5 Terrible Ideas That Solved Huge Global Problems

03 Feb 2012 20:40 #1 by ScienceChic
Do you think that, reading any of these items below, that they would actually solve any problems? Read the article to see how these out-side-the-box solutions did work. :thumbsup:

http://www.cracked.com/article_19489_5- ... blems.html
5 Terrible Ideas That Solved Huge Global Problems
By: Eddie Rodriguez November 06, 2011

The ability to think outside the box is a valuable skill that tends to bring its possessor fame and fortune. But there's a fine line to be balanced -- if you think too far outside the box, the best you can hope for is that your padded cell is somewhat clean.

Yet sometimes, the most far-fetched, cartoonish ideas are the ones that work best. All it takes is the right idea and the ability to convince somebody to spend lots of money trying it.
#5. Tokyo Decides to Prevent Crime With Mood Lighting
#4. Georgia (the Country) Fires All Its Cops
#3. Norway Reforms Convicts by Giving Them Insane Amounts of Freedom
#2. The CIA Fights Communism With Modern Art
#1. The U.S. Intimidates North Korea ... by Cutting Down a Tree


"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill

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