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[Betty]

This is a place for all those disgruntled souls. If you are unhappy about anything which needs improvement or a totally new solution to an old problem, put it here. Need not always be serious issues or solutions. Let your imagination run wild. May be somebody will take you seriously and provide a solution. Don't forget to ask for royalty ;-)

[Betty]

Me again. I for one would like to see a gadget which, when the alarm goes off in the morn, tips the bed into a tub of cold water. Great way to wake those lazy hubbies and children, neither of which I have as yet. Maybe I will use it on myself.

[Chetan Prasad]

I had seen something similar to your idea, though not so harsh, but quite diabolical. People have a tendency to hit the snooze button to stop the alarm and gain a few more minutes. In this product the snooze button is literally ejected from the clock when the alarm goes off. You have to get up, look for it and kill it. If your need is essential, I will try to get the source. Or better still, you can make your own when the club takes off . Isn't this why you joined? LONG LIVE DiY

[Malini Prabhu]

A STAIR CLIMBING TROLLEY

I stay in an apartment and find it very difficult to carry stuff up the stairs. It would be nice if there was a trolley that could be rolled on flat surfaces (regular) and also climb stairs. A boon when there is no power.

Just imagine the advantages at railway stations when you have to go on the over bridge or Metro's etc.

[Chetan Prasad]

I had designed this a long time ago. The basic design can be retained and the body altered depending on the load to be carried.

The 4 wheels can rotate independently. The body is attached only to the hub.

So on level ground 2 of these wheels are touching the floor and move the axle in the direction of the green arrow.

Follow the position of each different colored wheel in the 3 steps and the respective position of the axle. The same set of wheels now acts as a stair climber.

Stair climber by Chetan Prasad Doddabele is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.5 India L....

[Malini Prabhu]

Thanks Skipper. This is sooo ingenious, simple and cool. I was working on a solution based on tracks (like those on tanks) because I was inspired by a TV program about remote bomb de-fusers.
But this is such a fresh idea and really out of the box.
Now I know why you swear by DiY. I could not have bought this anywhere. The possibilities of its usage are endless. I want to hear from others where they envisage its applications.

Have you patented this? Have you made any and used it practically?

Thanks again. Please hasten up on 'FF'.

I WANNA BUILD THIS.

[Betty]

Malini, Skipper had made a few of these some years ago for a couple of friends. One feature not mentioned here [I think he is getting old, senile and forgetful ;-)] is a free wheel kind of device he had made which prevented it from sliding back. If anybody is thinking of making one before FF, then I suggest they incorporate it. Else it is risky and dangerous. Not any more than lugging anything up the stairs though.

[Chetan Prasad]

I would like to see somebody make an "ANTI ROLL-BACK" device for automobiles.

Whenever you stop at even a slight uphill gradient and begin to drive away, any 3+ wheeler slides back. This is quite dangerous and unnecessary. No amount of skill in juggling the handbrake / clutch / throttle will prevent this. In this day of technology, making a device which locks all reverse movement of the wheel, until automatically disengaged when you engage the reverse gear should not be difficult or expensive. This will not only make driving easier but also safer.

Imagine yourself in a brand new car, behind a heavily laden truck on a uphill gradient (with your heart in your mouth) and you will appreciate the idea and its necessity.