this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2024
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Shitty Million Dollar Ideas

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This is a place to pitch goofy million dollar ideas that you had in the shower, as you were falling asleep, or during a fever dream. Think of it is as shitty Shark Tank.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If it's sunny you take the sun-powered car and if it's rainy, the rain-powered car. It's genius really

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Add a little extra wind power to both of those, and baby you got a stew going!

[–] smuuthbrane 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So, we talking a piezoelectric body that converts the kinetic energy of the rain into power, or electric vehicles in Quebec? (Quebec has a shit ton of hydroelectricity, which one could argue is rain-powered.)

[–] threelonmusketeers 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

That's what powers our server, isn't it? So our server is rain-powered?

[–] smuuthbrane 3 points 3 months ago

It's entirely possible, yes! I just don't know anything about the physical location of the sh.itjust.works server..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The last guy who invented a water-powered car was invited to dinner to pitch his idea to investors, then promptly murdered by them.