School Bus Seat Harnesses

Idea: Harnesses to keep kids strapped into the seats on school busses for safety during accidents and to reduce misbehaving. Also: you could put TV screens on the back of the seats that pair to the kids' phones and don't turn on until they strap into the seat; the bus driver could drive recklessly on purpose for fun if the kids were strapped into the seats; bus driver stories of kids fighting or misbehaving on the bus; questioning if kids do homework on the bus or at all now that AI exists

Derick L. Gilling (Web: dericklgillingcomedy Facebook: @lastofkings Book: Junior Blaze: Birth of a Hero)
Ian Jam (Instagram: @ian_jam15 YouTube: @ian_jam15 Substack: @ianjam15)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Magic School Bus (Remote Bus Driving System)

Idea: A remote-driving system for school busses so the school bus drivers can casually and conveniently drive the bus from home. Also: a minimum-wage bus monitor could be hired if the kids get rowdy on the bus; self-driving and remotely-driven cars like Waymo and how a bus could stop on the train tracks if it loses the Internet connection to the remote driver; anecdotes of riding the school bus as a kid and of dumb traffic mistakes

Derick L. Gilling (Web: dericklgillingcomedy Facebook: @lastofkings Book: Junior Blaze: Birth of a Hero)
Ian Jam (Instagram: @ian_jam15 YouTube: @ian_jam15 Substack: @ianjam15)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Car Heat Vent Accessories

Idea: Two concepts of heat vent accessories that you can add to your car to blow warm air on you in a more satisfying way than the ones built into the dash (which only directly warm your hands and face and dry out your eyeballs). Also: heat vents as a zen meditation spot; Tom didn't realize that "air scarfs" already exist in some luxury car seats; Bluetooth-speaker-sized space heaters (without metal surfaces that could burn you) with rechargeable batteries that can attach to the headrest or a suit hanger; an air blower machine located below the car seat with an air nozzle near your seat belt that you can pull up to blow warm air inside your shirt

Donte Lillard (Linktree: @dontelillard Facebook: @DogComicProductions)
JT Motley (YouTube: @JTMotley Facebook: @jamie.kidmoten)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Drunk Driving Lane

Idea: A road lane with barriers on both sides (like bumper bowling or a Hot Wheels track or a Boring Company tunnel) where it's legal to drive drunk. Also: instead of trying and failing to use police and strict penalties to prevent drunk driving, maybe it'd be safer (for other people) to allow people to drive drunk if they're a safe distance away; people paying to watch entertaining videos and livestreams of the drunk drivers crashing would help fund the drunk driving lane; maybe we could even "gamify" it like Mario-Kart and let people pay to drop obstacles or give the the drivers inventory (i.e. more beer)

Idea: A road lane w/barriers on both sides (like bumper bowling, Hot Wheels track or Boring tunnel) where it's legal to drive drunk
Instead of trying in vain to use penalties to prevent drunk driving, maybe it'd be safer (for other people) to allow it if it's a safe distance away pic.twitter.com/QKjs3t5H4O

— Creativity Wasted Podcast (@creativitywaste) November 7, 2024

Josiah Garcia (Instagram: @the_not_so_good_wrestler Linktree: @AllendaleComedyOpenMic)
Tyler "T-Dog the Unfathomable" Caldwell (Instagram: @thetac32 X: @TheTAC32)
Dylan "The Autistic Spitfire" Farr (Instagram: @autisticspitfirecomedy, Facebook: @dylan.p.farr, Spitfire Comedy at Sticks in Ypsilanti)
Tom Walma (X: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Car Wind Chimes

Idea: Wind chimes that hang from the rear-view mirror of your car, which was a business idea his mom had when he was a kid. Also: questioning whether a wind chime clanging every time you use the brakes would be annoying; worrying that your mom's bad business idea will bankrupt the family

Idea: Wind chimes that hang from the rear-view mirror of your car, which was a business idea Steve's mom had when he was a kid. Also: clanging every time you brake might be annoying; worrying that your mom's bad business idea will bankrupt the family pic.twitter.com/0aCk8c0OQg

— Creativity Wasted Podcast (@creativitywaste) October 29, 2024

Fat Steve (Instagram: @fatstevecomedy)
Emmanuel Lechuga (Instagram: @emmanuel_lechuga_comedy)
Ryan Brown (Linktree: @brownryancomedy Instagram: @brownryancomedy)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Parking Info in Map Apps

Idea: For map apps to warn you if there are no available parking spots near your destination, and to give you real-time info to help you park. Also: if pizza places allow you to track a pizza in real-time, why can't map apps keep track of parking in real-time; the app could tell you to hurry up to get the last spot before another car; helping you avoid red lights or cops in real-time

Fat Steve (Instagram: @fatstevecomedy)
Emmanuel Lechuga (Instagram: @emmanuel_lechuga_comedy)
Ryan Brown (Linktree: @brownryancomedy Instagram: @brownryancomedy)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Car Lifting-Parking Valet Machine

