Metric System.  quarts? gallons? inches?, yards? miles?, pints?. Does any of this make any sense? I don’t think so.When I was a kid over 35 years ago, the elementary school was trying to get us to learn metric system. 35 years later and the only people that use the metric system are the local drug [...]

Gridlock solution.  Traffic gridlock makes up a huge amount of traffic jams.  In highly trafficked crosswalks, add a railroad crossing gate and blinking lights. The crossing gate would go down to prevent people from getting caught driving in the grid. Maybe it can be used only during rush hour?

Auto Side View Mirrors.  Side view mirrors are bad. There are blind spots. In tight spots, they get hit and break off. They are not easy to see in bad weather. They require you to take your eyes off the road.  Cameras should be mounted in lieu of mirrors and shine the view(s) on the [...]

BATTERIES. 1. I do not like using disposable batteries. They are bad for the environment. I don’t like throwing batteries into the garbage, but have no idea how to recycle them. 2. And I do not like having to buy multiple sized batteries. 3. Why can’t more products use re-chargeable batteries? 4. You should be [...]

Improving Movie Theaters.  Movie Theater marquis do not make it easy to see what’s playing and at what time. If I am driving by, and want to see a movie, I do not know the showtimes. They should make the marquis bigger, clearer and guaranteed to be easy to read from a passing car.  Also…Single screen [...]

Preventing Cereal Crumbs at the Bottom of the Cereal Box. That last bowl of cereal sometimes is nothing more than a mixture of sugar, crumbs, some cereal pieces and little else. With my concept, the cereal bag can have a drain at the bottom, which allows small particles to fall through a perforated bottom into a second [...]

13th Floor?  Why are there no 13th floors in buildings? It doesn’t make sense that with so many superstitions, that this one should have such a big effect. I understand the dogma of superstition. I know people who pull buttons when passing cemetaries. Or step on planes with their right feet first (I do this, [...]