An Idea A Day

I can’t believe I’ve only just this week discovered, thanks to my mate Bob, the brilliant website idea-a-day.com. The archives of unbelievably logical ideas allowed me to while away the first half hour of in the office this morning with ease.

Being generally behind the times myself, I’m going to assume that everyone knows the premise of the site: the website publishes one original idea a day and, if you should so wish, you can have this idea delivered to your inbox each morning.

“Place hand detergent dispensers at the exit of all stores to help reduce the spread of germs and other harmful bacteria,” is the most recent offering. The door handle-dodging obsessive compulsive within me leaps with joy at this one. Yes please! No more holding tissue around the handle to leave the building, or the lavatory… you do that too, right?!

In total contrast: “Design camping plates with layers of biodegradable film that can be peeled off to reveal a clean surface each time,” is brilliant! But all everyday plates too, surely?

My favourite, though, has to be the Freemason-esque invention, ‘Respecs’ sunglasses, which pledges to polarise lenses of sunglasses in opposite directions. While this would not be detrimental to the wearer’s vision, it would be impossible for two wearers of the glasses to make eye contact with each other, thus resulting in an “impromptu wink or secret acknowledgement between devotees of the glasses.” Genius!

Bit rubbish at night time or winter, though.