| Do you want to create money-making new | | | | stay level for the sake of the drinks. Using these, |
| inventions? Not me. I just like to dream them up. | | | | one slow person won't hold up the whole line at |
| Here are some of the new ideas I would love to | | | | the drive-through, because there can be several |
| see created in reality. I hope a reader or two will | | | | lines. The customers send money in through this |
| do something with them.New Inventions For | | | | conveyor system, and get food back the same |
| OutdoorsFree-standing tents without poles: The | | | | way. Just pull up to whichever lane is empty. I'm |
| idea here is to have two inflatable sleeves that | | | | waiting to see this invention.Magnetic painting kits: |
| criss-cross over the top of a dome-style tent. | | | | This new novelty invention would consist of a flat |
| Perhaps the rigidity would be insufficient for windy | | | | "canvas" of magnetic material (steel?), and an |
| nights, but it's worth a try. Make them inflatable | | | | assortment of many colors of iron dust or small |
| from inside, and you could quickly crawl inside and | | | | shavings. Just apply the metal dust carefully to |
| out of the rain to inflate it.Rail-runner bicycle | | | | create any "painting" you can imagine. It would be |
| attachment: This is a new invention I want to try, | | | | something like a Buddhist sand mandala, but |
| but one that will not be popular with the railroad | | | | slightly more permanent. Spray the finished |
| companies. Wouldn't it be great to be able to bike | | | | painting with a "fixer," and you could even hang it |
| along train tracks? They go many places that | | | | on the wall.Invisible walls: This is a new invention |
| roads don't go. The idea here is a device that | | | | that would be just plain fun. Make a wall with |
| holds the bicycle wheels on the track as you | | | | properly placed cameras, using the other side of |
| pedal along. Easy removal would be necessary, of | | | | the wall was the projection screen for these |
| course, for the occasional passing of a train.Kites | | | | cameras, and the effect would be that of looking |
| inflated with helium: If its been done, I haven't | | | | right into the other room - an invisible wall. I'm not |
| seen them yet. With some lift from the helium, | | | | sure about the practical applications, but an |
| these kites could be flown in any amount of wind. | | | | "invisible ceiling" would provide a nice view at |
| Designed right, they would still fly something like a | | | | night.Magnetic signs for windows: Thousands of |
| kite, and with more maneuverability if designed | | | | businesses use large magnetic signs for their |
| like a stunt kite, with two strings. The first | | | | vehicles, with their company name and logo on |
| prototype might be a kite with a small helium | | | | them. Of course these can only be used on |
| balloon attached. If somebody makes this, I'll buy | | | | metallic surfaces. To stick to car or building |
| one.Other New InventionsDisposable t-shirts: Dollar | | | | windows, they need a similar flat magnet or steel |
| stores have t-shirts on the shelves, so we know | | | | mesh material that is placed on the other side of |
| they're getting cheap. Why not invented a line of | | | | the glass, to hold them in place. This may be one |
| shirts that are low-quality, but good enough, and | | | | of those "unpatentable" ideas, but the first to |
| cost very little to manufacture? Sell them in | | | | trademark a catchy name and market them |
| boxes of 12, as "disposable clothing." Where's the | | | | widely might do well with new inventions like |
| market? Those who want less laundry to do on | | | | these.Steve Gillman has been exploring new ideas |
| long trips, or those who want to have some | | | | for decades. Visit his site for invention ideas, |
| cheap things to wear while doing dirty | | | | business ideas, story ideas, political and economic |
| jobs.Fast-food tube: These could be like the tubes | | | | theories, deep thoughts, and more. |
| at bank drive-throughs, but they would have to | | | | |