The Rodeo

Background: Whilst enduring the daily hassle that is Sydney’s rail system, I ended up trapped between someone who wanted to leave their seat and an aisle full of people who were waiting to leave the train. I suggested to Beth (who I see on the train from time to time - she works in the building across the road from mine) that perhaps the entire side of the train should be a door, so everyone who wanted to get off the train could do so simultaneously, greatly reducing the time and inconvenience of the current system. She suggested that, perhaps, too many people would fall into the gap between the train and platform. “Maybe have doors that fold outwards, to become a ramp covering the gap?” was my response. Then it hit me, cannons would provide a far more convenient way to get people to their workplaces.

The Pros:
- Arrive at your exact destination, rather than having to walk from the station (just make sure the window is open…).
- No more sardine-like carriage packing (unless you take my alternate cannon plan: firing packed train carriages to their destination).
- Everyone gets a window seat (effectively, in reality you get a full view of the entire journey).
- No more delays due to broken-down trains.
- You can leave whenever you are ready.

The Cons:

…Nope, can’t think of any.

-RodeoClown: Reinventing public transport for the new millenium.

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