Health
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Background: Doorstops are pretty convenient for holding doors open. Fig. 1: A doorstop. Or a wedge of cheese. OR PERHAPS BOTH?? The issue: But sometimes, propping open a door is FORBIDDEN due to fire regulations—the door might need to be closed in order to slow the spread of fire (Fig. 2). Although there exist magnetic…
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The issue: Running on a treadmill can be quite unrewarding due to the repetitiveness and relatively long duration of most treadmill-based exercises. Fig 1: This treadmill needs to be jazzed up somehow. There are certain “gimmick”-based treadmills that connect to a monitor to give you the illusion of actually making progress toward a destination as…
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Background: There have been a number of historical attempts to bring exercise and video games together. However, these have mostly required additional attachments and/or gimmicky peripherals in order to function. But improved computer vision algorithms (plus the widespread availability of inexpensive cameras on laptops, televisions, and monitors) mean that it is now possible for the…
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One weird mythological punishment for cannibalism, reborn as a dieting fad!
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Background: In an ancient Greek myth, King Tantalus was condemned to spend his time in the Underworld starving in a garden with a tree filled with fruit—however, any time Tantalus attempted to grab a fruit, the tree branch would bend just out of reach, preventing Tantalus from acquiring the delicious fruit. (In case you are…
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TITLE: Even the tiniest portion of food will feel satisfying when it looks like a huge meal! The one weird trick that cost-cutting dining establishments don’t want you to know! Background: Food is delicious! Consequently, it’s too easy to eat too much of it. If only there was some way to make a meal seem…
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Background: When a fully-stocked kitchen is just one room away from you, it’s really easy to constantly snack at non-officially-sanctioned mealtimes. The issue: But the tyranny of prescribed mealtimes must be obeyed if one is to avoid eventually becoming completely spherical (due to being completely full of delicious snacks). Fig 1: A delicious snack in…
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Background: Most hotel ratings only go up to five stars. But perhaps there is something truly incredible that can cause a hotel to warrant a sixth star? The hotel rating system is currently highly arbitrary. For example, here are some of the requirements for a 5-star hotel as listed on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_rating) Five star requirements:…
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One weird application of the “invisible fence” dog collar that’s setting the world of Internet comments on fire! And possibly also setting people on fire, depending on the amperage involved.
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Background: The staggering degree of stupidity and general mean-spiritedness of Internet comments is a well known and undeniable phenomenon. But what can be done to prevent the anonymity of the Internet from causing people to write inhumanly monstrous things in Internet comment sections? Fig 1: Even if your web site is about historical Danish model…
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With the following conveyor belt diet plan, anyone can maintain the perfect balanced diet with no effort whatsoever!
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Background: In many office environments, communal coffee is brewed periodically. But it is difficult to tell how old the contents of the carafe are (or if it’s even coffee from the day before). Fig 1: The classic coffee carafe. No bells or whistles. How barbaric! Proposal: The carafe should be able to easily tell you…
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