Someday I Have To Do Something…
Posted on August 18th, 2005 by Todd W
local6.com – News – Company Plans Video-Playing Tombstones
My brother and I have this ‘gift’ (more like a curse) to come up with really interesting business ideas, but failing to do anything about them. It is routine for us to have an idea, then see someone else do it within five years. Obviously, we aren’t the only people with the concept, but for once I wish we could act on it.
This particular idea was an obsession of mine back in 1999. Unfortunately, I had no connections in the funerary business.
A new company plans to unveil new high-tech tombstones with embedded flat screen monitors that would allow visitors to play memorial videos of the deceased, according to a report.
Sigh….
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I can’t wait until somebody comes out with edible popsicle sticks and puts me out of my misery…
I have good news, Mark…
Link.
“Jack’s Beansticks,” edible Popsicle sticks, were created by Erika Quebe, Indianapolis, a senior majoring in food process engineering; and Rob Schlipf, Milford, Ind., a senior majoring in agricultural engineering. Hartono Sumali, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, was the advisor.
The idea for the sticks came from efforts to create a medium-strength wood substitute. The edibility of the product was an added bonus.
“We experimented with a variety of flavors and peppermint was our favorite,” said Quebe.
When the two told employees at a local Dairy Queen about the sticks, the response was very favorable. “They were totally excited,” she said. “They made Dilly Bars for us with our sticks.”
One of my freinds forwarded this to me, yes I am the Rob guy that made the edible popsicle sticks.
It seems that my brother, dad and I have the exactly the same “gift” of inventing things which never materialize. Occasionally, we even get to the point of making one of the idea for ourself, but consistently fail to market it.
In the case of Jack’s Beansticks,I had the idea, actually made it, and entered it in a competition at school. All I ever got for it was a small useless (so far) portion of the intellectual property, the contest prize money (which was nice), a few newspaper clippings, and a couple sample sticks.
Thus, even in succeeding in making and getting attention for the idea, I am no farther ahead than with most of the other fruit of my “gift”.