I paid my $10.
I wrote all about the ZeroSum Ruler.
I submitted a picture, wrote my bio, wrote all about the ruler, and…..
Nothing.
No really, what is “Quirky”??
Still, I did manage to see that five people, probably unemployed and bored, decided to click on my product number to see what it was. Here are their comments and my replies:
Becky Blatchford:
“I like this. If it is inexpensive enough say under $10 I’d bet moms would buy this up!”
Me:
“Thanks Becky. Hopefully they will when more people find out about it.”
socrtwo:
“Interesting and simple.”
Me:
“Thanks scortwo”
Michael Kloeckner:
“I love it, I cannot believe this is not out there somewhere”
Me:
“Thank you Michael. Now only to find a venture capitalist to back production and marketing!”
Dave McKey:
“I agree with Aaron. no need to fold the ruler. good luck!”
Me:
“Thanks Dave. I’ll think about the fold.”
Aaron Dale:
“I watched the video on your website and the only question I have is, why fold the ruler? Just make the ruler so it has negative numbers along one edge and positive along the other edge. But if a kid can use a tool to combine negative and positive numbers, they should use a calculator. It would be best for the kid to understand why they get the answer they get instead of counting the difference on the ruler. It seems like cheating.”
Me:
“I see what you’re saying about the folding. it would be a lot easier to make without the fold. The reason I made it fold was so that it starts out looking like the normal numberline the kids use in school. The folding then shows the relationship between negatives and positives. When a kid tells me -22 + 5 = -27, there’s a problem. When this kid is in 11th grade, there’s a bigger problem. When this kid is not just one kid but many, we’ve got a huge problem. My thesis results are in and the ruler caused students to make 1/2 the mistakes as before the ruler. True, data isnt’ everything, but I never thought it woule make such a difference. ”
So what is Quirky? Can I build a website, undercut Quirky by charging anyone with an idea $8 to write all about it only to have it disappear into a “relist” button one week later? I mean, everyone has an idea, most everyone has $8, this is the best scam going, right?
Am I missing something?
