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RFID in your Thumb (9 votes) Weak
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Chinese surnames (2 votes) Average
Fonetik Inglish (24 votes) Average
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Education

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Porn: Win-Win Solution (2 votes) Average
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Food

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Home

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Hot Water Recirculator (7 votes) Weak
Easy dating for leftovers (3 votes) Average
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pencil remote (2 votes) Weak
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Flying without wings (10 votes) Weak
self lite ciggarette (7 votes) Weak
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Jury Duty: Let Us Choose When (20 votes) Very strong
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Mobile Services

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Auto pilot for cars (1 votes) Average
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Pet ethics (3 votes) Average
Dog rental/timeshare (26 votes) Very weak
Animal Rental (5 votes) Average
Dog brush with built in vacuum (6 votes) Strong
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Phones

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Annoying Telemarketers! (4 votes) Average
Public Cel Phone Chargers (5 votes) Average
Internal Power to Find Cell (1 votes) Average
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Double-lock democracy (3 votes) Weak
Ending the war on drugs (133 votes) Very strong
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Public

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Elevator DeSelect (90 votes) Very strong
Airplane Ejection Modules (6 votes) Weak
Eliminate the Penny! (23 votes) Very strong
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More Money (2 votes) Average
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UCLA Product Innov

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Drop'n Shop (2 votes) Average
Baby Car Seat (Rotatable) (13 votes) Strong
Audio Publications On-Demand (8 votes) Strong
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