Tom didn't floss. He bought a water pik, and he still didn't floss. He bought a water pik to go into his shower, and he still doesn't floss. So he thinks there should be an app to detect that you use the shower water pik, and if you don't use it, it blocks you from having hot water in the shower. That way, maybe he'll finally floss
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 70
Derek Brand (Instagram: @brand9470)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
A "baby translator" should be possible by now. Or at least a giant mother-scaring helmet that can analyze the baby's brain waves and figure out why it's crying, including where on its body a pain signal is coming from. Although this would lead to social pressure to use the brain-scanning helmet whenever out with the baby in public, such as on an airplane
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 69
Daniel Kumapayi (Twitter: @Kumapayidk)
Bryan Harrison (Twitter: @DonnchaRedbeard Podcast: moistdefinitelypodcast.com)
Bryan Deuchler (Twitter: @MrDrRobot)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
An app or electronic device to help you humiliate or take revenge upon rude or reckless drivers. Also, should we have different car horns for different emotions, and/or eliminate the car horn?
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 68
Jeff Horste (Twitter: @jeffhorste Comedy Special: Kevin Hart Presents The Next Level - Jeff Horste)
Gimmy Cipriano (Twitter: @theRealGimmyC)
Jacob Barr (Twitter: @kidwiththehands)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
A wearable electronic device to help you keep track of your alcohol consumption. Not for health reasons. Just for bragging rights
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 68
Jeff Horste (Twitter: @jeffhorste Comedy Special: Kevin Hart Presents The Next Level - Jeff Horste)
Gimmy Cipriano (Twitter: @theRealGimmyC)
Jacob Barr (Twitter: @kidwiththehands)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
Idea: An app which allows parents to remotely shut off a tail-light on their teenage kid's car if the kid stays out too late. That way, if the kid's gonna be out too late, he better stay sober, because he's at a high risk of getting pulled over
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 65
Dustin "Lee" (not real name, by request)
Scott Fischer (Instagram: @scottimscott)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
In the winter, a fridge takes warm air from inside the house which has been warmed by your heater, and cools it off again.
In the summer, a fridge vents hot air into a house which you're trying to cool down with air conditioning.
Why not position your fridge next to an outside wall, and use a vent/duct leading outdoors to either take in or vent out air (depending on the season) to save electricity? Or you could have a 2nd, tiny refrigerator door which leads outside, so Amazon grocery delivery can place food directly into the fridge. This could also allow you to sit in the fridge with the tiny door open to cool yourself off
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 65
Dustin "Lee" (not real name, by request)
Scott Fischer (Instagram: @scottimscott)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
A psychic or spiritual way to control your house with your mind, to make blood seep through the walls to scare away burglars, and to do mundane things like run the coffee maker and detect leaky pipes. Also: Neuralink brain implants which only work for a specific company and have themes such as “goth”
Adam Walsh (Knuckleheads Comedy: IG: @khcomedy313 Twitter: @KnuckleheadsC)
Steve Kaz (IG: @kazthecomic)
Brandon Ponke (IG: @bponke Twitter: @BPonke)
Dale Murdock (IG: @dalelerious)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studio in Waterford, MI
If someone is at fault in a car accident, almost causes an accident, or is just being a jerk on the road, their car's AI computer (which all cars will be required to have installed) will detect that this occurred, and then, when they park, the car will release knockout gas. Then the person will be put in a lottery with like 100 other bad drivers, and the person whose name gets drawn will be punished. The punishment will be that they'll be killed, or they'll be given drugs that cause them to poop their pants in their car
Adam Walsh (Knuckleheads Comedy: IG: @khcomedy313 Twitter: @KnuckleheadsC)
Steve Kaz (IG: @kazthecomic)
Brandon Ponke (IG: @bponke Twitter: @BPonke)
Dale Murdock (IG: @dalelerious)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Broken Knuckle Studio in Waterford, MI
A sci-fi movie, where, in the near future, an eccentric billionaire adventurer like Elon Musk leads the first mission to colonize a planet of a nearby star. They've figured out how to slow down aging via drugs and hibernation, so they age like 1/10 as fast as usual. So they can survive the entire 200-year journey, and still be young enough to have kids when they get there. But they can only hibernate for 90 days at a time. So every 90 days, they wake up, do a day of work, have an intense drug-fueled party, and then go back into hibernation before the hangover kicks in. So instead of space travel being logical and business-like and boring, it's the exact opposite, overflowing with fun and emotion and intense experiences. But will the people who signed up for a party be able to cope when things start to go wrong?
