Crash Course on Creativity. Challenge Assumption 2

1. Challenge
Assumption 2
About the Snoring
these are our ideas

2. Bedding

3. 1, …, 10
An automatic bed that tilts to one side when the snores are too loud, forcing the snorer to
assume a distinct position
An automatic bed that lifts the head if the noise is loud
An intelligent bed that will learn the snorer's comfort sleeping position and little by little
forces any other position into the right one and at the same time preventing the snorer to
sleep on his back
Sound proof night pod beds
Create a bed with a little incline.
A recliner that absorbs the snoring sound but you have to sleep sitting up
An intelligent bed that works like the ocean rolling you over so you don't settle into a
snoring position
Beds with infused smells like camomile which keeps you asleep no matter what noise the
snorer makes
Bed sheets that wrap around you like elastics and keep you on your side and from snoring
Beds that slosh like water beds but louder to drown out the other noise

4. Recycling

5. …, 11, …, 20
A wireless iPhone charger, which gets charged through the snoring sound
Ear plugs which convert the snoring sound to music waves which enhance the sleeping
pleasure
An electronic device which would turn the snoring sound into musical waves
Trap the air that comes out of the mouth while snoring in a cylinder and then use it to
power a small windmill
Night lamps which produce beautiful shades through the snoring sound energy
AA or AAA battery charger which uses the vibrations produced by the snoring sound to
recharge the batteries, which in turn can be used for different appliances
Water alarm clock that doubles as sound absorption so even if you do snore all anyone
hears if the dripping of water
Taking the water alarm and add a microphone that not only absorbs sound but feeds back
to your headphones so you wake up to stop snoring
Underwear with sensors for snoring vibrations that links to a wireless phone so it
recharges and wakes you if too loud
USB clips that harness snoring to run your computer, and run funky night lamp shades
which have coordinating music, if snoring hits certain decibel it switches to punk rock to
wake you.

6. …, 21, …, 24
USB clips that go to your computer and hook up to an online piano, when you snore music
plays so you'll sing along
Tape that goes across your mouth, picks up vibrations from snoring and uses energy to
charge your car
A special vacum that picks up your exhaled air and noises and recharges the vacume with
it.
Fish that are trained to swim faster when they hear snoring creating energy to spin
turbines and make electricity

7. Sleeping
arrangements

8. …, 25, …, 27
A testdrivesnore hotel where the couple can check if they can sleep together smoothly
A sound proof room – wouldn’t allow the snoring sound to pass on to other rooms
Sleep in another room, another house, another town, another country

9. Personal
Action

10. …, 28, …, 39
Go on a diet (sometimes snoring is due to weight)
Do relaxing exercises (snoring can be stress related)
Have surgery
Try meditation
Medication which prevents throat muscles relaxing during sleep time
A medicine, which gives you a one night’s relief from snoring
Get a divorce
Run 20 miles before bed, you're so tired that snoring doesn't wake you
Spray yourself with skunk repellent so snorers don't want to sleep beside you
Use itching plants like poison ivy on snorers, so they scratch instead of snore
Borrowing someone's baby to cry all night so neither of you sleep, and then sleep well the
next night
Watch 2 slasher movies everynight before bed so you can't go to sleep anyway

11. …, 40, …, 50
Chop off his/her head
Kick him/her hard enough to send him/her flying off the bed
Smother his/her face
Have a siesta during the day to catch up on sleep
Turn on the radio at a low volume to create an overriding noise
Get used to the sound
Get drunk every night so you are too unconscious to notice
Make him/her stay awake all night
Threaten no sex if he/she doesn't go to a doctor
Get him/her to wear a mask that muffles the sound
Send him/her back home to mother

12. Accessories

13. 51, …, 65
A sound proof night cap
A mouth guard that inflates opening the mouth when the snoring gets too loud
An intelligent pillow that will inflate or deflate if the snores are too loud, forcing the snorer
to change position
A head gear with a grip attached to the tongue to prevent if from folding into the throat
Earplugs that will prevent the snoring waking sleepers
Earplugs for the snorer that amplify the noise to levels where the snorer is woken up
A cap with an extension to the mouth that will automatically close the mouth if the noise is
too loud
A mask that pulls the air into de lungs
Earplugs for the partner
A silicone based tongue holder, which keeps the tongue in the right place to avoid snoring
Foam based ear plugs which filter sound
A ‘sound pulling’ machine which hangs about a foot over the snorer (like a mic) and
absorbs all the snoring sound
A robot which pokes you when the snoring gets loud
A BB app which tells you which is the best posture for you to sleep in, so that the snoring
sound is minimised
A device that trains your mind to get used to the snoring sound

