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- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -4/+144I thought of that when I was like 4 and my father told me I was an idiot
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+58i have ideas all the time, but i never do anything with them. i might tell a friend, but nothing ever comes of them other than a conversation.
I'm sure there are lots of other people out there who are idea generators, too, with no outlet.
so here is an idea;
an "exchange site" for people to post these ideas, free to the public, for anyone who wants to pursue your lead.
I have heard claims that some technologies do not come to market because there are "patent disputes". I say "screw the patent office" and go open-source.
simply reading about all these other peoples ideas would generate a cascade of new ideas.
blogs would ensue.
it would be an "abstract communication medium", if that makes sense.
here is my second idea;
plant a tree, so you can look at it when you are old and say, " i planted that!" - hankmt, on 10/11/2007, -1/+291% inspiration 99% perspiration right?
More 1% inspiration, 49% perspiration, 20% government grants, 20% kickass marketing campaign, and 10% pure goddamn luck... - hankmt, on 10/11/2007, -3/+29@Polymath.
I've totally had that idea!!! I just didn't do anything with it...
Actually I'm not kidding. I even set up a design for the idea, with a ranking system and options for signing onto the project / becoming a project leader etc. It'd be like open source idea development. A fine idea, I agree. - LeadHead, on 10/11/2007, -0/+21A car running on air, sweet!
Everyone will want one!
My friends will be so jealous!
I can't wait to see the sexy desi- DEAR GOD. - blahtastic, on 10/11/2007, -4/+23Compressed air, huh? So if I turn it upside down, can I freeze things with it?
/stupid joke of the day - Hallucinogirl, on 10/11/2007, -1/+19And I thought it was going to be a flying car..
- srosebush, on 10/11/2007, -2/+19I got my hopes up in regards to the title, because I want my flying car... =[
- Farkeologist, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17I still regret never marketing an idea I came up with about 25 years ago. Now you can buy them in any of a number of catalogs.
The Mistletoe Belt Buckle.
*sigh* - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17@blahtastic
that was tesla's last big thing. too bad he didn't live long enough to develop that tech. What a different world we would live in today if he had. Oh and its completely irrelevant but ***** Edison. - HalFTW, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15http://duggmirror.com/environment/Air_Car_Ready_for_Mass_Production/
- hankmt, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13This is basically the same concept as all "series hybrids" which use on-board fuel to store power for use by an alternative drive train.
GM's Volt (http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/420/) and Ford's Airstream (http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/423/) are both series hybrids that store power in Li-ion batteries. The Airstream concept uses hydrogen (and thus isn't really all that feasible) while the Volt uses gasoline or biofuels and could be on dealer lots as early as 2010. But using compressed air as your energy storage medium is an amazing idea, and it's really exciting to see it heading into production.
Series hybrids are inherently more efficient than regular (parallel) hybrids like the Prius because the combustion engine can be optimized for efficiency and you don't need to have the extra weight of two drive trains (one ICE and one electric.)
We're probably gonna do a feature on series hybrids at EcoGeek.org soon (yeah, I'm the guy who runs EcoGeek) because so many excellent concepts (and even production models) are cropping up around the technology.
Thanks for the Diggs everyone, glad you're enjoying EcoGeek. - blahtastic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11Your idea idea is pretty great actually. I thought of gathering electricity from already existing waves (radio, micro, whatever can be managed) a couple years ago but honestly don't have the slightest clue about how one could go about that, then a few months ago I see that some University is researching it (i'm sure i wasn't the first person to think of it or anything, just adding to the "i had an idea once" game).
If peoples random ideas like this could get out to someone who can actually do something with them, a lot more innovation would happen a lot quicker - wunderdog, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10This is the type of technology that has to be developed! We HAVE to get away from using oil!
- jewdiknight, on 10/11/2007, -5/+14@polymath22
You do realize that you came up with a great idea with you "idea making idea"
But hell, I have several great ideas that I would love to share with the world if I knew that it would be truly open source. - jewdiknight, on 10/11/2007, -3/+11Its a shame that all the great fuel efficient cars never make it out to the USA. I need a new car and would love to buy one of these things. I am sure that it all has to do with conspiracy and lobbying with the car and oil industry. But doesn't the car companies know that if they sell one of these things that everyone will buy it. Much like what happened when the Prius came out just so Toyota can say they sell a green car, they thought it would fail but its booming. Some people will buy SUVs no matter what, but I think that many people if given the option would buy a cheap fuel efficient car if they could.
- ElbridgeGerry, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9A Digg haiku:
I've Got A Cool Site.
What The *****? So Much Traffic!
Now My Server's Down. - leszek, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6@polymath:
In fact someone already had your idea, there was a website now closed because of spam: http://shouldexist.org/
Related:
http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/index.php - cfarmer8, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8
Who Killed the Electric Car?
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Who Killed the Air-Car? - weezcnr, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I wish someone would do this with a Tesla Turbine.
