Category Archives: Whacko

Clothes Chair

Posted on March 20, 2020 by gemmell

You know how everyone has a chair in their room that has the not-quite-dirty clothes, or clothes for tomorrow laid out on it? Well the clothes chair formalises that and adds some nifty features to boot! Yes, it’s a chair … Continue reading →

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Broom with slight V shape

Posted on November 25, 2019 by gemmell

Whilst using a regular cheapo broom I noticed how rubbish the shape is. Rather than focusing the dirt towards the middle anything that hits near the outer edge of the broom generally fans out from the source. A very simple … Continue reading →

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Life in Time

Posted on June 4, 2019 by gemmell

This is inspired by a lunchtime chat about space, intelligence, and the concept of Gaia (mother nature as a life form). I was merely wondering if perhaps our search in space for extraterrestrial intelligence is perhaps too narrow. Perhaps we … Continue reading →

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High Performance Spoken Language

Posted on June 4, 2019 by gemmell

So English etc has a 50% redundancy built in. That is, you can cut out 50% of speech and the other person can still understand statements. What would happen if we designed a language that had 0% redundancy. This is … Continue reading →

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Train Training Car

Posted on February 13, 2019 by gemmell

So in places like England, it’s entirely plausible to live out in the country and catch a train into say London for work. But the commutes are long. I guess similar to living in Gosford and commuting to Sydney which … Continue reading →

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Magic dissappearing microfibre glasses case

Posted on January 31, 2019 by gemmell

I don’t know about you, but I lose the little microfibre sack that comes with sunglasses as soon as I take the glasses out of it. I put the case wherever, and it’s never seen again. So this idea is … Continue reading →

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Weight loss pill

Posted on August 14, 2018 by gemmell

It’s a pill, guaranteed to make you lose weight, and strengthen your abdominals and pelvic floor. How? It’s a non virulent strain of gastroenteritis. Lasts about 48 hours, you can’t eat anything, so it has to come with something you … Continue reading →

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Replace single use plastics with skin

Posted on July 2, 2018 by gemmell

I am inspired by the 4Ocean campaign, but it doesn’t get to the heart of the problem: Society’s dependency on single use plastics. I can’t change society, but can I change plastic? Well we’d need to find something that’s just … Continue reading →

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Jury Judge

Posted on September 18, 2017 by gemmell

Essentially the election ticker but for Jury’s – using facial recognition you have some algorithm which is able to detect the current jury verdict.

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A robot that can check ducts for blockages and leaks

Posted on September 18, 2017 by gemmell

What’s the best way for me to find which one of my ducts is leaking air? Send a robot into the actual duct with an IR camera or draft detector or something. Daddy long legs style.

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