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You're at the ball park with your kid. The kid wants a hot dog. You take the kid to the concession stand:
[Kid]: One hot dog please.
[Concessionaire]: Whadda ya want on it?
[Kid]: Relish and mustard.
[Concessionaire]: What picture ya want?
[You]: Huh?
[Kid]: Diamondbacks
logo, please.
[Concessionaire]: Comin' right up.
[You]: Huh?
The concessionaire pops a hot dog in to a cigar box sized, stainless steel appliance, closes the lid, punches a button then proceeds to load the relish and mustard on the bun. [DING!]. Up goes the lid of the magic box. There sits the once lowly hot dog, now officially a Laserfurter, rotating on rollers, smoking slightly, emblazoned with the familiar stylized "A". The concessionaire places the work of art in the bun atop a bed of mustard and relish.
[Concessionaire]: There you go kid. (looks at you) That'll be 5 bucks.
Operating somewhat like a laser printer with a high powered laser and an edible drum, the Laserfurterator can burn any suitably sized image on to the tubular meat product of your choice.
(?) Epilog Legend 24EX Laser Engraver
http://www.epiloglaser.com/24ex.htm
Laser engravers are cool. It's essentially a big printer that etches into wood, glass, etc. Mount a hot-dog rotisserie and you're in business. [waugsqueke, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Universal Laser Systems VersaLaser
http://www.versalaser.com/
"Desktop computer peripheral laser system" [phoenix, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
diamond dog
http://bz.pair.com/fun/diamonddog.jpg
11kb image. Alas, it looks more like a brand than a laser etching because I couldn't find a sufficient resolution logo to work with (ideally, an eps). [bristolz, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]
Laser Photonics - Laser Marking
http://www.laserphotonics.com/
Laser Photonics provides the laser equipment to mark, and even cut, everything from pizza to leather, glass and more! Check it out! [Laserphotonics, Oct 02 2007]
[link]
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Never has an idea earned a more well-deserved + from me. |
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//pops a hot dog in to a cigar box sized, stainless steel appliance// |
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Frankly, this is a great idea. |
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Most people would only buy them furter brand name. |
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Great puns. You all seem to be on a roll. |
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Great buns, you meant. And, isn't it awfully late in the desert by now? |
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Yes, it's late. For me anyway. 11:20 PM |
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I'm certainly glad I mustard the energy to post this. I hadn't posted much lately and was feeling the need to ketchup. It's been fun shedding light on this hot dog topic, but I need to go to bed now. I'm getting pun-chy. |
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I guess you only need a bun for the exquisite and liberal use of pun? |
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[Concessionaire]: What da ya want on that?
[You]: Centimeter markings, like a ruler.
[Concessionaire]: Whatta ya, some kinda metrics freak?
[You]: Uh, no. I was thinking it would fool the chicks that it was inches.
[Concessionaire]: OK, comin' right up.
[You]: OWWww! |
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Eminently doable using a slightly modified laser engraver (link). Top dog idea, half! |
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Bound to leave a lasting impression. + |
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I voted against because I can't see paying for the engraving of something I'm going to eat. On the other hand, if the idea were rephrased so the engraving were subsidized as a marketing gimmick by the ball park (or whoever), I'd vote for. |
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Buy one for your home that etches your last name on the frank. With a clear reminder of who sprang for the food, the moochers who never bother to bring beer or chips to your barbeque can't avoid feeling just a tiny bit guilty. |
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[phoenix]:
//I can't see paying for the engraving of something I'm going to eat...if the idea were rephrased so the engraving were subsidized as a marketing gimmick by the ball park// |
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I know where you're coming from. I thought about the subsidy/promotion angle. I thought about the issue of who would pay extra for such a transient thing. I wouldn't. |
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In the end, I intentionally attempted to phrase the idea *not* to indicate who bears the cost as I wanted to focus on the concept of the invention, not present a feasibility study or a business model. (I try hard to keep my ideas very brief yet understandable. They probably come across as not completely thought out.) |
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I suspect that the $5 price may have implied an extra charge. That may be a bit steep for a hot dog at a ballpark. I know that food is expensive at such venues and I thought $5 would be sufficiently ambiguous. I really don't know a reasonable price because I have quite near zero interest in professional sports. |
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Realistically, I think it would have to be a gimmicky thing that didn't involve an overt additional charge to the consumer. Promotional events, wherein free hot dogs are given away, might be a good application. |
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i had an idea for an injector that would put flavouring and possibly vitamins into stuff like celery, carrots to make them more tasty But the pattern could be changed so that each person in the family would get only his or her vitamin and flavoring group.. It all started when I found an old pig ear tatoo set and of course my next thought was injecting veggies. Hey, why not just inject the vegetarians directly? And laser funny things on their foreheads too! Yeah that's the ticket.!!! I want the Mayan calendar on my glistening pate! for sure dudes. |
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half is one half of a double act I do believe. |
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nice one. this is rather designer dog(ish) though |
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Great idea. Tell me wiener next one's done! |
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Lasers can also etch buns as well.
