New Invention

I've had a wicked idea for a new invention that could be made and marketed, given a sufficient advance in neuroscientific techniques. It would be a chip or something like that that goes in your brain. It would be connected by radio waves or whatever to a small fleshy button in the palm of your hand. The idea is that if you make a decision, and then slap your palm into your forehead, you can't change your mind. You HAVE to do it. If you don't follow through on what you've decided, you start to shut down like Robocop when he tries to disobey Directive 4. So, if you want to stop smoking, or lose weight, all you have to do is decide in your mind and then smack yourself in the forehead. There's no logical reason why it should be your forehead. For the sake of argument, it could be your nuts instead.

I'll bet by now you've thought of an obvious drawback to this device. Getting it inside your brain is difficult. Well, don't worry! It would come packaged with a set of instructions that even your granny could understand. And a small axe.

I think this device would make the world a better place. All I need is about forty million dollars for research and development. Unfortunately, I don't have forty million dollars. That's where YOU come in. I would be really, really grateful if you could find someone with forty million dollars and tell them about my idea. Thanks.