Archive for November 30th, 2011
The Final Frontier: How Do You Wash Dirty Underwear in Space?
Since there are no washing machines on the International Space Station, astronauts often wear the same underwear for three or four days before disposing of it by hurtling it back towards Earth where, hopefully, it burns up on reentry. The costs of sending anything in space currently range from between $2500 and $5000 per pound, [...]
Why You Should Start a Dog Walking Business
The following is a guest post by Jim Masterson, author of How to Start a Dog Walking Business: Dog Walking Jobs For Fun and Profit. Have you ever considered starting your very own dog walking business? If so, you’re not alone, and the timing couldn’t be better for you. That’s because a dog walking business [...]
Franchising Help: Few people realize how critical franchising is to our economy, but as the infographic below illustrates, some of the most celebrated brands in the U.S. today were launched during times of deep recession, and franchised businesses as a whole continue to serve as a model workhorse for productivity and wealth creation in our [...]
Website Let’s People Pay Someone Else to Do Their Chores
WSJ: A new crop of websites and smartphone applications are allowing people to farm out chores to a growing army of temporary personal assistants. These micro-employees are taking the division of labor to once-unthinkable extremes. One recent advertisement on TaskRabbit sought someone to play a joke on a friend who’s a customer-service representative. “It’s his [...]
Decide.com Tells You When to Buy
Is Black Friday the best day to buy something? Not always, according to Oren Etzioni’s new website, Decide.com. The site looks at current and historical prices and rumors about upcoming models and tries to estimate the best time to buy. Let’s see what Decide.com says about some popular gift ideas: Apple MacBook Pro -Wait for [...]
Bag Rack Inventor Markets To The Traveler
Ever wish you had some way to hold your bag open for you, while you try to stuff it with whatever you need? That is just one of the many uses the Bag Rack has. Drew Schiller, the man behind the rack, is hoping to add travel to that list. The all American-made BagRack – [...]
Farming Turkeys For Thanksgiving
If you don’t want to sell eggs for a living, maybe you should consider raising turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner instead. The opportunity may have passed already for this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take a lesson from David Cover and prepare for next year. Ten turkeys enjoyed their last meal in a way [...]
Building An ‘Egg’pire One Chicken At A Time
BBC News: On going into business, Emily said: “We had loads of spare eggs and we just thought we better get rid of them because we couldn’t use them ourselves.” Neighbour Claire Dumbreck was so impressed by the business she nominated Emily for the prize She gave the first batches away with a little note [...]
A Little Inspiration For Inventors Of All Ages
Susan’s journey began long before she began writing, but it was her turn as author that helped inspire women and children to find the inventor within. It was through her books that she found another calling as a public speaker. I recently asked Susan Casey a few questions about who she is, and what inspired [...]
