Ok, so great minds have been churning, and new ideas are pouring out of the woodwork like flies out of a fly-machine. Sorry, that may sound dumb, but it was the first thing that came to mind.
So, The new articulating/non articulating buses that the HSR(hamilton transit) purchased recently are very nice, are they not? But there is one problem. They have a very rough textile seat covering. Now this is a very nice covering for sitting on because it is soft and it has just the right kind of friction to keep you from sliding around on it. But the problem lies in the fact that it also has the property of really-good-sticks-to-food. So when some schmuck beside you spills all the mayonase and mustard out the end of his sub and it goes on the seat..it stays there. Now the old buses had vinyl seats, and why? They slide, like leather. Now this is a good thing for maitenance, but they are also very slippery, and on a bus, with all the stopping and starting, slippery is not good.
The problem at hand, then, is how can we solve this problem? Either slippery seats that send you head over heals across the yellow line every stop, or soft seats that are impossible to clean and get dirty quick. The answer?
Electromagnets.
Picture this: you buy a bus pass with your student card, and the bus pas comes with a years use of a special pair of bus-riding shorts. but these are not just any shorts, they have magnets in them! I'm thinking like a diaper type of thing, made of like vinyl or something, like one of those cushioning mats they have in gymclass, or like a high-jump mat-durable but comfortable. So you are going to go on the bus right? so you strap on your custom-fitted ferro-magnetic vinyl diaper and you step on the bus and you go to your seat and you...wait for it..
you dont sit down. Why not? well why would you..that takes energy! Why not let magnetism do the work! So you stand by your seat, and the busdriver looks in his mirror to make sure everything is hunky dory, and he closes the door. Then he flicks the Transit-Magnet button, and worlds collide! A giant electrical current travels through solenoids in your seat, creating an ELECTROMAGNET which attracts the magnets in your diaper and sticks you firmly to your seat! No Effort. and no mess! Problem solved! I'll let your imagination fill in the gaps.
Special Thanks go to Sarah, Garnet and Nate for their contributions to this grandiose scheme.
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And you haven't even delved into the hot-dog stealing opportunities this invention creates. Seriously. What's not to love? I personally can't wait to receive my stylish new magneto-diaper along with my HSR pass.
yeah, like I totally agree, and thats where the imagination comes in! like, obviously hot dog stands are like..made of metal and stuff, so you could, like, totally steal them with a bus just by driving close by and turning on your, like, magnets, and stuff! It'd be T riffic! you'd have to be careful though, because having change in your pockets or keys in your hands could prove dangerous. can anyone else think of interesting scenarios that would result from having a magnetic bus?
won't it become like a huge problem if you are attracting everything metal? youd get way more than just hot dog stands
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