Creativity Wasted

Idea: To build cheap sports stadiums with no upper deck and instead to surround the stadium with machines or rides to lift people up to view the game, such as cable cars, Ferris wheels, swing set swings that go straight up and down, etc. Also: drone vendors to bring food to people sitting in these machines; bussing the machines between stadiums (like a traveling carnival) based on ticket demand; lengthening time between innings or quarters to give people sitting in these machines more time come down and go pee; fun over-the-top ideas such as tour busses that become a row of seats, human pneumatic tubes, and giant balloons; the weird baseball stadium vendor accent vs. the Boston accent and discussing the Midwestern/Michigan accent Turbulence Tyme (facebook.com/Turbulencetyme instagram.com/turbulencetyme instagram.com/newworldcomedynwc) Dave Jones (facebook.com/comedian.davejones.5 instagram.com/comediandavejones New World Comedy on FB: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583085744240) Kate Doré (facebook.com/katredh

Idea: A social media app or filter which blocks or limits the amount of negative news stories and negative social media posts you can view, for the sake of your mental health and happiness. Also: it could display a hint/preview of a negative story with the sad details hidden behind a cute puppy photo, in which case you'd have to "click to expand" to see the sad details; the desire to still be shown "funny bad news", such as a 100-car pileup where nobody died; our hatred of "vagueposting" when we're trying to limit our exposure to the news; an idea for a social network that is only about pets and animals; the need for more templates (similar to "reported safe from xxx" or "happy birthday" reminders) to coax/help people post different types of good personal news (for example, to remind people to take a "before" picture for their "weight loss journey" and to store that picture for later, i.e. when they want to announce that their weight loss g

Idea: A cartoon series set in a pawn shop where the items in the shop talk to each other, tell stories of their past, and speculate about their former and future owners. Also: showcasing diverse cultures, languages/accents, and time-specific cartoon/art styles based on the origin of the item; story lines such as paired items being separated, fake gold jewelry telling lies (because they're fake), an owner repeating pawning and buying back an item, etc; a mix of weird items such as musical instruments, grandfather clocks, fake jewelry, beekeeping poles, etc. Turbulence Tyme (facebook.com/Turbulencetyme instagram.com/turbulencetyme instagram.com/newworldcomedynwc) Dave Jones (facebook.com/comedian.davejones.5 instagram.com/comediandavejones New World Comedy on FB: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583085744240) Kate Doré (facebook.com/katredhatred instagram.com/katredhatred "3 Shots Down" Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0QEQZ8PIP6RaLorT0ZrckG?si=b3969fbb57144034) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.

Idea: To try to recreate Noah's Ark on a giant ship and show the 40-day voyage attempt on a continuous livestream and a TV show. Also: it could use a modified cruise ship, a floating biodome, or maybe even a spaceship; using horses and other animals to do work (such as pulling carts full of food or poop) to allow 2 people to run the Ark; the ridiculously large number of species of beetles, the possibility of that being scientific fraud, and skipping similar species for the Ark if little kids can't tell the difference between them; you could record how many species survive the 40 days and try again every year, learning from mistakes and iteratively improving the Ark Turbulence Tyme (facebook.com/Turbulencetyme instagram.com/turbulencetyme instagram.com/newworldcomedynwc) Dave Jones (facebook.com/comedian.davejones.5 instagram.com/comediandavejones New World Comedy on FB: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583085744240) Kate Doré (facebook.com/katredhatred instagram.com/katredhatred "3 Shots Down" Podcast:

Idea: A small foldable table to be used while sitting on the toilet and that can be stored on the toilet when not in use. It could replace the toilet seat lid, replace the toilet tank lid (or mount on top of a special toilet tank lid), or be stored in a slot behind the toilet tank. Also: some items such as coffee cups can be placed on a wet bathroom sink, but other items like your phone or a magazine cannot be placed on a wet sink and would be more appropriately placed on a small table; questioning whether you would be socially punished if people found out that you had a table in front of the toilet; giving it an exotic European-sounding name (like "Skorza") and then pretending that toilet tables are common in Europe Ken Carlson (facebook.com/KenCarlsonCT) Justin Chupp (facebook.com/justin.chupp.346521 instagram.com/straightwhitemayo facebook.com/spicystandup) Kevin Kelling (facebook.com/kevin.kelling.52 instagram.com/kevin.kelling.52 instagram.com/comedy.at.boldgr) Tom Walma (https://creativitywast

