Upon the purchase of groceries, one scans them on a barcode reader. Using this barcode, an inventory of foods in the fridge is created-- and displayed on an LCD screen on the door. This screen will tell you name, quantity, and age-- so perfectly good foods that've been lost to the fridge's nether depths aren't ignored and fossilized 'leftovers' aren't ingested. Thanks.
-- watermelancholy, Jul 22 2002

The Competition http://www.halfbake...om/idea/AI_20Fridge
It forms relationsips a_n_d fungus - doesn't follow the same exact tact as this idea [thumbwax, Jul 23 2002]

(?) Half Baked http://www.cc.gatec...1/requirements.html
After flying cars, this is probably the most over-subscribed idea on the Internet. [DrCurry, Jul 23 2002]

Actually, this croissant-in-the-making is specifically to /prevent/ doctors from discovering life-saving fungii in the casserole. It occurs to me that on unbarcoded fruits and veggies, should this be accepted, that barcodes could be issued by the cashier-- they could be printed out with the receipt.
-- watermelancholy, Jul 23 2002


Baked by some guy in the Netherlands, who posts his fridge on the Web. Can't find a link.
-- DrCurry, Jul 23 2002


In the not too distant future, when we all have barcodes tattooed on the inside of our wrists, the incidence of 'Fridge Rage' would rise to epidemic proportions.
-- Fink, Jul 23 2002



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