Here's one for you with the
number 40 burned onto the top. + |
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Cool... I could eat my words. |
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half, this is the ultimate carnival novelty. People will pay $5 for "Dippin' Dots" ice cream. They'll pay $5 for this... especially the "Can I get one, Dad? Can I, can I?" parents. |
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...adding grill marks like this would burn the meat and make for more carcinogens, which would no-doubt be a huge turn-off to those typically health-conscious hot-dog eaters. |
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The laser makes this good. Searing with the grill is old
hat. Needs a viewing window so we can watch the
process. Only problem is the chosen logo for the
example. Arizona? No, no, no. I suggest the venerable
SF: it has a much more storied history, more in keeping
with *real* baseball. (I have no idea how a typically
American League team like the D'backs ended up in the
National League.) |
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[UB], I agree that it needn't be laser, provided every dog would have the same image. |
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I came up with this idea while pondering whether or not raised patterns on my "Shock Dog" rollers would burn visible patterns on to the hot dog. Then my mind wandered to a real world motion control project I'm working on that is essentially a *much* larger scale, programmable engraving (mechanical, not laser) type application for cylindrical objects. My thoughts eventually scaled back down to hot dogs and this idea. |
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For certain applications, it seemed like it would be handy to have a wide variety of images available on demand. As [waugsqueke] says, the novelty angle seemed like it would be a good draw. In the case of the ballpark scenario, the home team crowd aren't the only ones that might want these. |
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I've even thought that it might be possible to make one of these devices available for rental to customize hot dogs for a kids birthday party or other small gatherings. |
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As silly as it sounds, I almost want to bake this thing. |
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Actually, I think rather than baking, you should cook it between two electrified roller thingies. |
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I'm picturing the concession set up with a bunch of 'sample' pre-etched dogs on display, as well as a few posters of available designs. People would order the dog and give you the design number. You mount the cooked dog on a rod, set it into a lathe-like device, and punch in the design number. The device spins the dog as the laser etches the design. It would take seconds to do and would be a great novelty. |
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[bristolz]: Pure genius. Someone should post that idea. |
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Thanks for the picture. It's great. As [blissmiss] points out, your work is excellent, as always. And much appreciated, as always. |
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[waugsqueke]:
Yep. Sounds good. Maybe even a camera to allow putting people's faces on these things? |
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Do hot dogs even have nutrition? |
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I'm still alive and generally healthy. So, either hot dogs, Oreos or Root Beer must contain some measure of nutrition. |
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This would work on corn dogs, too. You got a money maker here, half, if you can work out the details. |
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A nice idea. +47 good? Dunno. I'll give you a croissant anyway. |
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Re: [Mr Burns]' link, it would be interesting to see if this idea would in fact be a Laserfurterconflagrator. |
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Now I'm gonna have to go find an adventurous person with a laser engraver. |
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Flooding the enclosure with CO2 for flame control might get pricey. |
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For every king must have his glory
And every dog will have its data |
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I wish I were a Lazer Meyer weiner. |
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This idea is a real dog. Could I get a dozen with the Jolly Roger, please...but gimme a smiley face onion. It really burns that I didn't think of this first. Sorry I'm being such a weiner. This is a bit of a pickle, to be frank. Don't be so chili! |
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Can you spot every pun? Here's a hint: lower your intellect. |
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"I suspect that the $5 price may have implied an extra charge. That may be a bit steep for a hot dog at a ballpark. I know that food is expensive at such venues and I thought $5 would be sufficiently ambiguous. " |
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Five bucks would be a cheap price for a dog at the BOB (Bank One Ballpark, home of the Diamondbacks, for those of you who aren't familiar with this already). You'll pay five bucks for three smashed tortilla chips and an ounce of cold nacho cheese... |
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Instead of making the dogs customizable for the people buying them, why not sell advertising space on the hot dogs. A real money-maker, given the number of people that buy hot dogs. |
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Must bring it up again. It was a beautiful idea, half. |
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Ah, that explains why this is getting a vote count again. Thanks, [DF]. |
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Yah yah Laserfurator! I would like twelve entirely burnt into elaborite tiki motifs, please. They will stand guard around my meatloaphoglyph. |
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I have one question- If lasers need to be hot, won't the engraved area taste like burnt charcoal? |
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/burnt charcoal/ - that is a good taste on a hot dog. |
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"Maybe you could use the laser to burn nutritional facts on..." Just saw a program on the Food Network about the kitchen of the future. A brief segment showed etching of nutritional information with a laser on the back of a Pop Tart. |
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MIT finally catches up with the halfbakery. |
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Geesh took 'em long enough. |
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im going to call my next child laserfurterator |
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do you have children (already) ben? |
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If so, "Tor" would be a good nickname. |
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