Idea: To build giant hollow mountain-sized pyramids in large cities and grow food on flat terraces on the outside of the pyramids. Also: foods which require high elevation would be grown on the top of the pyramids; they could cause rain, shade cities, and/or block tornadoes from cities (or cause a deadly veggie tornado); using the pyramids for other stuff such as "pumped storage" power generators, cell phone towers (which might lead to a fear of eating "5G grapes"), tourism, etc.; once we have millions of robots that build everything, the cost of building a giant hollow pyramid could come way down Ken Carlson (facebook.com/KenCarlsonCT) Justin Chupp (facebook.com/justin.chupp.346521 instagram.com/straightwhitemayo facebook.com/spicystandup) Kevin Kelling (facebook.com/kevin.kelling.52 instagram.com/kevin.kelling.52 instagram.com/comedy.at.boldgr) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness) This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts

Ideas (both silly and serious) for foods which have additional practical uses during an apocalypse, such as inflatable bagels as flotation devices, sharp-edged foods as weapons, pop tarts as sticky notes, fruit roll-ups as clothing, etc. Also: Tom's apocalypse stash of greenhouse plastic; the problem of accumulating hair on 100 year spaceship journeys; garbage bags full of used toilet paper can be packed against the walls and used as insulation, which is a similar instinct to how birds use poop to hold together the straw or branches in their nests Ken Carlson (facebook.com/KenCarlsonCT) Justin Chupp (facebook.com/justin.chupp.346521 instagram.com/straightwhitemayo facebook.com/spicystandup) Kevin Kelling (facebook.com/kevin.kelling.52 instagram.com/kevin.kelling.52 instagram.com/comedy.at.boldgr) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness) This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com) This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Idea: To convince people (for the sake of the economy) to have their prized possessions put in their coffins with them when they die so they have those possessions in the afterlife (like the ancient Egyptians). Also: avoiding embarrassing items because other people can see them in your open coffin funeral; bringing your live pets or other people with you to the afterlife; boobytrapping your coffin so other people can't steal your stuff or eat/destroy your mummified body; burying collectibles (Pokemon cards, sports memorabilia, Labubus) and denying them from your children in your will; filming a ghost hunting reality show where the fake ghosts carry around the possessions they were buried with Ken Carlson (facebook.com/KenCarlsonCT) Justin Chupp (facebook.com/justin.chupp.346521 instagram.com/straightwhitemayo facebook.com/spicystandup) Kevin Kelling (facebook.com/kevin.kelling.52 instagram.com/kevin.kelling.52 instagram.com/comedy.at.boldgr) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted x.com/thoma

Idea: A blender/chopper kitchen gadget that conveniently mounts on the side of a kitchen sink (or is built into it) which allows you to blend, chop, or mix food or wash a small dish, is easy to clean, and doesn't need to be stored. Also: Greag's fear of blenders and the risk of cutting yourself or using it wrong; the importance of convenience when trying to get motivated to do healthy things; complaining about large chunks (broccoli, whole mini tomatoes, etc.) in salads, especially restaurant salads Greag Brown (facebook.com/gbcherub https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gregs-of-society/id1826617913) Rye Grae (instagram.com/ryegrae81) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness) This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com) This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

