-- Posted by confuzion at 9:07 am on Nov. 30, 2008 Hey everyone, I know this doesn't really belong in this category, but I'm in a hurry. I apologize in advance for any misspellings. And I also realize that this is kinda cheating, but I'm only asking for an idea..... Ok, so about a month ago i was nominated to receive a sort of scholarship and travel to some faraway place to study animals... Well, in order to get the scholarship, I have to fill out this application thing and the questions aren't that easy. I was wondering if you guys could help me think of an item that is commonly thrown away and invent a new use for it that hasn't been thought of before... It'd be really helpful if there weren't any wisecracks, Thanks!   -- Posted by sadnessness at 9:09 am on Nov. 30, 2008 Dont YOU need to earn the scholarship? What sorts of things to you chuck away? Do you mean like packaging and bottletops and stuff? Or bigger, one-of things that could actually have a purpose? -- Posted by lisma at 9:13 am on Nov. 30, 2008 old tires are commonly thrown away, but they can be used for insulation (in new earth friendly houses) which would result in minimal heating costs. -- Posted by confuzion at 9:18 am on Nov. 30, 2008 Quote: from sadnessness at 9:09 am on Nov. 30, 2008 Dont YOU need to earn the scholarship? What sorts of things to you chuck away? Do you mean like packaging and bottletops and stuff? Or bigger, one-of things that could actually have a purpose? Yes, and I said that in the post... I know it is kinda cheating, but I'm at a blank and all I ask for is an idea, not your whole answer to the question... I believe the question refers to anything that is thrown away unless it is perishable, so yeah, anything that can be made into or used for something else...