Food

Simplify restaurant ordering: a new type of “fixed menu” where patrons can only be served the exact single dish listed at their table setting—no more menu confusion!

Aug 28, 2023

UI / UX

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Background: Most restaurants provide a menu that lists the various food and drink options that can be ordered. Some restaurants also only offer a fixed menu for a particular day, with a small number of dining options (perhaps exactly one!). Proposal: Interestingly, there are no restaurants that provide a fixed menu based on the specific…
You can already order a sampler-platter-style “flight” of beers, but why aren’t ALL foods available in “flight” form?

Apr 26, 2021

Diet & Food

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Background: Some restaurants serve beers in “flights”: a “sampler pack” of several small servings of a variety of different beers (Figure 1). The Issue: Strangely, very few foods are available in this format, with a few common exceptions: sliders (tiny hamburgers), charcuterie-style meats, cheese platters, and the nebulously-defined “appetizer platter.” Proposal: More foods should be…
Make your dinners an ordeal of aggravation and regret! The new incredible trick to losing weight without even trying!

Mar 30, 2020

Culture, Diet & Food, Health, Household

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Background: It has been demonstrated that people tend to over-eat in situations in which they can quickly consume a meal. If a person has to consume a meal more slowly, they will (generally) realize that they are full and eat less. The issue: Unfortunately, in today’s decadent world, nearly every meal can be quickly devoured.…
The “self-control facilitation grate” is a new home oven invention that saves the roof of your mouth from being melted by molten pizza cheese. Ask for—no, DEMAND—this option in your next high-end kitchen appliance purchase.

Dec 31, 2018

Design, Diet & Food, Household, Technology, UI / UX

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Background: When baking a pizza in an oven, it’s it’s easy to remove the pizza from the oven and instantly start devouring it. The issue: Unfortunately, molten cheese (Fig. 1) cannot coexist with human tissue, so this causes severe burns to the impatient pizza-eater. Proposal: We can prevent further occurrences of this culinary tragedy by…
New fad diet that allows you to eat ANYTHING YOU WANT! But there’s a terrible price to be paid. Steel yourself against the most appalling horrors of existence before reading further.

Sep 25, 2017

Diet & Food, Health

Diet & Food, fad diet, Food, freedom fries, french fries, gourmand, gourmet, meal, purple cheese, purple hamburger, white rice

Background: Even the most un-choosy eater cares at least somewhat about the visual appearance of food. A food item that looks “off” somehow will trigger a natural aversion to spoiled food. Proposal: This aversion to bizarre looking food can be used to help people maintain a healthy diet! The process is as follows: certain foods…
Seven deadly sins of dieting: save yourself from the deadly sin of GLUTTONY by making use of the deadly sin of SLOTH. Finally, two wrongs make a right. Plus, you’ll never believe these 7 adorable animals that made their way home after beating unbelievable odds.

May 1, 2017

Diet & Food, Health, UI / UX

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The issue: For most snack foods, it’s easy to eat a HUGE quantity of the food in question. This is no surprise—snack foods were specifically designed to be easy to eat. Plus even after you’ve eaten a bunch, it takes a minute or two to feel full. Proposal: Here is a technique to eat fewer…

Food

Simplify restaurant ordering: a new type of “fixed menu” where patrons can only be served the exact single dish listed at their table setting—no more menu confusion!

You can already order a sampler-platter-style “flight” of beers, but why aren’t ALL foods available in “flight” form?

Make your dinners an ordeal of aggravation and regret! The new incredible trick to losing weight without even trying!

The “self-control facilitation grate” is a new home oven invention that saves the roof of your mouth from being melted by molten pizza cheese. Ask for—no, DEMAND—this option in your next high-end kitchen appliance purchase.

New fad diet that allows you to eat ANYTHING YOU WANT! But there’s a terrible price to be paid. Steel yourself against the most appalling horrors of existence before reading further.

Seven deadly sins of dieting: save yourself from the deadly sin of GLUTTONY by making use of the deadly sin of SLOTH. Finally, two wrongs make a right. Plus, you’ll never believe these 7 adorable animals that made their way home after beating unbelievable odds.