The invention you're still waiting for...

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 04 Sep 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

wavebreaker	04 Sep 2002
We all have chores that we hate... What invention are you still waiting for to take over that one chore you absolutely hate? I hate cleaning, and particularly cleaning the toilet. So I want a self-cleaning toilet! ;)

Liliana	04 Sep 2002
I waiting to buy Rosie the robot from the Jetsons to do all my housework :) :THP

SharonElizabeth	04 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Liliana I waiting to buy Rosie the robot from the Jetsons to do all my housework :) :THP I think that about sums it up. If there was something out there that could do all the cooking and cleaning, that would be my dream. Especially if it does it better than me, which isn't really saying much. If it doesn't shrink the clothes and burn the food, it's already doing better than me. :)

Rhiannon	04 Sep 2002
I'm not actually waiting for an invention, per se.... I'm waiting for them to start issuing a dart gun and a life time supply of tranquilizer darts with it when you take your new baby home from the hospital. *picture R lowering the dart gun towards unruly child's butt* NAP TIME!!!!!!! }) R :)

Ladyhawke	04 Sep 2002
Teleportation devices. I *HATE* driving long distances (i.e. anything more than 30 minutes). Boring as !@)( (probably 'cause most of my driving over the Kansas Flint Hills, which are scenic....the first 10 times.....). And I want it free or cheap (like under $20), instead of a couple hundred for airplane tickets. Ladyhawke

Liliana	04 Sep 2002
Oh yeah i need a transporter too, since I dont drive and neither does my husband, we walk or get rides. Make my life so much easier, then I could go visit Pollux hehe :THP

fairyhedgehog	04 Sep 2002
I'm with Liliana and SharonElizabeth. I need a robot that tidies up, cleans, cooks and cleans the kitchen, puts clean washing away, puts all my papers in order and does DIY. I can just about manage to put the clothes in the washing machine myself, and iron the odd shirt now and again :) Oh, and I might not mind cleaning the toilet if it was the only thing I had to do ... nah, scrub that, the robot can do that too :D

Liliana	04 Sep 2002
Iron? Whats an iron? ;) :THP

Diana	04 Sep 2002
I love the capsules in the Dragon Ball Z anime (invented by Capsule Corporation). You can put anything in a little capsule in your pocket - whether it be a plane, a car, a house. And then when you don't need it anymore, or can't find a place to park your car, you just turn it back into a capsule again.

wavebreaker	04 Sep 2002
I can just see myself putting my house in a capsule in my pocket and then getting on the transporter to travel around the world! :)

Emily	04 Sep 2002
I would also like the robot that does all the cleaning and maybe the dusting also. Then I would like an automatic lawnmower that could be switched on and left to it lol :)

wavebreaker	04 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Emily Then I would like an automatic lawnmower that could be switched on and left to it lol :) Those already exist! ;)

Kismet	04 Sep 2002
I'm not fond of doing dishes or folding laundry, but since it is what I call "necessary evil" work that must be done I trudge through. I'd love a real life time machine. :)

Melvis	04 Sep 2002
I HATE to clean my apartment, but I have the next best thing to Rosie the robot...a starving college student for a niece! Actually, she loves to clean, she needs the money, and she can use my computer when she's here as well. So twice a month she's going to come and do some basic cleaning of my apartment. And, besides the clean apartment, I get to give her money a couple times a month so I know that she's not been reduced to eating macaroni and cheese seven nights a week! Back on topic, the machine I want to see invented is the Mental Slap Machine, which could come in handy in a variety of situations. Personally, I'd like to mentally slap some of the people I encounter when driving. Of course, this type of machine would end up being used on ME as well...but it's the price I'd pay! :D Peace, Melvis :TSTRE P.S. I apologize in advance to those who are offended by my violence. (Insert mental slap of Melvis here) Ouch! ;)

Kismet	04 Sep 2002
Melvis, I had to laugh, hahaha! You invent it, I'll buy it, hehe...:P

purplelady	04 Sep 2002
I HATE to Dust! I also hate to look around my house and see dusty surfaces and knick- knacks and do dads and candles. I hate to have to work up a huge motivation to begin moving all the items and dusting them and the surfaces with lemon fresh pledge!And knowing just how long it will take. I don't do it very often. I would rather clean the toilet, do the dishes , or the laundry. Maybe it's because at least the toilet or the laundry is contained in one place. You Can close the door on it if you want But dust is Every Where! SO , my invention would definitely be a total anti-dust machine! Every single surface and area would be shiny clean and dust-free! I Know when I die and go to heaven it will be this way!

truthsayer	04 Sep 2002
the super dooper cat pooper scooper! interior decorator in a can--just spray and you can change wall colors, curtains, and furniture self building extra room to house and front porch noise finding missile--next time i'm trying to sleep late or just concentrate and the jerk down the street decides to fire up the carborator less motorcycle--BOOM! there's also a device that protects the offender while effectively destoying the offending machine mother in law mind reading device--the next time the MIL expects me to know what she wants and do the impossible, i'll just hit a button and in a few minutes i'll know what SHE REALLY MEANT by that sweet smile flatulance detector--next time hubby blames it on the dog i want to know the truth. :D it goes w/o saying that i also want rosie the robot the clean my house

