Zip, bam, boom, pow, NASA rail gun scramjet

December 21, 2010 · Posted in innovation · Comment 

NASA is working on a cheaper method to launch spacecrafts using train tracks, a rail gun and a scramjet.
http://gizmodo.com/5714938/nasa-engineers-propose-combining-a-rail-gun-and-a-scramjet-to-fire-spacecraft-into-orbit?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

This approach uses the Multiple Alternative to lower costs by using existing technologies instead of a Single new technology.

Schools Out in French vs. in France

December 19, 2010 · Posted in innovation · Comment 

The French version of “Schools Out” “L’école est finie ” by Sheila

Alice Cooper in France singing “Schools Out”

Me in an Alice Cooper Sony TV Commercial

Alice Cooper was my favorite band when I was 4 years old. I figured out how to safely replicate all of his on stage death scenes. That made the adults a bit concerned.

Overlooked Innovations: Gyro Bowl, doesn't spill

November 27, 2010 · Posted in innovation · 3 Comments 


The Gyro Bowl is a spill proof bowl that uses gravity to close the lid. The bowl is a gyroscope in the form of a plastic bowl that either keeps the open side up or closes the bowl. As I’ve said many times, gravity is my favorite resource since it is always available.

We’ve had low cost plastic bowls for decades so this could have been technically and economically possible. The basic concept could be made from wood so technically it could have been made hundreds or thousands of years ago.

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