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 Human trap  benfrost  Mar 19 01 
 multi purpose human disposal 
 
 Empty Paper Tray Shutdown  DrBob  Mar 19 01 
 Stops annoying people from wandering off and leaving the printer paper tray empty. 
 
 MAD Fold-In Billboard  Wes  Mar 19 01 
 Just like in the back of the mag, but 100x bigger 
 
 next generation mobile phones  djwilson  Mar 19 01 
 proposed use for next generation mobile phones 
 
 SweetDreams availale in prescription only  julien  Mar 19 01 
 It's like Prozac for your subconscious 
 
 Cigarette Variety Multi-Pack  dja  Mar 19 01 
 Carton of assorted Cigarettes. 
 
 Bumper Airbags  Skybird  Mar 19 01 
 Prevent death from rear-ending 
 
 ventilation  dansroka  Mar 19 01 
 automatic ventilation system for cars 
 
 harmless nicotine?  evanescent  Mar 20 01 
 a safer cigarette, for real this time. 
 
 In-Tow Indicator  absterge  Mar 20 01 
 "I'm following him; thank you for not cutting in" 
 
 Low-Pattern-Day  mcdonald107  Mar 20 01 
 One day a year, nothing may fly higher than 300 feet. 
 
 Punk Landscaping  beauxeault  Mar 20 01 
 retro chic lawn decor 
 
 cheese cigar  technobadger  Mar 20 01 
 cheese cigar 
 
 Hands-free, no tangle leash  PotatoStew  Mar 21 01 
 No tripping on the leash, and no need to hold onto it 
 
 Multistrength Cigarette Kit  tempt  Mar 21 01 
 Gradient power in tobacco products 
 
 Schwagmaster: the game  rmutt  Mar 21 01 
 Grab that schwag with both hands and make a dash. 
 
 Bottomless Coffee  benfrost  Mar 21 01 
 A hilarious trick 
 
 Pit Fighter Tycoon  phonuz  Mar 21 01 
 Be the Don King of underground Pit Fights! 
 
 epithetical telephone  grom  Mar 21 01 
 A telephone which records the next phrase after hangup 
 
 Visit your trash  gd  Mar 21 01 
 Visit your trash 
 
 SETI@home virus  g  Mar 21 01 
 Convince millions that alien civilization has been detected 
 
 auction arbitration  g  Mar 21 01 
 Save time and stress by short-circuiting unwanted auctions 
 
 DialPad Random Dialer  pnewp  Mar 21 01 
 I would have more fun with it if they would do this... 
 
 butt tree  bacobit  Mar 21 01 
 smoke old butts without the fear of cooties 
 
 V8 flat sided can  bacobit  Mar 22 01 
 Fits nicely against the back of the fridge, where it goes bad 
 
 regenerative foot braking  moonmoose  Mar 22 01 
 Like an electric hybrid car...for your feet 
 
 new genders  moonmoose  Mar 22 01 
 Abolish the two available genders and create new ones 
 
 Parking Spot Indicator Light  GusLacerda  Mar 22 01 
 Light indicates whether spot is available 
 
 Diet King  benfrost  Mar 22 01 
  
 
 Theater of the Absurd  mr shrum  Mar 22 01 
 wandering troupe of actors staging practical jokes and such, in real life. 
 
 EZ-LandMine  riposte  Mar 22 01 
 Biodegradable Landmine 
 
 Nano-magnets  absterge  Mar 22 01 
 Not the mythical little automatons, just plain ol' magnets, really small. 
 
 Striped Fish Randomizer  riposte  Mar 22 01 
 Nature's Barcode 
 
 IronoGraph  riposte  Mar 22 01 
 Avoiding World War III through careful hand gestures 
 
 sideways mohawk (for who're thinning at the top)  procrastinator  Mar 22 01 
 take advantage of thinning hair and make it a fashion statement. 
 
 White Ink  LittleBitONothing  Mar 22 01 
 semi half-baked (quater baked?) 
 
 rear steer  rmel  Mar 22 01 
 front wheels steer but rear wheels just get draggged 
 
 Deep Vein Thrombosis  kpnuts  Mar 22 01 
 Prevention of DVT on long haul flights - use excercise machines 
 
 wireless contextualizer  moonmoose  Mar 23 01 
 explain the joke _before_ you tell it 
 
 CF Book Publishing  gnormal  Mar 23 01 
 everyone submits a piece online. when it's full, it prints. 
 
 CrematoGraph  riposte  Mar 23 01 
 Combining individuality and bereavement... 
 
 Purchasable Food Stamps  mwburden  Mar 23 01 
 Finally, you can give a handout without worry 
 
 Ecilopolice  riposte  Mar 23 01 
 Palindromic names for Emergency Services 
 
 Change Lane order  timothy  Mar 23 01 
 Safer roads by altering lane order 
 
 Tangents  benfrost  Mar 23 01 
 Documentary Show with no specific thread 
 
 teleconferencing  jaiwahbi  Mar 23 01 
 Starfish teleconferencing appliance 
 
 compost  grumpy  Mar 23 01 
 make fertiliser to re use peat based compost 
 
 Hostage!  Rachelf  Mar 23 01 
 be the last hostage alive and win $1,000,000! 
 
 unheadlight  gd  Mar 23 01 
 Headlight shields as highway dividers 
 
 Carpet-friendly Cat Food  whoopty  Mar 24 01 
 Cat food in colors that match your carpets 
 
 Drug war D-day  hippy crusher  Mar 24 01 
 The drug war meets russian roulet. 
 