Strega	05 Sep 2002
I want ALL of the above! :D Especially the transportation device and Diana's capsule. :cool: Edited to add: And I want them ALL under $1000. :P

Diana	05 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by purplelady I HATE to Dust! The trick with dust is to leave it be. As soon as you start dusting, you have to do all the surfaces, because the dust starts flying, and you see the contrast. If you leave it, it kind of looks like a natural varnish. ;)

Strega	05 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by purplelady I HATE to Dust! Dust? AchOO! I'm with you! :D Quote: Originally posted by Diana The trick with dust is to leave it be. As soon as you start dusting, you have to do all the surfaces, because the dust starts flying, and you see the contrast. If you leave it, it kind of looks like a natural varnish. Hehehe! :D

jakyle	05 Sep 2002
If you throw a dinner party and your worried about "lingering odors,"I would love to be able to have airfresheners around the house that you could use a small remote control to make them activate.In other words,when you've cooked up some garlic bread or refried beans,and your buddy ate the whole entire plate,you could discreetly spray the bathroom before "he"does any real "paint peeling" damage......I have seen the fresheners that spray automatically,but I would prefer this method to those........good night all,and may pleasant odors be within your reach.......LOL

floracove	05 Sep 2002
I want a Rosie too.... I read somewhere, *sure it was a joke* that dust was a protective covering for furniture! I would like to see a self sucking floor. That just emptied all the dirt out under the house or maybe shoveled it out into whatever hole needed it. My sister would tell you that the baby dart gun would come in a bottle and is called benedril, she has 7! *course I would not do that to my children so I'm not endorsing the act.* Ohh and an automated at home car washing machine, inside and outside. And an automated self-mowing lawn mower that could be programed to cut only where told to do so, with attachments that did the trim work. And just for the hot lazy days or to cold to go out days, a self propelled shoot that brought in the days mail.

floracove	05 Sep 2002
If they would come up with a baby stroller that could be heghtened in the handle for those of us that are a little taller.... I love to stroll along with my children, but the height of those things can make my back hurt something awful! Yeah, I want one of those... Hey Mother's how about an automatic, yet gentle baby changing table that took care of all the "nasty" work? I bet the Dad's would like that too.

wavebreaker	05 Sep 2002
Electric tools, especially garden tools, that don't make so much noise!! (I've had to listen to the gardener cutting the hedge in the office garden all afternoon!!)

Liliana	05 Sep 2002
Exactly WHO do they make the height of stroller handles for anyway? Only people I know who can wal with them without getting a back ache is like early teenagers, maybe thats who they are designed for :P My husband never pushed the stroller because hes even taller than me and it killed him. Both mine are walking now so no more stroller for me :) :THP

jade	05 Sep 2002
they've already made strollers with adjustable handles :D love jade

debins	05 Sep 2002
What a marvelous group of people here! I absolutely LOVE your humour and genius, all of you! You are so much fun. Phun, Fun, FFFFUN!

Violet Gargoyle	05 Sep 2002
Rosanne Barr once said something about a Riding vacuum Cleaner. I gotta get me one of those.....

Tor	05 Sep 2002
I'm looking forward to the day we invent a starship that can take the whole humanity to another galaxy and another planet, since our sun will collapse in 5 billions years. I also want to be transformed to a kind of computerized bio-machine that can control everything inside me and make me feel different things on command. An eternal bio-machine connected to others. With the same abilities as humans. I think these things are possible in the future, and I believe it will happen too. :)

Red Emma	05 Sep 2002
Okay, these are the robots I want: 1) Cook 2) House cleaner 3) Gardener -- includes weeding the flower and rose beds without damaging so much as a leaf on my good plants. 4) Chauffeur 5) Television set which has programs and movies I want to watch! Something our cable company seems unable to accomplish. 6) Laundry robot. There may be such a thing as an iron which was mentioned earlier, but I'll let the robot deal with it! This will leave me to deal with the important things in life: reading, visiting, working in local politics, writing a novel, studying tarot, learning astrology, visiting grandchildren. Travel with my room mate. I think I could manage just fine after the above are activated. Regards, Red Emma

starr	05 Sep 2002
Ah Yes I want the everything Robot! Mainly one to clean the house and mow the lawn. I like the dust theory Diana. How's about the internal memory upgrade so you can store more and retrieve faster! Starr

Diana	06 Sep 2002
I spoke to my kid and his friends on this one. What they would like is something similar to what they have in the movie "Matrix", i.e. a brain-hook-up to a computer programme that teaches you all the stuff you need to learn at school in a blink of an eye.

Strega	06 Sep 2002
Powerful computers that you can wear like contact lens - with wireless high-speed internet. :cool:

kayne	06 Sep 2002
Speaking of Rosie from the Jetsons... Anti-Gravity belt! How cool would that be?!?

jade	06 Sep 2002
oh diana i love that idea! i would like that too :D love jade

Melvis	06 Sep 2002
I'm with Kayne... ...Anti-Gravity would be sooo much fun! :D Peace, Melvis :TSTRE

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