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you know, even if everyone in the world started doing that, there is still the same amount of garbage... it is still being thrown out o.o
Your concept is pretty primitive and, could use some adjustments. Lets just turn supermarkets into giant vending machines. No one goes in the actual store where food an drinks are stored except maintenance personnel. You pay upfront at a register for your groceries and, a computer dispenses it into bags or containers as you desire. If you turn the store into a vending machine of sorts you eliminate all the individual waste. Gatorade can now be stored in 20 gallon barrels inside the store.Refilled whenever empty much like how gas stations are refuelled. Food can be stored in giant bulk bins like you showed. Robotic arms and, cranes can transport "goods" to a conveyor belt that drops the "goods" into your bags/containers. Everything would be washed and, reused. Foods like meat would not contaminate the conveyor belt because you could have the underside submersed in a sanitization liquid & dried before it is having food placed on it again. Im 22 and, have given this about 5 years of individual thought. Its pretty sad that our governments can't come to a similar idea as mine or itsUrChoice's.
Who the fuck would want that?
Supermarkets employ hundreds of people. Even after hours there are people there to stock*. Think of the jobs that would be lost.
Here's my reply quoted from youtube.QuoteYour concept is pretty primitive and, could use some adjustments. Lets just turn supermarkets into giant vending machines. No one goes in the actual store where food an drinks are stored except maintenance personnel. You pay upfront at a register for your groceries and, a computer dispenses it into bags or containers as you desire. If you turn the store into a vending machine of sorts you eliminate all the individual waste. Gatorade can now be stored in 20 gallon barrels inside the store.Refilled whenever empty much like how gas stations are refuelled. Food can be stored in giant bulk bins like you showed. Robotic arms and, cranes can transport "goods" to a conveyor belt that drops the "goods" into your bags/containers. Everything would be washed and, reused. Foods like meat would not contaminate the conveyor belt because you could have the underside submersed in a sanitization liquid & dried before it is having food placed on it again. Im 22 and, have given this about 5 years of individual thought. Its pretty sad that our governments can't come to a similar idea as mine or itsUrChoice's.Quote from: Colby on October 08, 2010, 04:46:39 pmWho the fuck would want that? Presumably people who want to remain living on a healthy planet and, not below the surface with scorched skies.Quote from: Colby on October 08, 2010, 04:46:39 pmSupermarkets employ hundreds of people. Even after hours there are people there to stock*. Think of the jobs that would be lost.True jobs would be lost, but my concept would create new jobs. There would be people who would have to maintain the store, clean those places that pre-positioned machines cannot, refuelling drink containers, people to manage the computer responsible for automated registers, technicians to optimize or repair robotics in the store. Jobs would be lost & new jobs created, possibly even more jobs.Mike & Anubis can find jobs developing a queue sharing server for the robotic arms to judge which arm is closest to which conveyor/customer product to optimize "shopping time".I see your opposed to innovation but, have no real innovative comments of your own.P.S. - Why would you post this in the flame section? It's more of a discussion, or did this kid make you butt hurt about something?
With all this talk about waste and shit, think about all the wasted energy. Think of the impact THAT would have, Is it really that more efficient? I hear what your saying but neither of you two are looking at it into detail. You change one thing its going to have an effect on other things. Your idea with having it as a "vending machine" would probably double if not triple the amount of power the building needs to run. Do you what sort of materials are use to keep machines running? Keep them lubricated? you know the amount of waste that would produce and how much more harmful it is to the environment?
I think what we need to do here is find an alternative for plastic. That would be the cheapest, more realistic way we would see a change.I know in Vancouver you are charged extra for plastic bags, They won't bag unless you ask, they more or less shove reusable bags in your face which my closest it full of and Yes I do use them. They no long have napkin dispensers at tables at some place, they want you to as for them. Maybe I see this video as being stupid bc there have been steps in trying to reduce the amount of waste in Vancouver. When I see this video it just makes me feel like my city has done nothing, when it has done a ton, when it comes to the environment. Does something need to be done? YesIs what is posted in this video the way to do it? no
Quote from: Colby on October 08, 2010, 09:03:09 pmI think what we need to do here is find an alternative for plastic. That would be the cheapest, more realistic way we would see a change.I know in Vancouver you are charged extra for plastic bags, They won't bag unless you ask, they more or less shove reusable bags in your face which my closest it full of and Yes I do use them. They no long have napkin dispensers at tables at some place, they want you to as for them. Maybe I see this video as being stupid bc there have been steps in trying to reduce the amount of waste in Vancouver. When I see this video it just makes me feel like my city has done nothing, when it has done a ton, when it comes to the environment. Does something need to be done? YesIs what is posted in this video the way to do it? noMe and, my roomate moved to a new city and we went to the grocery store. When we walked up to the counter with $250 worth of groceries with no reuseable grocery bags in sight on us... she asked if we wanted bags.. I was like no we're just gunna carry all these fucking groceries out to the vehicle one at a time.
Is he drunk? He sounds like he's slurring his words the whole video...