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Koala puns / Future projects

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Some notes about potential future projects

not much of this will make sense.  just organizing my thoughts.

http://www.additive3d.com/
music box headphones
http://chabanoiscedric.tripod.com/NSCHSS.PDF
http://www.pse.umass.edu/acrosby/Adhesion.htm
http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?page_id=1329
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCNenhcvpw
make one of these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiPU9BGQL2M
http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/tasks/showTask.cfm?FuseAction=ShowTask&TaskID=206&tdaID=700015
http://youtu.be/rN-mfQsno2g
put plastic in the cotton candy machine!
levitating induction heater  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkpEz7znpnc&feature=plcp 
puzzle boxes
periodic table of mechanisms that works
low temperature reusable prototyping material from electroless plated glass microspheres and nontoxic solder
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/omni/ 
cell phone charger that runs from the heat extracted from your pee. Pee powered phone.
porous stainless steel sink top (with drain underneath) for public restrooms so no water will build up
toothbrush that senses plaque with IR sensor and led and lights up colors when it senses it.  bristles as fiberoptic?
kitchen EDM
shear thickening fluid 3d shape maker, with metal spheres and solderbonds/fusible alloy clutch.
how are shells made?  can this be used for 3d printing/fabrication?
Sintered aerogel dirigible.
Fold-up dirigible.
Watch-that-is-also-a-set-of-calipers. (clock face is dial, etc), neat example 
Mobius gear transmission
Room temperature superconductors.
Open source 3d printing contest
Firefighting robot
Disaster Relief robots - spiderbot
Popup books!  Lasercut?
Gear generation software (organic shapes, convergence)
Material availability driven CAD programHTCAG 
ultimate creation area:  lasercutter, 3d printer, digital surface, casting, molding, heat, cold, soldering, etc
instructable submission
lasercut siege equipment / lasercut anything
Hammerstein (band name?) (brand name?) / (nam brain?)
miles kimball domes for displayz
ultra portable solar death ray (using jamming) - 1st attempt... totally failed at casting
real life (game) mmorpg jobcome in do work, get rewards, etc.
total immersion (ubermovie)
3d Polaroid (DRS)
universal joints  https://sdp-si.com/eStore/Direct.asp?GroupID=545
hamburger wrapping paper
pantograph machinery (mill, lathe, laser, etc.)
meringue/cotton candy extruder - in progress
polarized filter monitor idea
superconductive sinker/wire EDM - in progress