- laterthandawn, on 10/11/2007, -6/+11...Soon to join the Water Car in the "***** Brilliant Ideas that Somehow Never Quite Made it to Mass Production" bin.
- BESTenemy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5 Compressed air technology is one step above hydrogen tech. Each time energy is converted, a part of it is lost. Hydrogen requires separation (from water or other compound), compression and / or refrigiration for storage, combustion (to form water). Compressing air produces heat and that is the only place we loose energy.
I have model airplane powered by liquid CO2. The beauty of it is that the engine, instead of warming up, gets cooled down as it runs. As more fuel expands, the more the system temperature drops. That allows the use of cheap materials that don't have to withstand the heat of a combustion engine. Cars that run on compressed air can almost entirely be carbon fiber. Light, strong and efficient.
This is the best non-chemical, electric car. Pressure can be derived from many forms of energy. Electromagnetic compression, thermal compression, kinetic compressoin. - calvmari, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Hey you should have seen the original prototype. At least this one was a plastic box on wheels. The first design was a cardboard box on wheels, but it was stolen by a group of hobo's that now roam the countryside.
- Error601, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4PLEASE...stop giving this scam free publicity. Even if don't know enough basic engineering to know it's BS, there's plenty of debunking articles on it.
- Charlotte_Web, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4This is better.
I get nervous in traffic when I see some of the drivers out there and how they handle their vehicles. I don't want to think about those same people soaring through the air anywhere near the vicinity of my home.
The only way I can see for flying cars to succeed is to have the navigation system completely automated, and that's going to take infrastructure. - diabolicdiablo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Here's my idea :
Make an infomercial about how to make money. When someone buys it, tell them to make an infomercial about how to make money. - BigFloppy, on 10/11/2007, -4/+8Not to piss on your fire polymath, but something like that wouldn't lead to any gain for the individual. If you could somehow integrate it with 'one-click' patenting (but please don't, the existing system is in a dire state already) then perhaps there might be something to gain, otherwise it's perfectly easy for an existing company with the resources to develop your idea, to steal it, and completely deny having seen it on said site leaving you with no claim to it. As much as you (and I) dislike the existing system, you don't really have a choice.
If all you're interested in is sharing your ideas for the greater good of mankind, then i think it's a great plan, but personally (and i think i speak for a lot of people), i'd rather make something off _my_ idea. - evodevo1, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Does this actually do better than a gasoline gar? I mean if you made cars as light as one of those guys, I bet you get pretty good gas mileage too. One still have to power the compressor to get the air in the tank, so don't think you are getting something out of nothing.
- TheKillDoctor, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Video of these cars in action
http://www.motordeaire.com/video.html - xptoast, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4anyone that is interested in polymaths idea site please email me at shadoworkgaming@gmail.com
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3i wonder how these would work in -30 up here in canada. if pressure is lowered would you have to fill up more often or what.
- techmaster, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4There's a lot of problems with this car that nobody is noticing or pointing out. I saw one of them pointed out in the comments of the actual page, that you have a tank with that high of pressure in it, and get in a wreck, it will not be good. Also, this will NEVER work in America. Its range isn't enough to get many Americans to from home to work and back. So, you would have to fill up before heading off to work, then fill up before you head back home. Its range is terrible! That might be fine if you have to drive a block or two to go work at 7-11, but people with real jobs aren't going to go for this. Also, one thing I'm surprised nobody has commented on yet... Have you noticed on nearly every video, the only thing you can hear is the music playing and the "narrator" explaining how the car works, as you see a video of the car going along...and you can't hear the car? Is it because it's silent? No, it's because they muted the sound of the original recording, and put their own soundtrack over it. Only the last video on the page lets you actually hear the car's engine, and you hear it from INSIDE the car...and it sounds like 10 jackhammers being used all at once! Can you imagine driving a car that is this noisy? You would have a headache before you even get out of your neighborhood!
- nullview, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3the idea exchange website already exists... http://www.whynot.net/
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@myself, others;
i was disappointed by a few of the comments about "someone stealing an idea" or " i want to make money off my idea" ;
1) It's not stealing if you are giving it away. if some company comes along and makes a million dollars on my idea that i gave them, that's fine with me.
i probably wasn't going to seriously pursue an idea anyway.
i just ask that the person-who-made-it-rich-off-of-my-idea buy me a coffee if you're even in town.
2) who DOESN'T want to make money off of their ideas? there is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that most people never will do anything with their great ideas, when they could have been "brought to market".
if you really think your ideas are that good, start telling everyone about them. maybe someone will recognize your genius and offer you your dream job- working as a full time "idea-guy".
unless you are activly working on something, why not give it away? it's no sweat off your back.
and yes, i honestly think that planting trees and refraining from further de-forestation are the most important things we can do.
my sense of urgency cannot be stressed enough. we simply cannot continue this imbalance indefinitely. the sooner we take corrective action, the better.
ask the Time Magazine "Person of the Year" what small thing they can do; ask them what big thing they can do.
there is a proverb that says," even the biggest mound of sand is composed of single grains."
indeed, little things do add up; but little things can also subtract just as quickly. one person at a time.
here is a final thought about ideas;
Edison- familiar to many- invented the incandescent light bulb and the phonograph, both of which are now obsolete.
