Creativity Wasted Podcast

Smart Ladder

Invention, SillinessTom WalmaComment

Idea: To put electronics into ladders to tell you if it's safe to climb them and to call an ambulance if you fall off. Also: a built-in breathalyzer; rungs that fold down to prevent you from climbing up too high if the ladder determines it's unsafe; ladder add-on/extension devices such as stakes to stick into the dirt or "snake arms" on the top of the ladder to wrap around a tree branch or other support-providing object; speakers to warn you if the ladder is starting to become unstable and to play the song "It's Raining Men" if you fall off; discussing the scariness of using a ladder

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Stu McCallister (Twitter: @StuMcCallister Podcast: LmnoPodcast)
Kevin C (Planet Ant Farm Team)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Note: Justin Siekierka does not appear on this idea/episode due to technical issues