products that should exist

pool-a-potty

It never fails—every time I get in the pool I instantly have the urge to pee. For those that have no qualms about using the pool as a toilet, that is only a minor inconvenience. But the rest of us need some way to relieve ourselves without actually getting out of the pool. That’s where the inflatable Pool-a-Potty comes in. Basically, it would be like any other Port-a-Potty, only buoyant. It would need to be stable in the water and, I suppose, there should be some sort of rule against using it for a #2. I don’t know if this product exists, but it should.

(Original Image via Flickr)

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The other day I caught myself driving with only my left thumb on the wheel at 9 o’ clock.

That ain’t right.

I thought about it for a moment and wondered whether or not it would be a good idea to have a system of grips placed at 10 and 2 that would sound an alarm when the driver’s hands were off for more than 5-10 seconds. Maybe there could be sensors in the wheel itself. Obviously, a real world product would look a lot better than the crude mock-up above, but I’m sure you get the idea. I don’t know if this product exists, but it should.

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Lighters come in all shapes and sizes, and many are designed to perform well under very specific conditions. But where can the drunken college student turn when he bets a bunch of his friends that he can light a fart? Is he going to have to take his chances on that bet with a standard issue gas station lighter? Not a chance. What he needs is a lighter with a flame optimized specifically for successful fart combustion. Besides, with more and more people quitting smoking, the companies behind these products need to investigate new sources of revenue. Fart lighting guys…I’m just throwing it out there. I don’t know if this product exists, but it should.

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What if you could cover that P.O.S. in your driveway with a car cover designed to make it look like a high-end automobile? As you can see from the mock-up above, the cover completely blankets the car (a corner is lifted up to illustrate the effect). However, if it featured holes cut out for the windows you could actually drive around with it draped over your car. I doubt that it would fool anyone close-up, from a distance you would be the man. I’m not sure if this product exists…but it should.

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While tracking down content for Nerd Approved I often conjure up products in my mind only to discover that they either don’t exist or are extremely hard to find. From here on out, mock-ups of these products will be collected in a new feature dubbed “Products That Should Exist But Don’t.” For the first installment I give you “Conquest Stickers.”

Much like a fighter pilot recording kills on the side of his plane, Conquest Stickers are designed to keep track of your romances without having to resort to unsightly notches in your bedpost. I’m not sure if this product exists—but it should. Although, nobody is going to hand you an award for being a slut. Or will they (NSFW link)?