{"id":6929,"date":"2012-12-14T06:54:09","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T13:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/?p=6929"},"modified":"2012-12-12T11:34:49","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T18:34:49","slug":"invention-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=6929","title":{"rendered":"Invention Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many years we drank wine from small glasses that were quite sturdy.\u00a0 But when we started enjoying better wines we began to use fancier glasses that were thinner, taller and much more fragile.\u00a0 The new glasses are beautiful and elegant but&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_0578.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=6930\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_0578.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1355306242&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0578\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_0578.jpg?fit=700%2C933&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6930\" title=\"IMG_0578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_0578-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_0578.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_0578.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_0578.jpg?resize=250%2C333&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_0578.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_0578.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;they have to be washed by hand.\u00a0 They spot when they dry they don&#8217;t really fit in the dishwasher and they seem too fragile.<\/p>\n<p>So the\u00a0 opportunity is to market wine glasses that are dishwasher proof, dry without spotting and fit on standard dishwashers upper shelf.\u00a0 This new Super Glass has an easily identifiable market, wine connoisseurs, that will happily pay a premium price for a trendy new product.<\/p>\n<p>How to invent it?\u00a0 Try the emerging glass fabricators in Eastern Europe.\u00a0 Maybe someone has the product already and is looking for marketing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many years we drank wine from small glasses that were quite sturdy.\u00a0 But when we started enjoying better wines we began to use fancier glasses that were thinner, taller and much more fragile.\u00a0 The new glasses are beautiful and elegant but&#8230; 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