Category Archives: Whacko

Re-breather (Frankenstein Edition)

Posted on November 4, 2023 by gemmell

Thinking about breathing under water, it turns out that fish pull oxygen from the water to and put it into their swim bladder. So you could, in theory, tap into the fish biology to pull oxygen directly from the water.

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Krilling It

Posted on August 26, 2021 by gemmell

Land based krill aquaculture as a food base for a civilization that is destroying itself via over consumption. The logic is: Grow some simple, fast life cycle organisms that eat algae but contain enough nutrients to feed the biggest mammal … Continue reading →

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Mumometer

Posted on July 14, 2021 by gemmell

This is like a stepometer but for children, and listens to how many times they say “Mum” in a day. “Muum, muuum, where’s mum?”. They get a quote of 100 mum’s and it buzzes when they hit 50, 75, 80, … Continue reading →

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Sucky Spoon

Posted on May 4, 2021 by gemmell

My 6 year old daughter’s first invention. It’s a spoon that’s also a straw. So you can eat your cereal and drink the milk with one utensil. So proud right now.

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Lithiated Water

Posted on February 17, 2021 by gemmell

So I’ve just learned about the wonderful effects of low dose lithium and read that they used to make lithiated water, and in fact 7up was lithiated. I think given the supplements industry that lithiated water needs to make a … Continue reading →

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Elongate

Posted on February 4, 2021 by gemmell

This is a consultancy for longevity. You come and see us, and we use all the cutting edge research, blood work, physical exercise, mental exercise, eating plans for you. It’s a full blown intensive 12 week program.

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Simon’s Spit

Posted on January 27, 2021 by gemmell

Based on this thing I read about people being able to better digest carbohydrates because they have special enzymes in their spit that pre-digest it, I introduce Simons Spit. I believe I have such an enzyme because I’ve never had … Continue reading →

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Bounce!

Posted on October 19, 2020 by gemmell

This is a cross between a pogo-stick and electric scooters and is largely based on how kangaroo’s are an amazing creature. Each bounce can take them 9 meters. So Bounce! is a company that makes a ride on electric pogo … Continue reading →

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CarBed – Killer of Cities

Posted on July 15, 2020 by gemmell

Imagine you go to bed at night with your wife as per normal, but during the night your robotic bed wakes up, ferry’s you to the car and loads you in (think like a coffin into a hearse). The car … Continue reading →

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Investrepreneur

Posted on June 9, 2020 by gemmell

So this is sort of like a cross between an angel investor & patreon, and modelled closely on the “benefactor” model of yesteryear. Essentially you pitch yourself on this site, and people “invest” in you. The investor then owns a … Continue reading →

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