This carpet is made of tiny flexible flaps. Normally they stick straight up. They're made in such a way that when you step on them, they all bend down the same way, moving you in that direction slightly a la Artificial Donwhill Active Cobblestones.

Most useful in stores, where almost everyone goes the same way, or in businesses, where they don't want you to leave.
-- galukalock, Jul 13 2003

Walking "upstream" would be tiring. I think I'd avoid any store using this.
-- phoenix, Jul 13 2003


<Lets go of trolley to look at items on shelves>.."I think I'll go for the Chardonney"...<turns round to put bottle in trolley>....<Sees trolley flying down aisle towards nicely stacked tower of cans>....<Winces>...
-- silverstormer, Jul 13 2003


Good idea but it can have some bad uses.
-- sartep, Jul 13 2003


True...
-- galukalock, Jul 13 2003


Yup. The 'bakery, too.
-- galukalock, Jul 13 2003


"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave" ?
-- Cedar Park, Jul 14 2003


The all-weather carpet around our pool does this.
-- RayfordSteele, Jul 14 2003


Well, it would certainly confuse the heck out of the cat. Croissant.
-- DrCurry, Jul 18 2003


You could call it "cilia."
-- bristolz, Jul 18 2003


Yes, it's a cilia-dea. (+).
-- egbert, Jul 19 2003


When it comes to puns, the cilia the better.
This idea could involve some hairy engineering issues.
-- half, Jul 19 2003


Let's get some pundits to try and furret them out.
-- galukalock, Jul 21 2003



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