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| Fun strollers for kids 
Why not make strollers in the shape of fire trucks or airplanes or princess cars? Wouldn't it be nice to see your kids wanting to go with you to the mall and excited to hop into their little train strollers without whining and complaining about how long it will take you to finish shopping, or asking you when they can go home already?
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| U-Turn Signal
Throughout my daily commute I see many people making U-turns, some with ease, but the majority seems to encounter difficulty. The process itself isn't difficult, but dealing with your fellow commuters while performing the move can be. I feel that if vehicles were equipped with a U-turn signal drivers would be less likely to rear-end you and perpendicular drivers less likely to turn in front of you. The signal would apprise other commuters of your intention to make the sometimes dreadful maneuver, while possibly preventing an accident due to confusion.Reward: Further assistance or advice on making this idea a reality, or an idea of equal or greater value. 
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| Kitesurfing Hydrofoil Boat
Main features:
* 2-3 kitesurfing type sails
* 2 catamaran hulls
* hydrofoils under both ends of each catamaran hull
* some kind of deck to hold passengers and cargoDetails:
* the kitesails would be staggered from front to farther back (exact locations need to be worked out)
* the angle of attack of the sets of hydrofoil blades on each corner would need to be controllable to facilitate the boat rising out of the water for less drag but not getting tipped over by gusts of wind
* the vertical members that hold the hydroil blades would also act as daggerboards and be steerable to control sideways slipping and enable tacking against the wind
* a small auxiliary energy system would be very helpful for "power steering" and to power onboard computer circuitry and sensors to respond to wind gusts and make rapid adjustments to avoid tipping overBackground
* boats using kites for propulsion date back to 12th century in China (see http://www.kitesurfingnow.com/kitesurfing-facts/history-of-kitesurfing.shtml)Reward: A lot of free publicity for California State University, Pomona in advertising, literature, web sites, etc. related to commercial sales of products based on this concept.
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