Avery Sommerfeld (Facebook: @crazeecomedy)
Paul Pipitone (Facebook: @paul.pipitone.5)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
Idea: Time machines that allow people to go back in time and prevent horrible crimes which would've occurred by peacefully interfering and preventing the crimes. But there might be some unexpected downsides... (Note: NSFW)
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 64
Avery Sommerfeld (Facebook: @crazeecomedy)
Paul Pipitone (Facebook: @paul.pipitone.5)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
Idea: A belt or suit that you can wear to allow yourself to temporarily change into any shape you want, like another person, an animal, an animated company logo, or a literal "fly on the wall". Also: a discussion on "invisibility cloaks" (Note: NSFW)
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 64
Avery Sommerfeld (Facebook: @crazeecomedy)
Paul Pipitone (Facebook: @paul.pipitone.5)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
The three things men need to carry are phone, wallet, and keys. A sub-dermal microchip could eliminate 2 of those 3 things, and could also do other cool stuff, like store your customized settings for smart appliances. And security issues don't really matter because you're always carrying a cell phone anyway. The biggest downside is that somebody might cut it out of your body to steal it
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 63
Jason Alt (Twitter: @JasonEAlt)
Nick Earl (Twitter: @fakenickearl)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
A watch which can project a holographic image above it (like in Star Wars). Attaching a small glass pyramid above the watch can simulate a hologram, but be careful not to forget that it's there and puncture yourself while wiping
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 61
Chris Karpinski (Twitter: @ComedyDadKzoo)
Jay Stapes (Twitter: @jstapes_says)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
A device to cancel out loud, vibrating bass from nearby cars when you're at a stoplight or stuck in a traffic jam. And maybe also wirelessly lock the person's car doors so they don't get out and attack you if they figure out that you silenced their music
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 61
Chris Karpinski (Twitter: @ComedyDadKzoo)
Jay Stapes (Twitter: @jstapes_says)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
A web site to allow professionals (scientists, engineers, business leaders) or groups of professionals to make and share predictions about the future, including prediction algorithms (which are based on other predictions and where the predicted outcome changes week to week as new information is received). There would be snapshots of the prediction algorithms, so you can see how the prediction has evolved over time. You'd be able to see the past performance of somebody's predictions. Regular "unverified" people would be able to make predictions as well. And psychic abilities would be disproven (or proven)
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 60
Robert Jenkins (Twitter: @RobJComedy)
Brent Von Kalamazoo(Twitter: @brentvonkzoo)
Patrick Fowler (Twitter: @DontCallMePat)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit
Urban farms in shipping-container sized flower pots which fit in semi-trucks/trains/etc. That way, you can transport them to "farming factories" in both the spring to plant the crops and the fall to harvest them, so you don't have to farm inefficiently with human hands. You could also transport them into buildings to protect them from crop-destroying weather, and put them in suburban yards instead of lawns
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 59
Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92)
Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
A house which can tip, spin, or "dance" to collect all of the junk (such as children's toys) in one area to make it easier to clean
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 59
Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92)
Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
A service for homeowners to rent a device which helps match small household items like Tupperware containers and pairs of socks, and also contains a 3-D printer to print or repair missing or broken items. It also can shame you for wanting to create matching items for gross old stuff
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 59
Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92)
Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
A little Jetsons-style robot which follows you around and loudly reports lies which it detects based on facial expressions, tone of voice, and also Internet data. However, you can't configure it to ignore your lies, and people could hack it to falsely report lies and destroy people's relationships. And psychopaths can use it to improve their lying skills
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 59
Ryan Allen (Twitter: @ryanallen92)
Chris Young (Twitter: @chrisyoungcomic)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
The futuristic tiny house idea from previous podcast episodes which uses robots to wheel in and out all of your stuff on demand could also wheel in Glade Plug-in-style scents and release them into the air in sync with your television. That way you could have "Smell-O-Vision" without the nuisance of having to constantly buy and replace dozens of scent plugins/cartridges
Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 58
Matt Bach (Twitter: @mattbach)
Sai Dharmarajan aka "Sai D" (Twitter: @dsaihurrish)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)