Culture
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Background: Although people usually prefer it to be sunny rather than rainy, there are locations in the world where it hardly ever rains. Plus, there are some people who prefer an occasional rainy day even when the weather is sunny and cheerful. Besides, sometimes a sunny day doesn’t match the tone of the actual events…
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Background: Have you ever had to deal with a shared refrigerator? If so, you may be familiar with the issue of old food items piling up in nooks and crannies of the fridge and never being removed. Periodically cleaning the fridge will fix this, but it’s a hassle to figure out which food is old…
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Minimize the tiny remaining inconvenience of your indefensibly opulent Caligula-esque lifestyle with this one weird “how to make a bed” sheet-tucking-in tip!
better way to make a bed, c-clamp sheets and blankets, don’t put deadly snakes in your bed probably, footboard, Goat.io, Goat.ly, GoatStarter, GoatStrtr, GtStrtr, lift a mattress, make a bed, sheets and blankets, tuck in a sheet, tuck in your sheets, use a c-clamp to make a bed, what is it it’s a footboard of course, what is the opposite of a headboard
Background: Putting new sheets onto a bed can be a hassle if your bed has a footboard (Figure 1 and 2). Fig. 1: Putting clean sheets onto a bed is really easy if there’s no footboard. But if there’s a footboard, it’s a hassle to lift up the mattress and cram the sheets and blanket…
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Background: If you go into a coffeeshop in a major city, there is a good chance that you will find it entirely colonized by patrons with laptops who use the shop as a “home office.” Even if you wait for half an hour, you might never get a table. Woe! Previously, this issue could be…
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Background: Modern cities face a number of issues due to old buildings. For example: Housing that isn’t up to code Abandoned buildings Absentee owners who don’t maintain their property Urban decay Proposal: Fortunately, with an amazing new idea, we can revitalize urban development and create guaranteed construction jobs. Specifically, the proposal is as follows: Build…
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The issue: When you call for transportation in a crowded area (Fig. 1), it’s often unclear both: 1) For you, the pedestrian, which of the numerous indistinguishable late model imported silver cars is picking you up 2) For the driver, which of the many pedestrians is actually the one who summoned that specific car. Fig…
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The issue: Sometimes you want to leave a very short note, but you don’t have a pen handy. Normally, you’d be out of luck, but with this amazing trick, you can leave a note with a page from any magazine or piece of paper you happen to have lying around! Proposal: First, learn morse code…
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Background: Misunderstandings of meaning are often encountered due to ambiguities in human language. This causes problems in several ways, particularly in: Translation between languages Interpretation of laws 1) In regards to translation: For any non-trivial translation between two languages, a human is still required in order to figure out the meaning of it and a…
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Background: Everyone has at some point had their personal space intruded upon by a discourteous and/or humongous individual on a bus, train, plane, or movie theater. If only there were some way to reclaim your personal space! Proposal: But there is! The answer is an inflatable pufferfish-inspired jacket (Figure 1). Fig 1: In normal situations,…
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Background: It’s often hard to assess the total cost of renting vs buying. For example: Renting a house (plus renters’ insurance) versus owning a house (plus homeowner’s insurance, property tax, and maintenance, and possibly offset by property value appreciation) Owning a timeshare versus renting a vacation house once a year Taking a taxi / using…
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