Idea: A self-driving car lift that can act as a valet by sliding under your non-self-driving car, parking it for you, and then later returning it to you. Also: it could use the same self-driving tech that Tesla uses, but be limited to slow speeds and have front/rear padding for extra safety; millions of tech bros will soon be able to get out of their Tesla right in front of the entrance of a store (in front of the handicapped spots) and then have their cars park themselves, giving the handicapped an inferior parking experience; this valet machine would make handicapped spots unnecessary, but if there are no handicapped spots, stores might need human valets as backups for when these valet machines break down; the valet machine could drive your car through a car wash while you shop, and also Tom has never washed his car

Pam Krugman (Facebook: @pam.krugman YouTube: @pamkrugman6858)
Yogi Singh (Facebook: @theyogmeister Instagram: @theyogmeister)
Brandon Birk
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Drive-Thru Buffet

Idea: A drive-thru buffet where your car sits on a moving track inside a building (like an automatic car wash), you stick your arm out the car window and grab food as your car slowly moves by the buffet tables, and your car (with you and the food inside) is weighed to see how much food you grabbed to determine how much to charge you. Also: backing up and crashing if you missed a food that you want; "coal rolling" to pepper the food with exhaust; tweaks to make the idea a little more practical, like standing next to the car as it moves through the buffet to better reach the food, or a redesign where the car is parked next to a round rotating buffet

Sean Francis (Facebook: @seanfrancisco27 Linktree: @comedyoutletmondays)
Rachel Santos (Facebook: @comedian.rachel.santos Instagram: @rachelskindafunny)
Johnny Santos (Linktree: @johnnyskindafunny)
James River (Instagram: @jamesrivercomedy)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Car Seat Toilet

Idea: A retractable car seat toilet for the driver to use the restroom while driving or in a stopped car. Also: a built-in bidet because it'd be hard to wipe while driving; dumping the waste onto the road and creating an "oil slick" like in Mario Kart; reusing the waste as windshield wiper fluid; becoming the crazy astronaut diaper lady

Haleigh Potter (Instagram:@haleighpotter Music: linktr.ee/haleighpotter)
Andrew McFarland (Facebook: @amacproductions)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Self-Driving Car Pothole Filling Device

Idea: A device in the "frunk" of a self-driving electric vehicle which drops hot asphalt or other road materials into a pothole as you drive over it (without stopping the car). If you did this (i.e. used your self-driving car to help repair the roads), you wouldn't have to pay EV road taxes. Also: using hovercraft-like cars to float over potholes; the risk of other cars driving into the hot asphalt that you just put in the pothole, and other possible problems with the idea; stories of potholes giving us flat tires

Vivian Burgett (Instagram: @vivianburgettcomedy)
Juan Carlos Calvachi (Instagram: @jcalvachi)
John Johnson (Facebook: @johnnyrightnow)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma Twitch: @gameymcfitness)

Wind-Powered Tractors

Idea: Tractors powered by sailboat-style sails instead of fossil fuels. Also: calculations of the power generated by sails vs. the power needs of different types of tractors; using a battery-powered tractor and charging it via a stationary windmill (or a windmill on top of the tractor); Tesla tractor conversion kits; questioning whether people would volunteer to farm your field for free if the tractor was fun like a sailboat, and questioning whether that notion (ie trying to get people to farm for free) is dangerously close to slavery

Jared Hibbs (Facebook: Laughter Layover Twitter: @Hibbzilla)
Cam Honeyager (Instagram: @camhoneyager Twitter: @phatboicam TikTok: @camhoneyager)
Nolan Johncock (Intagram: @kzquarantineking)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Street Light Deer Spotlights

Idea: For street light poles to have LIDAR sensors and to use AI (artificial intelligence) to detect deer in the dark and then shine a spotlight on the deer to help drivers see them and thus avoid hitting them. The AI would prevent falsely detecting deer and erroneously turning on the spotlight all the time, unlike crappy motion lights for your house which turn on all the time when the wind blows leaves in nearby trees. Also: if it can detect deer and then turn on (and aim) a spotlight, it could also detect cars and pedestrians and only turn on the normal (stationary) street light if someone is there; to get rid of most of the street signs because drivers can use navigation apps instead; to use spotlights (which are either mounted on street light poles or are being flown by drones) to light the area in front of cars so we no longer have to rely on other drivers to dim their "brights" to not be temporarily blinded as they drive by

Jack Reeves (Twitter: @jackreeeeves Podcast: NoProbcast)
Nicole Melnyk (Twitter: @mcfancyvonpants Podcast Instagram:@noprobcast)
Simon Carlson (Twitter: @its_ah_me_simon)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Podcast Studio On-The-Go

Idea: To put podcast recording gear in a van and rent out recording time to other podcasters, and to drive the van to where they want to record. Also: the creepiness factor of telling a stranger to step into your van and maybe putting a boot on the tire of the van during the recording so they trust you not to kidnap them; renting out the van for other activities; putting a cheesy logo on the van and then embarrassing your kids by driving them to school in it; the "Chris Farley dream" (to live in a van down by the river)

Nick Pizzuti (Facebook: @nick.pizzuti.73)
Chris Young (Web: chrisyoungcomic.com Comedy Special Video: Buoyant Mon)
Bryan Harrison (Podcast: @MoistDefinitelyPodcast)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Mass Transit Sky Trams

Idea: To use "sky trams" (aka "aerial tramways" or "cable cars") for mass transit in the US. They could be used in several places, such as in the mountains, between skyscrapers, in the center of split highways, in Miami after Florida sinks underwater due to global warming, and in Alaska after the permasoft melts and turns the ground to mud. Also: self-driving cars syncing together to drive really close to each other at exactly the same speed and designed to be aerodynamic while tailgating each other; commuting via electric bicycle and the theft/vandalization of electric bikes and scooters

Nick Pizzuti (Facebook: @nick.pizzuti.73)
Chris Young (Web: chrisyoungcomic.com Comedy Special Video: Buoyant Mon)
Bryan Harrison (Podcast: @MoistDefinitelyPodcast)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Physical Skills As Roadside Sobriety Tests

Idea: For cops to use tests of physical motor skills as sobriety tests, as opposed to mental sobriety tests with no relation to the physical act of driving, such as saying the alphabet backwards or following a moving pen with your eyes. Physical skill-based sobriety tests could be party games (Dance Dance Revolution, ping-pong), demonstrations of a physical talent (such as juggling), or a driving simulator videogame built into the back seat of the cop car. Also: being exempt from a sobriety test if you just bowled a 288; asking the illiterate to say the alphabet backwards; a reality show in a bar where they make you do physical tests to get your keys to drive home

Jon Houser (Web: jonhousercomedy.com Twitter: @JonHouserComedy)
Travis Hargan (Web: mrhahahargan.com)
Jeremy Shipley (Facebook: @jeremy.shipley.359)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Uber Ambulance

Idea: An Uber-like transportation service where the drivers use normal vehicles (i.e. not ambulances) to recklessly speed you to the hospital, for much less cost than a traditional ambulance. Also: a cheaper alternative for less life-threatening injuries; strapping the injured person to the hood so the cops know why you're speeding; euthanasia via Miata

Jimmy Slims (Instagram: @jimmyslimscomedy Twitter: @jimmy_slims)
Bart Dangus (Twitter: @bartdangus Podcast: Big Time Garbage)
Tom Walma (Web: creativitywasted.com Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Black GPS

Idea: A GPS system for your car which has special features for Black people and which has a strong voice personality, such as Samuel L. Jackson, who yells at you to ensure you don't ignore important warnings (like to avoid dangerous areas). Also: instead of warning you about speed traps, it'd warn you about "trap houses"; instead of warning you about a "disabled vehicle ahead", if you're approaching a broke ex's house, it'd warn you of a "disabled man ahead"; letting you know if cops are nearby; the GPS system could use a megaphone to yell at potential carjackers outside your car to scare them off

Dani HaHa (Instagram: @comedian_dani_haha Web: danihaha.com)
Jimmy Slims (Instagram: @jimmyslimscomedy Twitter: @jimmy_slims)
Tom Walma (Web: creativitywasted.com Twitter: @thomaswalma)

Stuff-On-Demand Modular Tiny RVs (Tom Walma)

Idea: Pickup-truck-sized RVs which have flat truck beds which are divided into four rectangle segments onto which modular "RV cubes" containing your stuff (or stuff that you rent) can be popped on and off on demand at rest stops. Also: "RV cubes" containing beds, tables, jacuzzis, or gear for outdoor activities; ordering stuff from Amazon and shipping it to a rest stop which puts it into an "RV cube" so it's ready to pop onto your vehicle when you arrive; a "bathroom RV cube" with a toilet that's emptied and cleaned at the rest stop; "RV cube" speed dating; designing the future of the world like we're all in the movie "Speed"

Brandon Ponke (Instagram: @bponke Twitter: @BPonke)
Peggy Beattie (Instagram: @peggy4859 Podcast: Go Ahead, Cancel Me)
Tom Walma (creativitywasted.com Twitter: @thomaswalma)

License Plate Hate App

Idea: An anonymous messaging app to allow disgruntled drivers to send angry text messages to other drivers using their license plate. It would instantly cause a huge spike of deaths from these disgruntled drivers crashing while trying to send angry texts. But these aren't the best people anyway. Also: joyriding in someone else's car to cause them to get woken up by angry messages; an angry message to another driver might somehow lead to a marriage; taunting criminals during televised high-speed car chases

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 57

Melanie Gresham (Twitter: @mel_gresham)
Adam West (Facebook: @adam.west.73307)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit

Tailgate Grill

Idea: A grill built into the tailgate of a truck, for the purposes of tailgating (partying before a college sporting event). After leaving the game, if a driver is tailgating you (driving too close behind you), you could release the meat grease and ash onto the hood of their car. Also: Maybe the combination of rain and the wind from the moving truck could clean the grill

Originally from Creativity Wasted episode 55

Justin McLeod (Twitter: @jibtron_zero)
Jeff Ford (Twitter: @Comicjeff10)
Tom Walma (Twitter: @thomaswalma)
Recorded at Podcast Detroit