1. A laminated Atlas in the center of each major city.
2. Batteries that store energy inside of salt.
3. Stylish digitally programmed electric self driving wagons for animal transportation so you can train your dog to leave the house at certain times and get on the wagon to come meet you where ever you are.
4. A contest put on by the country offering 2 million dollars to the person who writes the most entertaining novel.
5. Famine
The board game, move one space forward for every day you do not eat. The first person to the end is the winner.