What Would You Invent If You Could?

March 03, 2020, 11:47 PM

flashguy

quote:
Originally posted by RAMIUS:
A special chair that you could sit in, but the chair has wheels and can either be pushed, or steered by the person sitting in the chair.

Don't those already exist?

quote:
Originally posted by adobesig:
A device that could help liberals with math and history.

They wouldn't use it--facts are so, so passé and inconvenient!

flashguy

March 04, 2020, 12:16 AM

kkina

A sugar substitute that actually tastes like sugar.

March 04, 2020, 12:17 AM

FN in MT

Beaming technology, as well as time travel capability would be nice.

But one I have thought of a lot; A pill men could take that would STOP beard growth. I hate shaving.

March 04, 2020, 03:59 AM

downtownv

A mortar type device that could cast a fishing line beyond the breaking waves, while surf fisking along the ocean.

March 04, 2020, 04:19 AM

92fstech

quote:
Originally posted by benny6:
A tranquilizer dart that would replace the desire to visit any theme park, especially Disney parks, with the love of camping, fishing, hiking and a desire to visit national parks and historical monuments.

Nope, I want all those people (and more) to keep going to theme parks so I get the woods and parks to myself!

As for me, I'd invent a brass magnet.

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March 04, 2020, 04:29 AM

mttaylor1066

Frictionless engine that requires no lubrication media, no oil.

March 04, 2020, 06:33 AM

senza nome

quote:
Originally posted by kkina:
A sugar substitute that actually tastes like sugar.

quote:

What happened to L-sugar (left-handed sugar)? Are there any health issues with it? Why can't I buy it at my local grocery store?

Tyler Josephson, Ph. D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware
Great answer so far - it's too expensive relative to other low-calorie sweeteners. Another big perk is that is has the same physical properties as D-glucose, so you could use it for baking, for ice cream, for applications where you want identical browning and structural properties compared to standard sugar.

But, since your body can't digest it, it just passes through. Great for low calorie, high fiber diet, but bad for diarrhea if you eat too much.

March 04, 2020, 07:29 AM

Rightwire

A left handed smoke bender

Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys

343 - Never Forget

Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat

There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive.

March 04, 2020, 07:35 AM

Batty67

Cure for cancer or a cure for Alzheimers Disease.

Or to be more light-hearted, an electronic or simple chemical means of getting to sleep and staying asleep that was 100% safe and reliable.

March 04, 2020, 07:46 AM

pbslinger

Ability to control devices with thought. A compact power supply that can power anything nearly endlessly.

March 04, 2020, 07:50 AM

SBrooks

I'm going to cross chickens with oysters. I'll grow them in a vat of nutrient broth (I don't think they'll need shells). So it'll just be a big lump of boneless chicken meat and organs.

Saves time and energy making chicken tenders, since there's no bones to strip the meat off of...

March 04, 2020, 08:12 AM

H&K-Guy

I got nothing, since SIGforum has already been invented.

H&K-Guy

March 04, 2020, 08:18 AM

Rightwire

A common sense ray gun.

March 04, 2020, 08:31 AM

Whitks

An Antibiotic that works against all Viruses

and grass that never needs mowing.

March 04, 2020, 09:08 AM

RAMIUS

quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
quote:
Originally posted by RAMIUS:
A special chair that you could sit in, but the chair has wheels and can either be pushed, or steered by the person sitting in the chair.

flashguy

Dang it! I could’ve been a millionaire! Back to the drawing board I guess.