Perception Journal

Moved

2009-04-10T21:53:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

I have officially moved everything over to my new domain and designed/set it all up.

You can find my 3 new blogs at: http://andys-blogs.com

My new page.

MoisturGel and Car SunScreen

2008-07-30T12:36:00.000-07:00

These two ideas have been bouncing back and forth in my brain.

MoisturGel is my idea of a gel you apply to your car that keeps with moist(armor-all look)

- Keep the car shiny and if dirt collects you merely rinse off and apply a new coat. You basically never have to really WASH your car.

CarSunScreen is for the parts of the car that the sun fades the color from. Like the dashboard and plastic panels of the outside that lose their dark black color.

- It acts like sunscreen for people but to protect fadable parts of your car from sun damage.

I'm sure I'll elaborate more when my idea elaborates.

Car Simulator

2008-07-17T21:57:00.000-07:00

A simulator very similar to an aircraft simulator. To simulate to the young teenagers learning to drive vehicles. Defensive driving, offensive driving, natural disaster driving.

- Hydroplaning
- Ice Patches
- Flat Tire's
- Blow out's
- Break downs
- Dead Batteries

The actual things people should learn. To take care of their own problems, save themselves money and help the community.

Traffic Light Countdown

2008-07-17T19:18:00.001-07:00

I think the city should install an LED sign that counts down the numbers before the traffic light transitions.

Insulated / Seperated Roofs

2008-07-15T18:33:00.000-07:00

This idea is pretty rough. And its based on Roofing.

I live in Texas and the sun is super bright, super hot, and its super humid here. As some of you may know... Black absorbs light and heat and White reflects it.

So, why do people have black roofs? The place closest to the sun has the blackest tar on it...

My idea will transform the current roofing situation:
Shingles
WeatherTec(Thick paper)
Wood

To this:
Shingles
Wood
Tarping
2inches of Dirt
Tarping
Wood
WeatherTech
Wood

Soil/Dirt is a natural insulator. If there is dirt on the ground in the sun, if you dig slightly below it it's colder than above.

Decrease the direct sun heat/attic bleed heat and increase the amount of energy savings you pay each month.

This blog

2008-07-14T19:02:00.001-07:00

This blog is only an hour old and I already have 6 real posts.

I'm pretty proud of myself for getting this started. Even if no one reads them I can atleast have them written down to look back on in the future and expand them further.

Modern Car Washes

2008-07-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

This idea is based on Aqua Carwash and Mister Carwash.

I don't really look forward to paying people to wash my car which I am perfectly capable of. However if I need an oil change and my car is dirty I don't mind spending a little extra to get both.

They have this great deal of $35.00 Oil Change + Car Wash(Vacuumed/Washed/Generally Detailed) Which I think is a great deal seeing as the car wash by itself is $20 and the oil change at walmart is $20(Who would trust wal-mart)

My only suggestion is to add an inspection station to the lube center.
And make a package like
$50.00
- Oil Change
- Car Wash
- Inspection

And still make great revenue off of all of it. Even though people only need inspection once a year... It costs close to $35 just about everywhere else for inspection alone.

More Ideas Coming.

Drink Card

2008-07-14T18:51:00.001-07:00

I go to this gas station on my way to town a lot. Its called speedy stop and they have this area in the store called thirst universe.

Their always running outrageous promo's like 44oz. Drinks for $ 0.89

So, I go by there when its convenient and end up spending 15-20 dollars a month on just drinks.

I think if they just take it to another level and have a card that you pay $10/month you get so many drinks or if theres an unlimited package.

Idealized not as in depth as many of my others but, its a suggestion.

Auto-Tinting Windshields

2008-07-14T18:42:00.000-07:00

This idea is based on the lenses in glasses tint when in sunlight.(Photochromic Lenses)

I want to develop a Windshield that is photochromic.

Modern windshields on vehicles already block the harmful UV rays but, I think it would be a lot easier for people to see regarding glare and bright sunlight when not wearing sunglasses which can impair peripheral vision.

To do that I will need to have the glass the windshield is made out of embedded with microcrystalline silver halides (usually silver chloride), or molecules in a glass substrate.

article on photochromic lenses>>.

Panda Express - Rush Expansion

2008-07-14T18:38:00.000-07:00

I have recently found out about the fast food franchise "Panda Express".

I absolutely love it and I hope they succeed but, I believe that if they were to possibly widen the variety of entrees and also add the option of breakfast food they would have more than one rush of customers per day.

Currently: Not Serving Breakfast - People on the way to work stop for breakfast
Lunch - People at work go to lunch

Lunch is their only day time rush.

Idealized:
Breakfast - [6AM-10AM] Morning Rush
Lunch - [10AM-8PM] Lunch Rush and also the on their way home but, their family has already eaten dinner so, their picking up something for themself rush.

New Energy Source Idea

2008-07-14T18:25:00.001-07:00

This is my latest Idea for an energy source.

The Idea is based on storing extremely large amounts electricity created by lightning. And to control when and where the lightning is by using cloud seeding.

Cloud seeding -

The largest cloud seeding system in the world is that of the People's Republic of China, which believes that it increases the amount of rain over several increasingly arid regions, including its capital city, Beijing, by firing silver iodide rockets into the sky where rain is desired. There is even political strife caused by neighboring regions which accuse each other of "stealing rain" using cloud seeding[6]. About 24 countries currently practice weather modification operationally. China also plans to use cloud seeding in Beijing just before the 2008 Olympic Games in order to clear the air of pollution. Again, see above for disputes regarding the Chinese claims. [7]

In the United States, cloud seeding is used to increase precipitation in areas experiencing drought, to reduce the size of hailstones that form in thunderstorms, and to reduce the amount of fog in and around airports. Cloud seeding is also occasionally used by major ski resorts to induce snowfall. Eleven western states and one Canadian province (Alberta) have ongoing weather modification operational programs [8]. In January 2006, an $8.8 million cloud seeding project began in Wyoming to examine the effects of cloud seeding on snowfall over Wyoming's Medicine Bow, Sierra Madre, and Wind River mountain ranges. [9]

to read more>>

Now I have covered how we will get it and how to control it now, how to store it.

This is an article by the world nuclear association: click to read.

Large Utility Scale Batteries

I found an article about the same idea as mine except they didn't think of cloud seeding.
Click here to read about it.

Movie Theater Improvement

2008-07-14T18:17:00.001-07:00

This Idea is based off of the nearest movie theater.
The Grand in Conroe

People buy tickets to see a movie. But, then they bring their own food in the theater because its 5.00 for anything on the menu.

I think they would make a lot of money and make a lot more people happy if they just do this.

The current pricing is:
$7.50-$8.00 for a Ticket
$3.00 - Medium Popcorn
$3.00 - Medium Drink
$4.00 - Icee

If you just make this litte adjustment:
$11.50-$12.00 - Ticket
$1.00 - Medium Popcorn
$1.00 - Medium Drink
$2.00 - Icee

People want to see a movie. They will buy a ticket. If they walk in the door and you want them to spend another $12.00 on food. They wont do it. They can do without food. But, not a ticket.

You'll profit in the ticket department and probably break right above even after the volume of food/drink increases.