A few ideas (both silly and serious) to improve gun safety and gun control, such as annual gun safety tests, gun insurance, a mass shooting gun tax, drunk violence propensity tests, etc. Also: the risk of annual gun safety tests making people better and therefore deadlier when shooting; the weird technicalities of gun insurance, such as trying to get shot on purpose for insurance fraud or preferring to get shot by 2 different shooters instead of 1 shooter twice; whether to tax machetes and a YouTube prankster who recently handed out machetes to the homeless; concealed carry and losing your gun at Red Lobster Greag Brown (facebook.com/gbcherub https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gregs-of-society/id1826617913) Rye Grae (instagram.com/ryegrae81) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness) This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com) This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Idea: Gum that tastes like meat or a savory, meat-based meal, to help you lose weight, eat foods you'd otherwise be allergic to, etc. Also: brainstorming silly flavors and product names, such as "Gum-A-Petit" and "Bluekake"; combining tomato gum, lettuce gum, and beef gum to create a burger taste; the risk of blowing bubbles with your meat gum and getting attacked by a dog or a bear; using toddlers to manufacture the gum because they don't have the teeth to chew (i.e. steal) the gum; you can leave the gum on a park bench and a deer will come take it (and later die) so you don't have to clean the bench Greag Brown (facebook.com/gbcherub https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gregs-of-society/id1826617913) Rye Grae (instagram.com/ryegrae81) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness) This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com) This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Idea: An app where you mark your location if you observe (or drive by) a local incident (such as a police incident), and later, when public info is released, it sends you a notification telling you what happened. Also: Tom's anecdote of driving past an unconscious lady laying on the sidewalk shortly before the ambulance arrived and then never finding out what happened; the absurdity of having so much tech and still not being able to conveniently and reliably find out what's going on locally; the possibility of using this feature to "save local news" and/or partially fund the police department Matt TerBurgh (instagram.com/terburghmatt youtube.com/@mattterburghcomedy facebook.com/mattterburgh) Eileen Nolton (instagram.com/evnoltoncomedy facebook.com/enolton) Chris Young (https://chrisyoungcomic.com instagram.com/chrisyoungcomic) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness) This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com) This

Idea: An AI-based parrot that would observe communications between a salesperson or customer service person and a client and help "grease the wheels" of communication. For example, by repeating ("parroting") what the salesperson just said but with less jargon, by being a language/culture translator, by interjecting humor if the interaction is becoming toxic, by interpreting body language to detect if someone is confused, etc. Also: it could have a "talk out loud mode" where the salesperson and client can both hear it, and a "whispering mode" where it speaks into an earpiece of the salesman (example: "Psst, I don't think he knows what a car wrap is"); it could learn from sales mistakes and remind you later (if a similar client shows up or a similar situation arises) to not repeat the same mistake, and also pass that learned knowledge onto other salespeople (especially rookies); it could have a "lie offload mode" for situations such as when your boss i

Idea: A standup comedy festival where the performers do one normal standup performance and also participate in at least one comedic improv/game/activity which showcases another one of their other talents, such as art, singing, magic, etc. Also: the talent shows wouldn't be competitions, and would often pair together comics with complimentary talents, such as singers, musicians, and dancers, who would have a few hours to collaborate to come up with a group performance; questioning whether puppetry would be allowed Matt TerBurgh (instagram.com/terburghmatt youtube.com/@mattterburghcomedy facebook.com/mattterburgh) Eileen Nolton (instagram.com/evnoltoncomedy facebook.com/enolton) Chris Young (https://chrisyoungcomic.com instagram.com/chrisyoungcomic) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness) This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (https://planetant.com) This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Idea: An app used mostly by teachers (but also other types of public speakers, business presenters, etc.) that observes and understands the flow of information to people and provides (displays on smart glasses, speaks into an earpiece, etc.) on-the fly support for that information flow, such as highlighting/correcting errors, providing links to more detailed info or explanations, etc. Also: it would use AI to be able to follow along what you're reading, you're speaking, or you're listening to (including listening to students asking follow-up questions); it would use a lesson plan that you can quickly load into it (as opposed to using general AI data, which could cause it to go off the rails); it would know the context of the data flow (such as whether you're a person learning something new, a teacher refreshing prior-learned knowledge before giving a lesson, a teacher currently giving a lesson, a teacher listening to a student asking a question, etc.) and it would act differently accordingly to that context (

Idea: A tent-like semi-portable structure for a suburban yard in which you can sunbathe (especially in the winter) and where you can take your indoor cat who wants to go outside. Also: it'd be designed so you can get into the tent and close it while holding the cat against your chest with one hand and without bending over (because if you bent over the cat could squirm away); it would use thick fabric and thick clear greenhouse plastic to keep heat in; it could be tinted to allow you to sunbathe in privacy (possibly even in the nude) and maybe also be used as an outdoor shower; you could maybe connect a "cat tube" to your house so the cat can come and go as they please Chris Barnwood (facebook.com/chris.barnwood instagram.com/chrisbarnwood) Alex Wilson (youtube.com/@thedropoutprofessor instagram.com/thedropoutprofessor Email: alexwilsoncomedy@gmail.com) Wes Allen (facebook.com/wes.allen.264240 instagram.com/wesallencomedy Email: wesallencomedy@gmail.com) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creati

