Tomorrow's World

[barry1010]

I used to enjoy this series, the weird and wonderful (and pointless and awful) inventions.  I'm sure I bought a camera after seeing it featured on this show - Kodak Disk, it didn't really catch on.

I would like somebody to invent a silent vacuum cleaner (a carpet sweeper sucks) but my biggest dream would be to stand in my living room with my luggage, close my eyes and magically transport to my hotel room in Australia.

What inventions would you appreciate?

[carolegif]

The French have self cleaning public toilets.  Remember using on in the main square in Calais.  Put the coin in, do what you have to do, come out, shut the door, it locked, then cleaned inside for the next person.  
they needed something after getting rid of the pissoirs!  Although they were for men only!

[douglas9401]

The extra drag on landing could be dangerous Hopkirk, a better system woud be pedal and chain connection from those in the cheap seats allowing a period of furious pedalling which in turn would result in a discount for said seats. It may also offset the DVT problem.

Further energy savings could be made by passengers heating their own tasty baguettes etc with hand-held magnifying glasses focusing sunlight onto food. Still working on late-night snacks though.

[retrocop]

I would of thought vanes cut into the aircraft wheel hubs would catch the force of wind and speed on final approach when the landing gear is lowered.

[davebro3]

They could have a belt runway like a travelator - the plane touches down with the runway at landing speed then the runway slows to a stop?

[douglas9401]

That's fine until the plane has to turn at the end, davebro, you'd need stabilisers on the wingtips at that speed, to avoid dippage.

[barry1010]

Carole, those pissoirs were common in the UK cities, usually ornate cast iron structures, open to the air.  You could see the men's feet underneath.  Horrid things but not as bad as the underground toilets, it was walking down in to my version of hell. 

I never understood why men needed far more public toilets than women.

[douglas9401]

Because men tend not to carry handbags.

[10ClarionSt]

Thanks for the guesses folks, but it has nothing to do with showers or toilets; more to do with food and drink.

[barry1010]

Even more intriguing

[windywillow]

A dishwasher that loads and empties itself would be nice. And if it could also put the dishes in the cupboard - even better.

[barry1010]

I did see a machine on some programme that ironed and folded clothes but it was huge.

[naomi24]

I would love a plug that could be plugged into both me and someone else so that I could feel what they're feeling.  When people are in pain, either physically or mentally, unless we've experienced similar in our own lives we can really have no idea.  

[Auntypoll]

My husband used to ride motorbikes on the road and racing, He always thought a small set of battery operated viser wipers , detachable on magnets, like windscreen wipers on a car. would be really usefull but as far as I know they are still not available. 

personally I would appreciate a self cleaning house -same principal as a self cleaning oven. Press a button, go shopping and when you come back the house is sparking clean,beds made and the ironing done.

[barry1010]

That's the dream, AuntyPoll, a self cleaning house.

Good idea about the visor wiper but I think it would be distracting being so close to the eyes.

[retrocop]

You can buy a product called Rainex. We used to smear it on our motorcyle helmet visors and fleet windscreens. It used to dispel rain water a treat.

[retrocop]

motoring/motoring-products/rain-x-rain-repellent-200ml-108282.html

[retrocop]

           

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/motoring-products/rain-x-rain-repellent-200ml-108282.html

[windywillow]

A robot that would cut the grass, dig, prune and tidy the garden at the touch of a button.

[davebro3]

//A robot that would cut the grass, dig, prune and tidy the garden at the touch of a button.//

That's a "husband"!

[windywillow]

^^^ I should be so lucky. 😆