 Registered Shaman  Aristotle  Mar 24 01 
 Shamans with priviledges and disadvantages 
 
 Taps in cars  charlie-c  Mar 24 01 
 Having a tap in you car 
 
 Look Ahead Spell Checker  blahginger  Mar 24 01 
 To help catch misplaced spaces 
 
 surreal clock radio  moonmoose  Mar 24 01 
 wake up to what might or might not be happening 
 
 URL Typo Corrector  pnewp  Mar 24 01 
 Browser which corrects some simple mistypings. 
 
 Human Powered Car  mboxwell  Mar 24 01 
 Pedal Powered Car 
 
 Curi-Ou's  nick_n_uit  Mar 24 01 
 The mystery breakfast cereal 
 
 Basic income  potty  Mar 24 01 
 do away with benefits 
 
 scratch cards  unclean  Mar 24 01 
 buy card from local shop then purchase goods online 
 
 Speeding Permits  drdre  Mar 25 01 
 Permits to allow speeding, w/ flashing lights 
 
 soberphone  djymm  Mar 25 01 
 a telephone with attached breathalyzer. 
 
 fibre optics  pete anderson  Mar 25 01 
 Fiber optic functions on bicycle 
 
 real play money  egnor  Mar 25 01 
 Put hyperinflation to work. 
 
 secret ballot  td  Mar 25 01 
 The Halfbaker should not know how we voted. 
 
 Refund for surplus rights  lubbit  Mar 25 01 
  
 
 Klein Bottle Socks  td  Mar 26 01 
 You *can't* put them on inside out. 
 
 Duster Baby Clothes  blahginger  Mar 26 01 
 Baby Clothes made to pick up dust 
 
 Secretly-transparent Clothing  VeXaR  Mar 26 01 
 Clothing that appears invisible using certain glasses 
 
 Real-life Avatars  VeXaR  Mar 26 01 
 Internet-enabled goggles overlaying graphics on top of people 
 
 Digital Pigment Assistant  riposte  Mar 26 01 
 A water-resistant diary 
 
 External Device Sticklebricks  DiSCo  Mar 26 01 
 Stickle-brick computer hardware together 
 
 Disposable Cars  absterge  Mar 26 01 
 at ~$3K, good for 10K miles 
 
 IKEA Porn Caravan(TM)  KB2  Mar 26 01 
 Spin-off business plan, monopolising on the "bored dutiful husband" market. 
 
 smarter alarm clock  antoniebrentano  Mar 26 01 
 ... because the dot isn't enough 
 
 upside-down stands  antoniebrentano  Mar 26 01 
 for that slow moving and sticky food in jars 
 
 Buy A Government  rcornell  Mar 26 01 
 To resurrect the plight of the Third World, put it up for sale. 
 
 will to portal  djymm  Mar 27 01 
 bottom-hinged doors for maximum drama 
 
 shotfridge  djymm  Mar 27 01 
 a cold shot dispenser right next to the ice machine 
 
 Urinal Landing System  riposte  Mar 27 01 
 Guidance when you need it most... 
 
 Children's Cattle Grid  riposte  Mar 27 01 
 Prioritising adult traffic... 
 
 Custard-Filled Speed Bumps  riposte  Mar 27 01 
 Tastier Traffic-Calming 
 
 Car-cam  davee  Mar 27 01 
 Cheaper insurance for all 
 
 Pocket Y-fronts  bps  Mar 27 01 
 Y-fronts with unique "double pocket" inlays for discreet privacy. 
 
 Peeps S'Mores  sfenwick  Mar 27 01 
 Shove a little Peeps (TM) marshmallow birdie onto a skewer then into the fire! Add chocolcate, graham crackers, and voila! 
 
 Digi Cam/Scan  GusLacerda  Mar 28 01 
 Instead of a using a scanner, set up a digital camera on a tripod. 
 
 scrolling bathroom floor  moonmoose  Mar 28 01 
 a Urinal Landing System alternative 
 
 Small Country Syndicates  Aristotle  Mar 28 01 
 A Way to Help Small Countries Survive 
 
 More Ethical Meats  sirrobin  Mar 28 01 
 Serving what could eat you. 
 
 Nanotech hair dye  acb  Mar 28 01 
 Colour-cycling nanobots embedded in hair shaft 
 
 303 acid ring tones  acb  Mar 28 01 
 Mobile phones with a 303-based sound generator onboard. 
 
 LSD for the homeless  acb  Mar 28 01 
 Enough LSD to get them committed and into shelter 
 
 Self-Sustaining Royal Family  acb  Mar 28 01 
 How to make the British royal family pay its own way 
 
 seasonal webcam  egnor  Mar 28 01 
 Swap days for hours. 
 
 Nutritious Nappies  marmite  Mar 28 01 
 Used nappies provide irrigation to the drought-stricken regions 
 
 Alan Tracy is a Wimp  DrBob  Mar 28 01 
 Tin-Tin Should Dump him and set up home with Parker. 
 
 Close-Hulled Ships  Yoji  Mar 29 01 
 Decent Spacecraft 
 
 Fluorescent window  PotatoStew  Mar 29 01 
 I'm not sure why... 
 
 Goose Down Underwear  benfrost  Mar 29 01 
 MMmmm soft AND sexy 
 
 TCP/IP over MIDI  acb  Mar 29 01 
 A means for tunneling TCP/IP over MIDI interfaces 
 

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