# Your $billion idea **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 15, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681 "2015-10-15T01:33:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/1 "2015-10-15T01:33:57Z")
A couple of mine: A time-delayed caffeine pill that releases the caffeine 8 hours after you swallow it. A whole-house smoke detector system with a re-set button near the oven. 😛 What’s yours? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/2 "2015-10-15T01:36:49Z")
It’ll cost you $100 million to find out. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/3 "2015-10-15T01:42:28Z")
Home invade and rob a billionaire. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/4 "2015-10-15T01:46:56Z")
Get 10 million people to each buy,a $100 product. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/5 "2015-10-15T02:22:59Z")
Beef Jerky survival boots. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/6 "2015-10-15T02:30:55Z")
Start with 10 billion. Go play the slots. mmm ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/7 "2015-10-15T02:32:39Z")
Ask for people’s Billion Dollar Ideas and rummage through the subsequent mishmash of hodgepodgery until my sides literally split from laughter. (Dammit, Safari! Hodgepodgery is _too_ a word.) ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/8 "2015-10-15T02:34:29Z")
A full-sized computer keyboard with a phone dock (interchangeable for different phone models) and a toggle switch to change between typing on the computer and typing on the phone. For instance, you get a text on your phone while you’re at work. Hit the toggle, type your response, send the text, toggle back to the computer and continue working. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/9 "2015-10-15T02:51:11Z")
A nationwide chain of gravy bars. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/10 "2015-10-15T03:01:30Z")
A national chain of lottery stores. You’d be able to buy a lottery ticket from any state rather than just the ones in your state. ---
**Author:** ![Dio2112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Dio2112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dio2112)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/11 "2015-10-15T04:03:27Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Beef Jerky survival boots. Genius. My billion dollar idea is to apply this algorithm to vines, sorta like Instagram filters. [![](https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/534800911-ae578ccf0cb94c642e13631729b199d64213ca5c90ea7e67510b2471be44b7a7-d?f=webp "Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk?") ](https://vimeo.com/139123754) ---
**Author:** ![Dio2112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Dio2112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dio2112)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/12 "2015-10-15T04:05:42Z")
> [@USCDiver](#): > > A full-sized computer keyboard with a phone dock (interchangeable for different phone models) and a toggle switch to change between typing on the computer and typing on the phone. For instance, you get a text on your phone while you’re at work. Hit the toggle, type your response, send the text, toggle back to the computer and continue working. I think this is a genuinely marketable solution. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/13 "2015-10-15T04:21:23Z")
Feed the mayonnaise to the tuna fish… ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/14 "2015-10-15T04:41:21Z")
Nuts and Gum…together at last! ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/15 "2015-10-15T12:21:23Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Nuts and Gum…together at last! > [@Chefguy](#): > > A nationwide chain of gravy bars. double ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Never have liked gravy! nuts and gum together? Barbaric! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/16 "2015-10-15T12:53:29Z")
A wall mounted band aid dispenser. Push a button, and a naked, sterile band aid comes out of the slot. No more fumbling with the string and wrapper while bleeding on your clothes. Sell the dispensers cheap, and selling the refills of band aids are the money maker. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/17 "2015-10-15T12:56:10Z")
> [@Dio2112](#): > > I think this is a genuinely marketable solution. > **[Amazon.com: Omnio WOW-KEYS Full-sized, QWERTY PC or MAC Keyboard for iPhone...](https://www.amazon.com/WOW-KEYS-Full-sized-QWERTY-Keyboard-000WOWKEYS/dp/B004XYJKZU)** > > Product Description WOW-Keys is a full size QWERTY keyboard that allows you to input text into your iPhone from its keys. It can also be used to input commands into your computer from your iPhone. The WOW-keys actually merge the multi-touch... ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/18 "2015-10-15T13:22:47Z")
I knew it was a great idea! ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/19 "2015-10-15T13:30:32Z")
A toy with lots of detachable parts that can get lost, so mommy and daddy have to buy another. ---
**Author:** ![Mikeisskeptical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Mikeisskeptical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikeisskeptical)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681/20 "2015-10-15T13:40:01Z")
A new, rounder type of circle. Ghost dinosaurs (military) Windows 11 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-billion-idea/734681.md?page=2)