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Editor’s note:
Not so much killing
two birds with one
stone, this idea is
more akin to releasing
a flock of white doves
into a clear blue sky. A
489gifttothenation.
Introduce ‘address for life’ code numbers to everyone in
the country. People could register their current address
with the post office such that letters addressed with the
code number would be forwarded from the sorting
office. In addition to offering everyone PO Box-style
privacy, the system would come into its own when
people moved house and needed only to notify the post
office of their new address.
Adam Brown
6 September 2003
Design babies’ prams, pushchairs and buggies with
sound systems that would play back the sound effects
of more exciting modes of transport while the child is
being pushed. A horse-riding soundtrack would offer a
gentle clip-clop through slow strolls and build to a
thunderous gallop on more energetic walks. Other
490popular soundtracks could include racing cars and
spaceships.
Mary Slim
8 September 2003
