| How do these crazy ideas actually work? I've put | | | | toasted leaf-cutter ants and reindeer pate and wash it |
| together a list of 10 (and one for good measure) of the | | | | down with some lizard wine or monkey-picked tea |
| wackiest, weirdest, craziest ways that people are | | | | wash and you're all set. Seriously, they have a whole |
| making good money. | | | | product line of this stuff. |
| 1. Pickle Sickle - Texas roller rink owner John Howard | | | | 6. