h a l f b a k e r yNot so much a thought experiment as a single neuron misfire.
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That place is (amidst other links) on the idea that inspired you. |
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This is something that I'm asked all the time ("so, have any of these ideas made it onto the market?"), and I have no good answer for it. (Bad answer: "Well, Bob, I won't bullshit my way out of this one merely to infuse the listeners of your bland morning radio show with unfounded trust in the fairness of free market capitalism.") |
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In particular, the implementations that came from halfbakery items aren't really successful, and no successful big consumer idea has admitted to being based on the halfbakery. Very rarely something that was a good idea happens for real, and that's nice, but there's not necessarily a causal connection. |
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