you know what they should make?

DJFuji

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i have this wire rack that i have sitting on top of my 21" CRT behemoth that i put my girlfriend's lingerie on after she's done washing it because it can't go in the dryer. The gentle heat from the CRT is perfect for drying stuff slowly, but faster than hanging from the bathtub shower curtain rod.

Someone should invent a rack that allows you to hang clothes above a monitor. Might as well use that heat for SOMETHING.
 

OverVolt

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Yea good idea, put dripping wet clothes over top your monitor.

Thats about as good an idea as a helicopter ejection seat.
 

DJFuji

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lol yeah i guess i never thought about that. The water thing, that is.

Most of our clothes that come out of the washer after the spin cycle are 80% dry-- you can't even wring water out of them. But i can imagine if you invented something like this....better have a good lawyer for all those lawsuits...
 

brunswickite

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its pretty funny that you "didnt think of the water" when refering to wet clothes that need to be dried...
 

DJFuji

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yeah...well most of the clothes i put on the rack now are only slightly damp...so i didnt realize there will probably be some idiots who hang up dripping wet clothes above the monitor...
 

sharkeeper

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Added to the growing list of useless inventions!

? Cordless plumb line.
? Dehydrated water.
? Diet celery.
? Digital clock-winder.
? Digital computer.
? Double-sided playing cards.
? Downhill stairmaster.
? Ejector seats for helicopters.
? Electric banana straightener.
? Electric dog polisher.
? Extra-large bicycle clips, for use when cycling in shorts.
? Fat-free Twinkies.
? Felt Jumper cables.
? Fine glass-crystal castanets.
? Fireproof cigarettes.
? Fireproof kindling.
? Fireproof matches.
? Flame-retardant gasoline.
? Flashbulb tester.
? Flavoured suppositories.
? Foam rubber toothpicks.
? Freeze Dried Water.
? Frictionless Sandpaper.
? Fur sink.
? Hand-powered chainsaw.
? How-to cassettes for the deaf.
? Ice skate sandals, for use in hot climates.
? Inflatable anchor.
? Inflatable darts-board.
? Inflatable PC -- The Ultimate Laptop!
? Kickstand for a tank.
? Laundromat in a nudist colony.
? Leather cutlery.
? Lie detectors for politicians.
? Low salt brine.
? Low-calorie PowerBar.
? Luminous sun-dial, for use at night.
? Matte finish floor wax.
? Mesh raincoat.
? Micro-miniature personal vibrator.
? Money with negative face value.
? Motorcycle seat-belts.
? Muffler Bearings.
? Non-intrusive alarm clock (raises a flag instead of ringing a bell).
? Non-stick Cellotape.
? Open Toed Safety Shoes.
? Papier mache step ladder.
? Parachute that opens automatically, upon impact.
? Particle board tent stakes.
? Reduced calorie water.
? Remote control for a computer.
? Remote control for a Watchman.
? Reversible garbage disposal.
? Rollerblade skates for peglegs.
? Rubber Kleenex.
? Screen door on a submarine.
? Second-hand fireworks.
? Self stick frying pan.
? Soap Dissolver.
? Solar powered flashlight.
? Solar powered night light.
? Solar-powered pacemakers for elderly sunbathers.
? Steel-belted radial rubber bands.
? Strap-on portable chairs.
? Sugar coated insulin.
? Sundial with glow in the dark markings.
? Tire chains for motorcycles.
? Trailer hitch for the Honda CVCC.
? Training wheels for timid sports car drivers.
? Umbrella with a skylight.
? Unsinkable submarine.
? Waterproof sponge.
? Waterproof teabags.
? Waterproof toilet paper.
? CRT lingerie convection dryer

Cheers!
 

DJFuji

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shuttleteam, you've spent a large part of your life coming up with that extensive list, waiting until just the right moment to reveal it to the world, huh? :)
 

DaveSimmons

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Originally posted by: shuttleteam
Added to the growing list of useless inventions!

? Cordless plumb line.
? Dehydrated water.
? Diet celery.
...
? Unsinkable submarine.
? Waterproof sponge.
? CRT lingerie convection dryer

Cheers!
good job :)
 

DJFuji

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Originally posted by: thomsbrain
i call faker! no ATOTer has a girlfriend!

Thomsbrain, that would have been funnier if you had said "but inflatable girlfriends don't wear lingerie!"

But alas...my girlfriend is not the inflatable type. She's the complaining, shopaholic, "not tonight...i have a headache" type.
 

Heisenberg

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Originally posted by: OverVolt
Yea good idea, put dripping wet clothes over top your monitor.

Thats about as good an idea as a helicopter ejection seat.
Umm...there have been helicopters with ejection seats.
 

Linux23

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Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Originally posted by: OverVolt
Yea good idea, put dripping wet clothes over top your monitor.

Thats about as good an idea as a helicopter ejection seat.
Umm...there have been helicopters with ejection seats.

how would that even work? :p
 

cucumber

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Originally posted by: OverVolt
Yea good idea, put dripping wet clothes over top your monitor.

Thats about as good an idea as a helicopter ejection seat.


My thoughs exactly.

One thing I've wondered though is why there couldn't be a mechanism to release the blades so an ejection seat would be possible. Or maybe have seat fire sideways instead of up.
 

cucumber

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Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Originally posted by: OverVolt
Yea good idea, put dripping wet clothes over top your monitor.

Thats about as good an idea as a helicopter ejection seat.
Umm...there have been helicopters with ejection seats.



Hell. I never heard of them but this kind of makes my last statement moot.
 

Freejack2

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Umm, what is wrong with a helicopter with ejection seats? You just have to have them eject at some angle so the person doesn't go into the blades.
 

Heisenberg

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Originally posted by: Linux23
Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Originally posted by: OverVolt
Yea good idea, put dripping wet clothes over top your monitor.

Thats about as good an idea as a helicopter ejection seat.
Umm...there have been helicopters with ejection seats.

how would that even work? :p
The blades were attached with explosive bolts. When the seat fired, the bolts would explode and the blades would be released. The seats fired straight up like airplanes. This was a Russian model IIRC. I'm not sure there have ever been any US helicopters with ejection seats.