There is a long running radio broadcast show "Genius" hosted by Dave Gorman where members of the public present an idea to a celebrity guest who adjudges whether it warrants the title of genius. The following are the entries from Series One.
The two hooded coat: For protecting your date from the rain. - Winning Genius
The democratic bus: The passengers get to say where the bus goes. - Not a Genius
Taxi driver: Paul Kalli taking shoes as insurance. - Genius
100-metre-high running shoes: To make sprint racing easier. - Genius
The bespoke multi-bladed razor head mould: to make shaving quicker. - Not a Genius
Placing prisoners on exercise bikes attached to the national power grid. - Winning Genius
The science of opposites: Discovering the opposite of an item by examining its function - Not a Genius
Dancing maths teachers: To encourage greater numbers to study maths. - Genius
Build weighing scales into shoes so you can watch your weight on the go. - Genius
Adopt appropriate regional accents for weather forecasts so you know which part to listen to. - Genius
Make the Isle of Wight symmetrical to increase tourism. - Winning Genius
A-bear-toir: Places where naughty children go to have their teddy bears destroyed. - Not a Genius
Dating insurance: Pay a pound per week, and the person who is dumped gets all of the money. - Not a Genius
The torture box: To punish inanimate items. - Winning Genius
Zip-up animal suits: An animal wears the suit, and when it dies you put another animal inside, but it looks the same. - Genius
The conveyer duvet: A duvet cover which surrounds the bed, so that if you pull it towards you, whoever is sleeping with you still has the duvet covering them. - Not a Genius
Gambling ATM Machines: A gambling machine built into all cash points so when you need a £10 you can try and win it even if you only have a few pounds in your account. - Not a Genius
Only Women Voting : Because of the 80 year difference in men being able to vote and women, we should spend the next 61 years with only women voting - Winning Genius
Fizzy Onion Juice : Red or White? Carbonated juice of an onion as a summer time drink. Good with cheese, and vodka. Well we do it with lemons! - Not a Genius
Day of the Week Lotto : An international lottery program where the order of the days of the week are chosen at random. Bonus ball on leap years, and a rollover for unclaimed Tuesdays. - Genius
Cat Bars : As men have bars filled with dancing girls, women should have bars filled with cats. Thus relieving stress. - Not a Genius
Have swimming lanes built next to cycling lanes. - Not a Genius
Virtual reality headsets for chickens: Genius
Vans delivering fattening food should be constantly moving so that people have to run and get fit if they want the food. - Not a Genius
Wire pianos to lights which are held by members of a choir. When one of the lights is lit , the choir member holding it sings a particular note. - Winning Genius
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