Creativity Wasted

It's weird that the Ouija Board, an occult/spiritualist séance communication device, was marketed to kids by a major corporation (Hasbro) as a toy. Idea: why not also sell other witchcraft/satanist/voodoo items to kids as a kit? The kit could include items such as voodoo dolls, a pentagram on a Twister-like sheet, fake blood, about 40 fake candles, etc. Technology could also be used, such as wearable devices to shock you when someone pokes the voodoo doll, or a GPS tracker that alerts someone when you're using the kit, so they can come scare you Richie McLonis (instagram.com/richiemclonis Podcast: podomatic.com/podcasts/huntingrabbits) Bill Morrison (https://billthecomedian.rocks) Tom Walma (twitter.com/thomaswalma) Recorded by Broken Knuckle Studios over Skype (Facebook: Broken Knuckle Studios)

Idea: An amusement park containing carnival-sized rides and small roller-coasters which are all powered by kids, either while they're riding the ride or while they're in line for the ride. They'd power the rides by pedaling, pulling on a rope, spinning a giant wheel, etc. The fact that they'd be contributing to the fun of other kids would provide a deeper level of contentment than just passively experiencing the rides. Also, it'd wear them out, and therefore give their parents some private time later in the evening. Bryan Deuchler (Podcast: https://cartoontonic.buzzsprout.com) Matt Hamilton (Podcast: https://moistdefinitelypodcast.com) Avery Sommerfeld (facebook.com/crazeecomedy, YouTube: Funny News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN6nBbMFIE03wqFz5PwAA3w) Tom Walma (twitter.com/thomaswalma) Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studio in Waterford, MI (Facebook: Broken Knuckle Studios)

Idea: A comedic zombie movie where the dead come back to life, in the order of the most recently dead (or most well preserved) first. The zombies act exactly like normal people (i.e. they don't eat brains), but they hold their old prejudices (racism, Puritanism, etc.), poor hygiene habits, etc. In the end, people slay hoards of zombies just because they're so annoying Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 10 Steve Hansen (twitter.com/StevenRHansen) Cory B. Tom Walma (twitter.com/thomaswalma)

A rant about poorly designed and/or pointless technology, such as voice recognition and smart homes. Also: smart light switches which fail to turn off the light, the smartest people in our society are working on dumb tech instead of important life-saving tech, an anecdote about a strobe light at a poker game Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 10 Steve Hansen (twitter.com/StevenRHansen) Cory B. Tom Walma (twitter.com/thomaswalma)

Idea: An implantable medical device that detects when your heart stops, alerts a hospital, and then, instead of restarting your heart like a defibrillator/pacemaker, creates a cooling reaction in a cooling pad inside your body to cool nearby blood, and then the cooled blood is pumped through the body. This cooling slows cell death and gives you a few hours to be revived (like people who've drowned in Arctic ice water and then were revived a few hours later) Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 10 Steve Hansen (twitter.com/StevenRHansen) Cory B. Tom Walma (twitter.com/thomaswalma)

Idea: A daily affirmation mirror, which, when you look at yourself, makes you feel better about your disappointing appearance by saying "it's not your fault" (because hearing someone else say it is more convincing than just saying it to yourself). Also discussed: hacking the mirror to play mind games on a spouse, massage devices as "plausible deniability adult toys" Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 10 Steve Hansen (twitter.com/StevenRHansen) Cory B. Tom Walma (twitter.com/thomaswalma)

Idea: A TV show where people wear a brain altering helmet (as covered on the Radiolab episode "Nine-Volt Nirvana") which can temporarily induce terror, relaxation, enhanced learning ability, disabled morality, etc. Then, they'd be put in a scenario, such as putting someone in a haunted house and modifying their brain to induce terror, or testing a religious person by putting them in a stressful situation and shutting off their sense of morality, just to see what will happen Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 9 Jeff Johnson Tom Stoner (facebook.com/zomgftw) Paul Pipitone (facebook.com/paul.pipitone.5) Tom Walma (twitter.com/thomaswalma)

Idea (NSFW): To use robotic prosthetics and other human enhancements to be better at sports, look good, have fun, and live longer. Also discussed: robotic genitals, cutting off your feet because your shoes always stink, how body enhancement tech will mean that you'll never have to give up on stupid dreams Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 9 Jeff Johnson Tom Stoner (facebook.com/zomgftw) Paul Pipitone (facebook.com/paul.pipitone.5) Tom Walma (twitter.com/thomaswalma)

Idea: Software for using a 3d-printer to make cosplay costumes, including software algorithms for specific comic book characters and for correct sizing of the costumes for obese people (and everybody else) Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 9 Jeff Johnson Tom Stoner (facebook.com/zomgftw) Paul Pipitone (facebook.com/paul.pipitone.5) Tom Walma (twitter.com/thomaswalma)