Tesla- obscure to many- invented 3-phase AC and radio. 3-phase AC is the worldwide standard, and does not look to be challenged any time soon. Radio has just begun to realize it's potential, many years after the inventors death. - Hoogs, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2That's one fugly car. Nice idea though.
- anarchistuk, on 08/11/2009, -0/+2This car blows....you to work :)
- geminitojanus, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4@farkeologist
I'm still trying to unload my Piano-keys necktie. - Charlotte_Web, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3They aren't the most attractive-looking cars, and their light-weight frames are going to make people leery of buying them. With all of the SUV's on the road right now, it'd be instant death if you got into an accident.
However, I think the driving force behind this industry should probably be the government. Not so much through grants (though, yeah, I could support that, too, to help seed the industry and get it rolling), but to pass legislation requiring that most government-purchased vehicles go with a single alternative fuel technology like this. Whether or not compressed air is the clear winner of all of the alternative fuel technologies being considered, I don't know, but at some point in the future, the government may want to evaluate which one is the best and throw its considerable weight behind it. With a fleet size numbered in the millions, that would firmly establish an alternative fuel technology and help speed the escape from Middle East oil. - freehand, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Wouldn't it be more efficient to just have the gas/diesel engine power the wheels rather than have the energy go through another conversion before it powers the wheels?
Gas -> ICE -> Wheels
more efficient than
Gas -> ICE -> Compressor ->Air Tank ->Air Engine -> Wheels - pkulak, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Seems to me like li-ion batteries would be safer and give better range. More energy efficient too.
- maskidat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2My father had many wonderful ideas, and not a few patents. However, he could never get any manufacturer to agree to his terms. Hence he went to his grave with neither monetary reward nor the satisfaction of having helped to make the world a bit better place. I think polymath was offering the idea as a free exchange, where everyone would benefit. Like the guy who came up with a laptop for every child. Virtue still is truly its own reward. Can we reach a critical mass where enough people feel this way that it can tip the scales? If anything would be worth a try, that would! The idea gets my vote!
- yusoshi, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@polymath22
Re; Your idea idea - it's happening at http://www.cambrianhouse.com/ You could also check out http://www.elephant-design.com/en/ - it's not exactly the same, but they have a great system for getting cool ideas out there by getting people to agree to buy stuff before it's made. - PigThief, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2"I thought of gathering electricity from already existing waves (radio, micro, whatever can be managed) a couple years ago but honestly don't have the slightest clue about how one could go about that, then a few months ago I see that some University is researching it (i'm sure i wasn't the first person to think of it or anything, just adding to the "i had an idea once" game)."
Yeah, I had that idea as well, then I researched it a little and found at how many people were already going to work with supplies far beyond anything I could muster. It's sad, sometimes. - cdmarcus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@polymath22: It already exists, in the form of http://www.halfbakery.com . Note that many of the ideas on the halfbakery are just for comedic effect, but there are some legitimately good ideas. However, the problem is that you don't get any personal gain... anyone can rip off your idea from the site.
- hankmt, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3@freehand:
Interestingly, Gas -> ICE -> Wheels isn't more efficient. In order to have a the ICE turn the wheels at varying speeds and torque, the car engines have to be able to run at a huge range of speeds. In a series hybrid, the ICE can be tuned to run extremely efficiently at one speed, instead of inefficiently at a wide range of speeds.
Which is one of the reasons why series hybrids are such a good idea. - ferrofluid, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Crystal Radio receivers, can be used for RFID type applications.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_radio_receiver - ferrofluid, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3@ blahtastic
Efficiency would be dire, the best for free energy is crystal radio sets and complete with crystal ear-piece to faintly hear a powerful radio AM station.
Its all about the pesky inverse square law, if you double the distance from a source to a set point the measured energy is 1/4. keep doubling keep quartering. - newstart, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Apparently the company making the Air Car, Tata is one of the coolest companies on earth. They make almost everything you can imagine. From cars, to tea, to steel, to software, to jewlery, hotels lol..... you gotta check there website out
http://www.tata.com - shatdow, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3I'm a little weary of how often stories on zero-emissions vehicles include this same caveat: "But don't let anyone tell you this is an "emissions free" vehicle. ...But, chances are, fossil fuels were burned to create the electricity."
That's why we need to work in parallel with the energy industry to switch over to clean sources of electricity as well. A zero-emissions vehicle is a step toward a clean energy economy, and this trivial detail is overemphasized. - Lepuke, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I dont think this will catch on, storing energy in compressed air doesnt seem to be very efficient.
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