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by badfaith  [SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

This idea is based on the idea of the recent 3D imaging technology used in movie making, and magnetic resonance imaging scanners (MRI) -and other such devices-, which in turn is based on how our eyes (and those of animals) work together to produce a stereoscopic image which allow us to perceive depth. Have you been on a flight in an aeroplane which has dropped suddenly for a small (hopefully!) distance due to turbulence or a change in the outside air pressure... the engines suddenly made to b...

by badfaith  [IDEAS TO MAKE IDEAS4ALL BETTER]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

What happens to ideas when they are submitted?What if there are some really good solutions to problems that nobody who may need them ever sees?Why not pay to have a top rated idea pop up on the google search page as a random idea for the day?...or other sites.This would bring more people to the site, create more ideas, and increased usage would attract more advertisers, more revenue, and justify the expense of such a method.basically push ideas into the broader public consciousness.(targeted ...

by badfaith  [SOCIAL, COMMUNITIES & INSTITUTIONS]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

With the recent earthquakes in Haiti, and Chile (and less widely reported Japan, Turkey, Mexico/Guatamala Border), and seeing the devestation to Haiti in particular, one thing became apparent: the poorer the country, the greater the devastation and loss of life.It also occured to me that when a natural disaster occurs, for every Dollar spent in that nation before the event, that may most likely be ten dollars you won't have to spend afterwards on relief efforts.So why not have a pre-emptive t...

by badfaith  [SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

Aerodynamic “Noise” There is a flaw in the way cars are designed and tested which I believe may impair their performance... And that is the aerodynamics and wind tunnel testing.The flaw, or oversight, lies in the fact that when a car's aerodynamic properties are considered and designed, they only take account of the shape of the car as it would cut through what I would call “perfect air”, and that the car itself is moving exclusively in one direction into this perfect ...

by badfaith  [SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

When you look at the shape of modern cars, they all seem to be becoming a variation on a theme of a more homogenised form, largely a legacy of the progress in the study of aerodynamics which are obviously the the same for any vehicle seeking to travel faster, or with greater ease through the air in the surrounding environment. And, as a consequence, most car manufacturers are approaching the limit of what can be achieved through the use of various shapes and materials for car panels to this e...

by badfaith  [TOURISM & TRAVEL]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

Airports have spent lots of cash trying to prevent terrorists getting on planes, but have they trued a more low-tech, (but effective method nonetheless)?Ask every prospective passenger:  "Do you have a Bomb?"most of the techniques employed at airports are based on evoking odd behaviour from those with something to hide.Most people are crap liars, and if they do have something like this they'll show it.Challenged with a direct and blunt question, how many would get away with it?

by badfaith  [ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY ]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

No , I'm not suggesting fitting Underwear to cows... as such!(although it is an amusing image!)For one thing, a cow has no self control when it comes to distinguishing between a release of gas, or something more substantial (!)Cows also can not pull down underwear, or seek a discreet place for relief.This system sees a kind of coat for the cow with semi inflated pockets, that are used to create a pumping action as the cow walks.  Attached to this is a solar panel and an empty gas bo...

by badfaith  [SPORTS & HOBBIES ]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

This world cup has only served to highlight the problems that exist in the sport; With the best players in the world failing to perform at the level they are expected to, and questions asked over the commitment of the players who play in the top professional club leagues around the world.Increasingly, we are seeing nations who were not traditionally 'big' footballing nations do well, and the larger nations who have the grreater heritage in the sport failing.I think this is because professiona...

by badfaith  [HOME, PETS, GARDEN ]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

Many of the species of domesticated or farmed animals used by people since time immemorial, and who's path of evolution may mirror our own, and indeed in the case of the dog, be an integral part of ours, have been bred to a point where they can longer exist independently of humans, and may even be affecting our own quality of life as a result of their own.I speak here of the industrially farmed cows, who have been selectively bred over the ages to have larger udders in order to satisfy our ev...

by badfaith  [SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ]

Since: March 9th 2010, Brain-fu: 18890

In considering How to minimise the damage caused by earthquakes, I wonder if a solution would be to drive long hollow poles of some description into the ground in concentric circles around a city, town, village, and individual houses or blocks respectively spaced at regular intervals and concentrated at key locations most likely to be affected by seismic activity.These poles would absorb and disrupt the energy transmitted through the ground, or maybe even just alter the frequency of the tremo...