14. …, 66, …, 75
A wrist clock that reminds you what not to eat when bed time is coming
When the snoring gets too loud measured by a device attached to the nose that triggers a
signal in the device (nose tickle) that mildly annoys the snorer, forcing him to change
sleeping position
An electric teaser (mild) that your couple can apply to the snorer when the snoring gets
too loud
A Grandmother voice tells you stop snoring and there is a mouth guard that keeps your
tongue held down if you don't listen. It then gives your tongue a shock.
Grandmother cloud, hooked to the computer with an ear piece. When your breathing
rhythm changes a grandmother's voice gives you encouragement not to snore
Girl Guide Cookies filled with laughing gas that you take before bed which give you giggles
during the night and disrupt collapse of throat walls.
A stretch cap with sensors that talk to the smart pillow so you can alter your brainwaves
when the pillow picks up snoring, and talks to you so you can roll over and stop.
Underwear that senses your body vibrations and shocks you when you hit a certain level of
sound so you wake up and stop snoring.
An App for your phone that is based in Hypnosis, you can keep it beside your bed and it tells
you to act like you're eating something which disrupts the airflow and stops the snoring
Special pet dogs that are trained so you can curl around them and it keeps you on your
side to lessen the noise.

15. …, 76, …, 87
Special pet dogs that are trained so you can curl around them and it keeps you on your
side to lessen the noise.
Beer infused with throat muscle toner that works on the walls of the throat muscles to
prevent them collapsing
A recliner that has a separate head pillow that absorbs the sound and inflates/deflates if
picks up snoring
An alarm clock that rewards you with bursts of smells like bacon and coffee all night long
as long as you don't snore
Gum that makes your throat muscles tense so they don't collapse and make noise
Neck massage tool that gives pulses for the inside to tone muscles so they don't collapse
and the outside to tone flabby skin
Ipad App that is linked to your brainwaves which tells a story and asks you questions while
sleeping so your mouth answers
A sensor that releases lemon juice into your mouth when you snore to make you pucker
and stop the sound
A robot which pokes you when the snoring gets loud
Candies taken before bed that freeze your throat muscles and lessen snoring
A video game you play that trains your brain to sleep through all noise except your alarm
Tape you put across your nose that picks up vibrations and closes your nostrils, stopping
the noise

16. …, 88, …, 99
Books that you write in before bed and the words get played back to you in a story if you
wake up, will put you to sleep
Slipper that use acupunture before bed which make you temporarily deaf from snoring
noises
Socks you wear to bed that massage your feet and keep you from going into deep snoring
Lip gloss with plant extracts that keeps your tongue asleep and lessens snoring noises
Earplus that spray sleeping gas directly into your brain so you sleep through any noise
Air humidifier that you plug in which makes ocean noises and distributes sleeping gases
Stuffed animal that when you squeeze it gives off sleeping botanicals to put you to sleep
again
A dance class especially taken just before bed with snow sleep filled moves and music
A toothpick bed insert that can be put on the snorers side to keep him on the edge of sleep
Ice cream with sleep ingredients a tasty treat that makes you sleep through everything
Ipod docking station that senses the snoring and turns on music to wake the snorer
Tshirt for sleeping that have a smell built in, too many vibrations will release a nasty smell
that wakes you up

17. …, 100, …, 103
Running shoes that link with your ipod, during the day it gives you suggestions on ways to
stop snoring as you walk
Playdough that can be shaped into nose plugs so you can smell new things will you plug
part of the noise stream
Stamp pads that act like a temporary tatoo with ingredients that make you stop snoring.
Tea that is for the snoring victim, it makes you forget the snoring from the night before so
you don't care

18. The :D Team
Lynn Oucharek
Jacqueline Kingstone
Grazia Marín
Vanessa Romao
Akshay Gupta
William Colmenares
Music from ccMixter.org George Ellinas