A better place for the pedestrian push button

What about placing the pedestrian push button on the ground?

I think that would make it easier for people to use it. When someone carries heavy bags for example it's easier to step on it than lift the arms to push it. People who are very tall have to bend and people who are very short have to stretch or lift their arms. It's also more hygienic as people don't have to use their hands to press it.

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baby stroller racer

maybe motorized baby strollers already exist. i was thinking of a remote-control baby stroller with 2 soft pedals on its end (brake/accelerator) for the baby to play with its feet and train as a racer. The stroller is motorized which makes it easy to use on uphill slopes. The max speed of the stroller will be no more than 2-3 miles/hour and the parent can jog or walk next to it hands-free. it will also be mp3/mobile phone/iPod compatible to allow parents to turn it left and right by using the navigation buttons of their device. just don't let kids use it without supervision :)

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Make regular shoes fit for ice walk

I need little spikes to come out of my shoes when I walk over ice. I don't want to be wearing big boots or add crampons, just my regular shoes. Crampons do the job but don't match my clothes or fit into my high heels. Is it too much to ask for style and ice functionality in a regular shoe?

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what's the real catwalk like? :)

did you know that many high couture fashion brands (christian dior, vivienne westwood, lv) have been accused of exposing models to dangerous and harmful conditions on the catwalk? some catwalks stretch up to 45 meters long and make it impossible for models to stay upright with a combination of extremely high heels and a slippery catwalk! but that's nothing compared to the real catwalk where you take the high heels off, put on the cat uniform, drink a few bottles of wine and then try to tiptoe with grace from one empty bottle to the next. cheers!

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Stairs Ahead...Keep your hands Out of your pocket!!

This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 24 February 2008 by member morphine

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This is in tribute to a wise old man I met today. I was going down some steep stairs in a public place with my hands in the pocket. This old man was coming up and stopped me to tell me to get my hands out of my pockets. I said, why?

He said "Wise guys never place their hands in the pockets when going down the stairs. If you trip over you'll hit your face very hard. You'll have no time to use your hands to protect yourself. Take it as friendly advice from an old man young man!"

That was one of the best and smartest stair-walk advice ever given to me. For the old man to give me such advice I thought it must be because he probably tripped over himself in the past and fell down some stairs pretty badly. That past experience must have resulted into some kind of advice reflex for him!

The moment he saw me going down the stairs with my hands in my pockets, the memory of his fall prompted him to stop me and give me the advice.

Whatever it was, I think it was good advice worth mentioning here. Next time you go down the stairs and realize that your hands are in your pockets, think about the old man's advice!

What kind of advice do you think the old man would give to young people doing parkour training running down the stairs with the hands in their pockets?

Break a leg or break a head? :)