I heard a fun little story on NPR this past week. It was about a guy with an idea. No, not me.
Dan Florio started a new website called runpee.com and it hits on a nerve (or a bladder) with me. I ALWAYS think about this when I go to the movies. And he beat me to it.
Of course I never had the idea - I just had the problem. The one he has now solved.
So, what is it, you ask?
Dan created a website that tells you when you can get up, go to the bathroom and not miss important scenes in the movie. Will you miss part of the movie? Yes. But only those scenes that are not integral to the plot.
So, now you have an answer to the age old question when returning from the bathroom . . .
What did I miss?
No more racing down the dark stairs and crashing into the flashlight-toting usher. No more painful moments.
I love ideas like these - and there are, I'm sure many other problems out there waiting to be solved.
If you'd like to listen to his NPR interview, click here.
To visit his site, click here.
And, finally, to follow him on Twitter, go here.




Thanks so much for the post. I'm glad that RunPee has helped improve the quality of life for so many suffering movie fans. :)
Posted by: polyGeek | May 31, 2009 at 07:40 AM
No problem and best of luck to you!
Posted by: Tim Tyrell-Smith | May 31, 2009 at 11:36 AM