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Editor’s note:
Lest any reader
should take this the
wrong way, we are
aware that this
wouldn’t actually
work. We published it
because we have a
secret agenda to find
261somekindofpractical
Design a universal-plug tie. This geek fashion accessory
could be worn in corporate IT environments and would
be the Swiss army knife of cabling. Whenever there was
a need for a cable the wearer would simply lean in with
their tie and connect the two points.
Tristan Spill
28 July 2001
use for ties in general
and this is closest we
ever came to thinking
of one.
Design a small, floating balloon to enable toddlers to
play and practise tennis strokes. The balloon would be
as close to the size of a standard tennis ball as possible
and filled with a mixture of helium and oxygen such that
it would float, without floating away.
Mary Slim
26229July2001
