Saturday, November 10, 2007

Kate: Swedish For Cool Idea

Okay, so here's Kate's brilliant idea of the week. Everyone has a wide collection of Ikea furniture that they're hoping to eventually get rid of. Rather than just leaving it on the curb, or relying on Craigslist to pass it on to the next debt-ridden student, how about this:

A computer program containing a database of all the dissassembled Ikea parts. Then you enter your furniture into the program, and it spits out a list of possibilities. For example, if you have an Ektorps, 4 Borjes, 2 Billys and a Stefan, you could use the parts to build a skateboard ramp. With a Billsta, a Leksvik and 2 Jagras, you could build a go-cart. And the program then provides you with the building plans.

As with all great ideas, Kate doesn't seem to be the first to come up with it. Check out this link for how to make a coffin using Ikea furniture.

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