AmyontheFarm Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I've been day dreaming about what I would do/build to make my life easier. I encourage my kids to take some time to daydream, so I thought I would enjoy the practice for awhile today too! Don't let the realities of life hold you back, dream really big and impractical! The zanier the better! Automatic house cleaner. (wait, isn't that what kids are for???) Automatic school work grader and checker. Windows in cars that clean themselves. Any window that would clean itself! LOL A trained bird to eat the spiders on my front porch. A device to mute the voices of anyone to isn't speaking nice things to you. BBQ's that don't run out of propane (ok, this is possible but there are no gas lines on our road. So, for me this is a big dream item) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHomeScientist Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Some days I'd just like to be able to clone myself. I'm already working on that. I even have two women who've volunteered to be host mothers. Two down, 998 to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilka Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 1. A tele-transporting device (we live in the middle of nowhere and I don't like to travel, so this would allow me to visit libraries in other parts of the world, relatives, museums...) 2. A sushi-making machine, so I could have my favorite dinner every night without having to make it (because it's such a hassle). It would provide all the ingredients too, including fresh eel. 3. A timed espresso maker (this probably already exists) that would have my triple espresso ready for me every day at 6:30am, including a radio alarm that would wake me up with a different favorite song each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Some days I'd just like to be able to clone myself. Or I'd like to clone myself so my clone could do all the stuff I'm not crazy about (like monitoring teeth brushing, and bed time). When you figure that out, let me know. I'm willing to pay big bucks for that ability! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHomeScientist Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 To answer the question seriously, if I had time, I'd be working on designing, building, and selling affordable serious science equipment. Things like sub-$100 UV/Vis/IR spectrophotometers, GC/MS, column and bed gel electrophoresis apparatuses, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) apparatuses, electron microscopes, and so on. I would like to see every K-12 public school and private school, every homeschooler, every hobbyist, and every kid with a science bent have access to affordable serious science instruments. The stunning thing to me is that, with the possible exception of the electron microscope, with current technology it'd be possible to build fully-functional models of every one of those instruments for $100 or less, assuming they could be produced in volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHomeScientist Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Oh, yeah. Another serious reply. Uterine replicators. It really bothers me that even with our current knowledge and technology, women still have to risk pregnancy and child-bearing if they want to have children. A close friend of the teen-age daughter of one of my wife's co-workers is currently in intensive care and not expected to live, the result of a pregnancy gone wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Uterine replicators. I'd settle for a zipper. So sorry about your acquaintance's problems. May it turn out better than anticipated. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHomeScientist Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 So are you taking preorders? That's blue-sky stuff for us at this point, although in a few years we may take the first steps in that direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 To answer the question seriously, if I had time, I'd be working on designing, building, and selling affordable serious science equipment. Things like sub-$100 UV/Vis/IR spectrophotometers, GC/MS, column and bed gel electrophoresis apparatuses, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) apparatuses, electron microscopes, and so on. I just started homeschooling but I'll admit my first thought was :001_huh: Huh? Obviously, I need to be researching more about science as the kids get older! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHomeScientist Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I just started homeschooling but I'll admit my first thought was :001_huh: Huh? Obviously, I need to be researching more about science as the kids get older! It's the kind of equipment that's common in university science labs, but absent, rare, or present only in inadequate numbers in most high school science labs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I would build a Roomba for the lawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Instant Transporter. Just put in the code for your destination and step on thru. I hate flying and it's a minimum of 3 hours to get ANYWHERE from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Some days I'd just like to be able to clone myself. Or I'd like to clone myself so my clone could do all the stuff I'm not crazy about (like monitoring teeth brushing, and bed time). :iagree: But, the clone wouldn't like it either, I'm thinking! I've thought of this, too. :lol::lol: My mom likes to do a lot of the things I don't, but the closest we've lived is 1,100 miles away. She is currently 2,000+ mi away. Sign me up for that teleporter! My children want one, too, they don't like driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 A straw bale, eco house, with lots of book shelves. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 A cost effective renewable energy resource. Say, a solar concentrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I would build my own tiny little house in the back yard, with a tiny little yard, two trees with a hammock between, and a tiny little chicken run. It would be filled with books in tidy bookshelves. It would always be clean because there would be no toys allowed; also no noise, no mud, and no children or pets. Maybe no husbands. It's been that kind of day. Alas, I have to settle for a hot bath, a glass of wine, and a good book. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'm not really sure. I'd probably build an awesome house though. That sounds good right about now. Pigby would probably like me to build him some rocket shoes. He took it pretty hard when I told them they don't really exist in real life and that if he wants them, he's going to have to learn a lot of math and science so he can grow up and invent them. That's turned into him telling me to invent them for him. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabella Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 A device to mute the voices of anyone to isn't speaking nice things to you. Have you seen this? http://www.extremetech.com/computing/120583-new-speech-jamming-gun-hints-at-dystopian-big-brother-future That's one of your dreams come true!!!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 A straw bale, eco house, with lots of book shelves. :) Rosie How many bales do you need, I've got plenty! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I would build a Roomba for the lawn. http://www.amazon.com/LawnBott-LB1200-Spyder-Cordless-Electric/dp/B004G8Q8XU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332276774&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Have you seen this? http://www.extremetech.com/computing/120583-new-speech-jamming-gun-hints-at-dystopian-big-brother-future That's one of your dreams come true!!!:lol: Yikes, I think that would be scary if they could stop all your words. I still want good words to come through, just not mean ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/LawnBott-LB1200-Spyder-Cordless-Electric/dp/B004G8Q8XU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332276774&sr=8-1 At least it comes with free Super Saver Shipping! But, the price tag is a bit high for me! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I want a transporter and a replicator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I want a transporter and a replicator. I would add a holodeck. Ds wants to invent a real lightsaber. On top of that I want it to be like the Matrix where you can download knowledge into your head, except I don't want the hole in the back of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 On top of that I want it to be like the Matrix where you can download knowledge into your head, except I don't want the hole in the back of my head. Doesn't every student want that?? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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