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Business Idea that can fight Covid
Take a look at this:
https://imgur.com/a/kZz6Hfw https://imgur.com/a/kZz6Hfw
If a proper kit like this can be designed that uses positive air pressure, can be installed in various makes/models of cars, and priced at $99, this could sell hundreds of thousands of kits to all the Uber/Lyft drivers out there. It would also go a long way in helping public health. This seems like a no brainer to fund this-- I'm thinking that a couple smart engineers could do this fairly quickly. It doesn't have to last for years or anything-- just a couple months and it would pay for itself for the drivers (and Lyft/Uber could reimburse for it potentially as a service to riders).
- wenc 7y agoI’ve wondered if a screen separating driver and passenger could work (like in London black cabs). Curious about positive air pressure though... in which direction? Seems like it can only go two ways: toward driver space or toward passenger space.
- eigenvalue 7y agoI was thinking the driver's side. This would be a product to protect the driver, since they are the customer. But you could also do it for the passenger theoretically, but this would require a bigger pump because of the increased air volume and would increase the cost a lot.
- easytiger 7y agoThe driver is way more likely to contact it from surface contact than communicated droplets. Assuming some horrendous person isn't actively coughing in his face, in which case they shouldn't be in the car
- eigenvalue 7y agoBut this is exactly what ends up happening. People who are sick want to go to the doctor, the pharmacy, the hospital. What are they going to do if they don't own their own car? Uber.
- easytiger 7y agoYes true. That's a real issue. Bearing in practically all those tested will have had symptoms of the disease
- eigenvalue 7y agoClickable link: https://imgur.com/a/kZz6Hfw https://imgur.com/a/kZz6Hfw