HERE COMES THE AEROPLANE

DAY 73-74

I occasionally watch The New Inventors on the ABC, and am amazed at what the mind can conjure up when the need arises. What I enjoy about the show is that by and large it is those who are confronted by the absence of a resource or the gap in technology or safety, who are putting in the hard yards and churning out these gadgets, large and small, to make our jobs safer and easier, conserve energy either on a personal or environmental level, refine what is already there, or simply come up with a whole new way of doing something. Great way to get your product known.

On a much smaller scale, a seemingly insignificant little invention has come on to the market which to my way of thinking has the potential to have global impact. How many parents have coaxed their toddlers who are well and truly strapped into their high chairs so they can’t escape, with “here comes the aeroplane” as the spoon laden with unappetizing mushy something or other flies through the air destined for their mouth which shuts tight as soon as it comes into land.

Well, now you don’t have to pretend any more. Some enterprising somebody created an aeroplane spoon, probably a mum either through sheer frustration or the foresight to anticipate the market. Of course, there are still no guarantees the hangar doors will open when the attempt is made to land, but at least you can have a little more fun trying.