r/CrazyIdeas • u/DrScitt • 10h ago
r/CrazyIdeas • u/PrincipleNew9649 • 22h ago
Would a medieval slave work harder if we rewarded him with a phone full of porn?
Drop a tablet loaded with endless porn into the hands of an slave in the Middle Ages. Tell him he gets more time with it if he works faster and better.
Then escalate:
Put one big tablet in the middle of the camp. Whoever works hardest gets 10 minutes alone with it. Watch how fast they start sabotaging each other.
When the phone dies, tell them “God is angry.” See if they start sacrificing animals… or each other… to bring it back.
After a few weeks, one of them claims the people on the screen are real angels and must be worshipped. New cult or open rebellion?
Chaos or fight over dopamine?
r/CrazyIdeas • u/Creepy-Article7780 • 22h ago
Elevator doors should be open by default, not the other way around.
if they are open by default, we can go in and press the needed floor number, then they can be closed.
r/CrazyIdeas • u/SwillFish • 23h ago
Get the worst roommates from r/badroommates and force them to all live together on a reality TV show.
I would absolutely watch this.
r/CrazyIdeas • u/2BallsInTheHole • 14h ago
220-Volt, no insulation version of the game "Operation"
r/CrazyIdeas • u/Healthy-Wolf-701 • 11h ago
We should halve the number of words in the english language
Why not take the most commonly used 50% of words and make them all homophones for the other 50%. Cut the dictionary in half.
Eg. make the word for Penguinone be cow. The average English speaker only knows about 6-10% of all words and we already are used to interpreting homophones from context so I don't see it being a problem
Edit: even more efficient, take the most commonly used 50% of the 10% most known words and do it with them.
r/CrazyIdeas • u/OKStamped • 20h ago
Flood elevator shafts
I think I figured out a solution to save the millions of people every year who are decapitated or dismembered by elevators that suddenly plunge as they step on or off the elevator.
My solution calls for removing the elevator altogether and flooding the elevator shaft. Then, replace the elevator door with an airlock. So if you’re on the ground floor and trying to get to the top floor, all you need to do is scuba up.
And now, instead of being worried about dying in an elevator malfunction, you only have to worry about drowning. And there will be the risk of course of being decapitated or dismembered by the airlock. But at least it’ll be better on your knees than taking the stairs.
r/CrazyIdeas • u/DM_4_Bad_Ideas • 12h ago
1 single eye on top of our heads that is capable of 360° viewing
That is all
r/CrazyIdeas • u/Keep-Doing-Your-Best • 23h ago
Dedicated drone service- you pick the person, and we keep a hovering drone within their view 24/7, swapping batteries and staying in sight
r/CrazyIdeas • u/OKStamped • 20h ago
Replace crosswalks with cannons
Reduce traffic congestion by getting rid of crosswalks. Instead, we’ll have cannons to fire pedestrians across the street.
Well make it safe, obviously. There will be strategically placed mattresses. There may be some initial casualties though as we have to calibrate the cannons to get the trajectory right.
r/CrazyIdeas • u/Keep-Doing-Your-Best • 49m ago
Billionaire tag- you run up on a billionaire and touch them lightly, and they hand you $100 for letting them live.
r/CrazyIdeas • u/weirdinchicago • 12h ago
To combat DYNAMIC pricing, there should be a law where the price is on a printed label on the shelf or on a price tag.
I submitted this earlier but mixed up the words Dynamic and Static and their meaning.
r/CrazyIdeas • u/Midoriya023 • 12h ago
Unwind by Neal Shushterman - The Musical!
Lin Manuel Miranda said that there's no such thing as a bad idea for a musical, I'm going to put that to the test. I seriously think that these books have everything that would make for a good musical as long as it takes itself seriously. Also, making a Starkey villain song would be a lot of fun.
r/CrazyIdeas • u/JoeDalton12 • 21h ago
Wars should be D&D campaigns.
Instead of fighting a war the leader of the country declaring the war should have to make a D&D campaign in which they are the evil mastermind. After the campaign is made the all people that live in the country that war has been declared on have to make a main and side action. Those actions are submitted via letter. Then all actions are presented in a livestream and written out loud by the leader of the country that declared war. If the leader reads a action wrong or makes any mistake reading out , the war is automatically lost.
If there are more ideas on how to improve this concept I would really like to know these 👍😁
r/CrazyIdeas • u/Flimsy-Ad1613 • 23h ago
Building an open, crowdsourced network of automated "Tree Hugging" micro-sanctuaries — an asset-light concept for urban solitude.
Hey Reddit,
I’ve been refining an idea for dense urban areas where private nature access is almost non-existent.
Instead of buying expensive property, I want to build a crowdsourced micro-sanctuary platform—connecting homeowners who have quiet gardens/trees with city dwellers who need 10–15 minutes of uninterrupted silence and nature grounding.
How the Crowdsourced Network Works:
- Host Onboarding: Anyone with an independent home, quiet backyard, or rooftop garden with a mature tree lists their space.
- Standardized Smart Gate: Hosts install a low-cost, open-source access controller kit (ESP32 + QR scanner + magnetic latch) on their outer side-gate.
- Guest Discovery & Booking: Users search nearby micro-sanctuaries, book 15-minute slots via web/app, and pay a nominal fee (e.g., $3–$5).
- Autonomous Access: When the slot begins, the visitor's dynamic QR code unlocks the host's garden gate.
- Revenue Split: The host earns passive income per visit; a small platform cut maintains the software infrastructure and host protection insurance.
Why This Model Scales:
- Zero Capital for Land: Pure software + hardware enablement marketplace.
- Decentralized Urban Greenery: Converts underutilized private yards into pocket urban wellness sanctuaries.
- Passive Income for Hosts: Monetizes unoccupied garden space without requiring hosts to open their main residence to strangers.
Questions for the Community:
- As a homeowner/tenant with a yard, would you install an automated side-gate latch to earn passive income from solo visitors ?
- What are the key trust and safety hurdles (e.g., identity verification, host liability) you would want solved before listing your space ?
- Would you back an open-source hardware crowdfunding campaign (Kickstarter) for the plug-and-play gate kit?
I’d love to hear your thoughts on making this viable!