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Shiritori - Combining Random Words

Shimpei Takahashi is a Japanese game inventor. He uses a word game to generate new product ideas.

The idea behind this is to discover something new through completely random combinations that would not come about by using conscious thinking.

The following Python script serves the same purpose:

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All it does is picking two random words out of a list of 10,000.

This is going to be exciting: I don't know yet if the script will produce any good combinations. ;)

    1. entries, delicious

    A software scans the reactions to online recipes to find particularly delicious ones.

    2. essex, suggests

    Another software collects your details to make recommendations for a tailor-made holiday in Essex, England.

    3. invite, built

    You want to construct a specific type of building? Invite builders and architects who have already successfully completed such a project.

    4. ethnic, bridge

    A bridge between two countries or other cultural areas can become a meeting place for people with different cultural backgrounds.

    5. force, grateful

    A book about gratitude as a force for good. Or an exercise program that gets people to pay regular attention to things to be thankful for.

    6. appraisal, returning

    Gathering feedback from people who have rented a specific product in order to improve that product.

    7. formula, tender

    The ultimate quest for a way to cook chicken that is crispy on the outside + juicy and tender on the inside. Something like Heston Blumenthal's efforts to introduce scientific methods into the art of cooking.

    8. adjustments, bearing

    Advice for people on how to set up storage rooms in order to store food with minimal use of energy.

    9. bizarre, mercedes

    A special workshop to turn expensive Mercedes cars into eye-catchers - to impressively demonstrate your bad taste to everyone on the road.

    10. wearing, acceptable

    Style advice on what to wear for certain occasions.

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