Necessity...the mother of invention.
- Plato -
I was fortunate enough to be sipping on that legit iced caffe latte several days ago; it began in a rather lovely fashion and was tasty indeed.
There I sat at a small table in front of the café watching the world pass by, ducks and swans on the lake in front of me, trees swaying in the light breeze and breathing fresh air...a typically nice autumn day. Although, there was a dark side that, try as I might, I was unable to shake...But, as my friend Plato often said, the mother of invention is necessity...and I had the need to be inventive.
As I sipped I became increasingly annoyed at the watering down of my coffee as the ice cubes melted. By the end of it I was drinking a dubious mix of vaguely-coffee-flavoured milk and water and it was heinous. There must be a better way to do this.
I pondered my watery-milk dilemma as I headed for a walk around the lake and, as with most of the world's preeminent inventors, the idea hit me rather profoundly, right in the noggin - My idea could well be the life-hack to improve the world forever. I'd win a Nobel Prize for this, I thought I thought to myself.
Coffee ice cubes
I could hardly wait until I got home to begin the research and development stage and, as I completed my walk, began to plan what I'd need; a complex collection of coffee ice cube making equipment that would help me determine the legitimacy of my idea and win me that Nobel Prize.
In truth there's wasn't all that much to gather:
- Ice cube tray
- Black coffee
- Water (H20 as us scientists refer to it)
- A freezer
Most great inventions seem so easy once someone has devised, researched and tested it then created the final concept but there's always much more to it; it's not all that simple - They don't hand out Nobel Prizes out easily you know.
Ok, it was actually really simple indeed, but it sounds better that it was complicated and a long hard struggle of failure after failure then ultimate success - it's more Nobel Prize worthy. There was no failure though. I made the coffee, poured it into the ice cube maker and put it into the freezer. Almost anyone could do it I guess, but don't tell the Nobel Prize dudes that ok?
Coffee lab monkey
I know testing products on animals isn't considered politically correct despite the fact that it happens with most products still but...
I didn't have any alternative but to test it on an animal, myself - the G-dog, and after waiting patiently impatiently for the coffee ice cubes to freeze I made up an iced coffee and used the coffee ice cubes in the glass.
From there I decided to add a more in-the-field element to test the coffee ice cubes in the harshest of environments. I moved to the harsh environment testing facility, got into my hammock and laid there sipping it in the usual manner. I know, it seems extreme, but I wanted to ensure the testing phase gathered enough hard data for the evaluation phase to then be effective and comprehensive. A Nobel Prize hung in the balance after all.
Conclusion - definite legitimacy
If you think I conducted only one test on the viability of coffee ice cube usage you're bonkers.
There were many comprehensive tests ensuring the evaluation phase had integrity. The testing phase was so comprehensive in fact, all two of those tests, that the results were conclusive. Coffee ice cubes used in iced coffee is a definite legit thing to do.
Right about now I have to be honest and say I was truly amazed at my own amazing amazingness; I don't mean just in the conceiving of the initial invention but throughout the testing and evaluation evolutions. I was magnificent. It wasn't easy to accomplish of course but with diligence, a focused and uncompromising refusal to accept defeat and just a little luck the invention was developed, tested and found to be a world-changing success. Amazing right? Undoubtedly.
I'm not one to boast usually however I proudly mentioned my amazing invention to a couple of people and...well, it seems it's not much of an invention at all as allegedly people have been using this legit coffee life-hack for quite some time. I'm dubious though, I've never seen it occur but I've been led to believe that it has indeed been in use for a while. So...there goes my Nobel Prize for world changing inventions I guess. Easy come, easy go right?
Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default - Tomorrow isn't promised so be humble and kind
The image is my own