Self-Sharpening Telescopic Knife
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Self-Spinning Chair
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Semi-Autonomous Radar Detection Range Extender
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Seven Layers of Sweat
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Shady Solar Sweat Solution
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Shake Charger
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Shield system
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Shock-Lock
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Shopping Cart Pit Crew
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SHUT THE F*** UP alarm clock
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*#SIM
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Simple Cellphone Security
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Sleeper-Saver
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Sleeping Contacts
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SmartBox
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Sno-Trac Sandblaster
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Snowmelt Crane
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Soap-activated Porno-Ware
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Soft Shell Bullet
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Solar Cooling Hat
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Solar Hat Charger for Cell Phones
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Solar Peaks
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SOS Lights
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Speechometer
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Speed-'em-Up Toilets
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Speed-Indicating Tail Lights
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Speed-safe door locks
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Speed Trap Reversal
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"speed up or I'll kill you!"
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Standing Luge
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Stealth Smuggling
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Steel-Toed Sandals
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steelfinger
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Still going strong!
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StraitJammies
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Street-Smart Shopping Cart
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Stuck No More!
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Surefire Anti-Mugging Hat
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Tail Wagger
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tamper-tempered cozy
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Teflon Turbo Trousers
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The 21 Megapixel Mirror
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The Portal of Broken Vows
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The Rottweiler
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The Spinning Tower of Pisa
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Thermographic Hottie Lock-In
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Threat Ball
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Tire Position Indicators
(+14, -5)
Toothpick Sharpener
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Train Crane
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Trashbag Saver
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Trip-Avoidance Shoes
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Triple-action solar power
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triple-walled thermos
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Trojan Mi-Jack Box
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Tuff-Guy First Aid Kit
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Tunnel City
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Underbody Hijack-Trap
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Undo Delete Button
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Unexpected Adventure
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Upper-Level Cage Drains
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Urinal Dehydration Alert
(+5, -6)
User News
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Utensil Dispenser
(+5, -5)
Vehicle Electronic Counter Measures
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Vending ATM
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vending machine generosity
(+10, -3)
Vibrating Vigil
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Virago Survival Class
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Virtual Friend
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Visble Radar Detector
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Visual Cell Locator
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Warning flags
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WaterDiscs
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Web-Wide Logout
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Whimsical Wind-Wound Wonder
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Who was I kidding?
(+12, -6)
Wii Ball in a Cup
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WiiGMote
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"Will return soon" Reservation Meter
(+2, -5)
Wiper Run-off Collector
(+9, -3)
Wireless Electric Blanket
(+4, -3)
Work-Friendly Shower
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Wrinkle-Release Hanger
(+6, -2)
XXIV/VII Digital Alarm Clock
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Yellow-light Length Signs
(+4, -7)
"You've got a good pace going, keep it up" light
(+2, -6)
"Your show's about to start" alert
(+7, -2)
Yummy Yuckiness
(+6, -3)
Zombie Shoes
(+10, -4)
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