If you could invent something to solve a household issue what would it be?

Dataless

I would invent a simple drug, it would be taken once by all MP's, Civil Servants, Doctors, the drug would make the nose increase in length by 1cm every time they told a lie.  Any attempt at surgery would grow back twice as long.  Then instead of question time on wednesdays there would be a battle of the long noses where the nose is used as the weapon.  Those with the longest noses would compete and the loser kicked out causing a byebyelection.

Brie

YoungBlueEyes said:

Lightbulbs that know when they're about to die. Be good if they could flash on and off 3 times so you've got chance to find it's replacement, rather than it just suddenly going POP and scaring the life outta ya.

@YoungBlueEyes
You really scared me with this!!!  I read it as "Lightbulbs that know when YOU'RE about to die."  Imagine watching TV, not even watching something scary or exciting and the lamp besides you flashes 3 times.  I'd probably run screaming from the room, slip in the hall way and break my neck!!

Dataless

sammyjammy said:

My sister has two robot vacuum cleaners, one upstairs and one down, I was watching it the other day and I am not convinced its very good, it certainly would work in my house of three cats and me catching fabric and threads all over the place.  They are both called Cordelia and she refers to them as "she" 

I am picturing the one upstairs being called Juliet and the one downstairs being called Romeo, each wearing badges with their pronouns of course!

Brie

Dataless said:

basketcase said:

Brie said:

Something to tidy up after someone that doesn't tidy up after themselves......(of course dear, I'm not looking at you!  and don't worry I'll pick up all the flour, crumbs, onion skin that has fallen on the kitchen floor.....)

Hi @Brie

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I may have given this some thought over the years...

Not bitter at all!

Removed by Forum Team!!!  Now I'll never have the solution!!!

Rosa_Damascena

Dataless said:

I would invent a simple drug, it would be taken once by all MP's, Civil Servants, Doctors, the drug would make the nose increase in length by 1cm every time they told a lie.  Any attempt at surgery would grow back twice as long.  Then instead of question time on wednesdays there would be a battle of the long noses where the nose is used as the weapon.  Those with the longest noses would compete and the loser kicked out causing a byebyelection.

I am afraid there is not enough room on planet earth to accommodate your cunning plan! We'd be tripping over noses left right and centre.

kimwp

A foolproof way of knowing what pipes, wires, structure is behind the walls/ceilings/floors without pulling them apart.

YoungBlueEyes

Brie said:

YoungBlueEyes said:

Lightbulbs that know when they're about to die. Be good if they could flash on and off 3 times so you've got chance to find it's replacement, rather than it just suddenly going POP and scaring the life outta ya.

@YoungBlueEyes
You really scared me with this!!!  I read it as "Lightbulbs that know when YOU'RE about to die."  Imagine watching TV, not even watching something scary or exciting and the lamp besides you flashes 3 times.  I'd probably run screaming from the room, slip in the hall way and break my neck!!

Jeez @Brie I nearly spat coffee all over my keyboard!  

Rosa_Damascena

Rosa_Damascena said:

An ice-cube maker that releases its frozen contents with the gentlest of taps, no running under a tap / violence required.

I think I may have found it. However its on one of these sweatshop sites so I won't be ordering.