Random Thoughts : Oct07-2005

Random Thoughts : Oct07-2005
Thought #1 Looking at the speed-o-meter of my car.... I was thinking 'Damn! so much space wasted.' What they should have done is just kept an electronic speed-o-meter, or atleast something similar to a weighing scale... where the needle (pointer) remains at the same place and the reading behind it moves according to the weight/speed. The car's speedometer also should be similar. Instead of a circular speed-o-meter, have a small strip which can display the current speed. This will save lots of space in the display area, which can be used for various other purpose.
Thought #2 All cars should have a 'speed reminder' which can be set like your cruise control. New cars have something called 'dynamic cruise control', which basically calculates the speed of the car ahead of you and adjusts the speed accordingly. 'Speed Reminder' should be programable and set to a desired speed and when you cross that speed it should start beeping. I have had many time driven without realizing the speed at which I was travelling. Last time I got a hefty ticket was I was driving at 90MPH where the speed limit was 70MPH. Actually, I did not realize that I was going that fast. There was lot of stop and go traffic before that and I could not use my cruise control and then when the road cleared... I just sped. The speed reminder will also be helpful when you are driving at local roads where the speed is 40PMH and can't use your cruise control. All you have to do is set your 'Speed Reminder' to something like 45MPH and it would beep when you over-speed. The chime could be like the one you get when you do not put the seat-belts or when you leave your headlights on.

Thought #3 The cricket match should add a new option where a player gets a 'second-chance'. The captain should be able to allow one player to come-back and continue from where he was when he got out. For e.g. if the batsman (Sachin) got out at 99, the team desperatly needs one player to bat well, he could sacrifice Harbajan Singh's batting and make Sachin bat from 99. That way, Sachin could complete his century and the team could get some good scores too. The batsman would be allowed to play only 5 overs at the max. And if he gets out, he can not come back. Similarly, a bowler can also come back after his spell of 10 overs and bowl an extra 2 or 3 overs. This should be in addition to the 'Super-sub'. The rule can be named - 'Second-chance' or 'Trump card'.