Sometimes ideas that seem odd turn out to work, sometimes being allowed to think them without being scorned leads to other more practical ideas.
I have often been amazed at how various things I think would never work do and make the people who did them rich.
I would guess that a lot of effort is being put in to all this officially though people "on the outside" sometimes have an unusual and useful perspective. Even with 60 million people it is still possible for an individual to have unique skills or insight in Britain.
The real proof of this stuff is if you were prepared to go out in your inflatable shoes and walk over IEDs yourself. If you're prepared to put your life on the line for your own idea then perhaps people should say "good for you and good luck." From a distance. :-)
Last edited by t43562; 6th Feb 2010 at 18:36.