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August 15, 2007 7:06 PM PDT

Can't come up with any awesome ideas? Here, try this

by Caroline McCarthy
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(Credit: The Directors' Bureau)

Ever wish you could come up with the next big thing? The Directors' Bureau's Idea Generator can help you out. It's a Flash app that will tell you how to make a million dollars by randomly choosing a set of words that comprise a potential "idea."

Let's overlook the fact that I wound up with "erotic rubber appliance." Then I re-spun and was given "scary paper book." Okay, now I think we're getting somewhere.

(Via Core77)

Originally posted at The Social
Caroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and brewing cappuccinos. E-mail Caroline.
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Not Flash
by AndrewRich August 15, 2007 9:47 PM PDT
It's actually not Flash at all; it's a very clever JavaScript image-replacement implementation.
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This isn't helpful at all
by aka_tripleB August 16, 2007 1:20 AM PDT
"Transparent...Edible...Sport"
"Secret...Modular...Sanctuary"
"Scary...Shrinking...Event"
"Eco-friendly...Nuclear...Animal"
"Computerized...Rural...Art"
"Wicker...Glitter...Exercize Machine"
"Erotic...Temporary...Car"
"Cold...Torture...Opera"
"Transparent...Vibrating...Garden"
"Pre-fab...Morphing...Concept"

How can you get any ideas from this? It's good for a good laugh though.

And I think there are already "Eco-friendly...Vibrating...Sex toys"
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Better alternative; moreinspiration.com
by jimmyjimmyjimmy August 16, 2007 2:27 AM PDT
I use this one a lot during brainstorming for new ideas. www.moreinspiration.com Good stuff!
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