CAH Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Interesting read ... (CNN) -- CNN put 10 of the most interesting ideas from Explorers users to Trevor Baylis, one of Britain's leading inventors and the founder of Trevor Baylis Brands, which helps inventors bring their products to market. Here's what he thought. voice-activated talking stove for the visually impaired Space-access elevator Electric Shoes to recaharge your mobile/cell phones system for cars, vehicles could "read" RFID tags embedded in street signs Power On safety light for ovens Dust collector for motherboards/cases full story: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/02/baylis....ents/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Space elevator :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiREFLi Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Space-access elevator: What's that?! :huh: Power On safety light for ovens: Surely that's been thought of before... surely... :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 very interesting ideas. i like dust collector from mobo's :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiREFLi Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Space-access elevator:What's that?! :huh: 585094835[/snapback] Going up? Fabrizio Guiraud Hubie from Curitiba, Brazil, believed the fastest and safest way of exiting the atmosphere was to build an enormous elevator, capable of carrying 600 square feet of equipment. It would act as a space dock, complete with hotels and working areas, and would save millions on fuel costs, he said. Baylis: This idea is somewhat "out in space!" Commendable and imaginative, but, alas, unlikely :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted December 13, 2004 Subscriber¹ Share Posted December 13, 2004 Space elevator :o 585094807[/snapback] yeah thats old, seeing in in scientific american a long time ago. they are actually building one in future i think. the technology is knew but not impropable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Yeah...that dust collector sounds promising...There are already small air cleaning units that have a metal collector and everything sticks to it. Mine even picks up flies. The only problem is a small electric smell in the air, but I've gotten use to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAH Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 I thought the walking battery charger shoes would grab most people. :laugh: I don't see how a Space lift would be practical -- it would still require lots of Energy to counter Earth gravity/air resistence the first 100-200 miles going up. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted December 13, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 13, 2004 Space-access elevator585094789[/snapback] Rediculous. The costs of building one would be exponentially higher than paying for 1000 shuttle launches. Physics would prevent it from being constructed that high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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