Idea: Futurama-style "s__cide booths" that don't actually kill you but instead use AI and brain scans to convince you NOT to commit s__cide. Also: it could generate a "It's A Wonderful Life" or "A Christmas Carol" movie on-the-fly which is customized to your life; if it made people feel too good they'd want to stay in the booth forever; you could inject a timed poison in their body which can easily be removed so they have lots of time to back out if they regret their decision; crazy sci-fi future tech could eliminate many of the reasons for s__cide Chris Barnwood (facebook.com/chris.barnwood instagram.com/chrisbarnwood) Alex Wilson (youtube.com/@thedropoutprofessor instagram.com/thedropoutprofessor Email: alexwilsoncomedy@gmail.com) Wes Allen (facebook.com/wes.allen.264240 instagram.com/wesallencomedy Email: wesallencomedy@gmail.com) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted x.com/thomaswalma twitch.tv/gameymcfitness) This podcast is part of Planet Ant Podcasts (ht

Idea: A TV show where ordinary people build obstacle courses in their yards that delivery people have to traverse to get to the porch to drop off the package. If the delivery person succeeds (they don't drop it or give up or exceed a time limit), they get a reward (such as getting to pee in the house instead of into a bottle in the delivery truck), and if they fail, the homeowner who created the obstacle course gets a reward (such as choosing an additional package from the delivery truck). Also: examples of obstacles could include water or foam pits, tennis ball shooters, dogs, snakes, slides, and mousetraps; the employer would need to give the delivery person a break from their strict driving schedule to enable them to do an obstacle course; the obstacle course could double-up as yard decoration for an existing holiday, or "Prime Day" could be made into a new holiday where these obstacle courses are part of the festivities; an obstacle course could serve as a deterrent against package thieves Chris

Idea: Cans of food sold in stores labeled as "Stoner's Choice chili" but actually containing corn or beef stew or other food (but not chili). Also: using trickery to prank your friends and/or profit off of selling unwanted or nearly expired cans; mixing all of the cans of other foods so that it becomes chili; using "Stoner's Choice" as a brand for all sorts of intentionally mislabeled products such as soda, T-shirts, music CDs, pets/pet food, etc; simulating "Stoner's Choice" by wearing a blindfold or augmented reality glasses; discussing weird foods/drinks such as ginger ale, cream soda, and the Jelly Belly "Bean Boozled" game Chris Barnwood (facebook.com/chris.barnwood instagram.com/chrisbarnwood) Alex Wilson (youtube.com/@thedropoutprofessor instagram.com/thedropoutprofessor Email: alexwilsoncomedy@gmail.com) Wes Allen (facebook.com/wes.allen.264240 instagram.com/wesallencomedy Email: wesallencomedy@gmail.com) Tom Walma (https://creativitywasted.com/creativitywasted

Idea: A cheesy sci-fi B-movie where Area 51, which is located on a dried lake bed, is hit by a flash flood, and the military and an imprisoned alien have to scramble to escape. Also: brainstorming a plot involving aliens, secret military aircraft, weather manipulation, etc.; incorporating aspects of other movies/TV, like Signs, American Dad, The Shape of Water, Space Force (on Netflix), 1980's dirty teen comedies, etc.; discussing how a lake reformed in the central valley of California a few years ago in real life, and so why couldn't that also happen at the dried lake bed of Area 51, and isn't it kind of dumb it is to keep our military secrets in a place vulnerable to natural disaster Kristopher Allen Brown (instagram.com/kristopher_allen_brown Prison City Comedy open mic: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576119950772) Jake Mattes (instagram.com/jake_mattes 4th & Funny Podcast: youtube.com/@Jake14M Barry Good Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Vk4xpFRLvnvya2vnaQiGR?si=fdd1504b500d489a) Alfons Mueller (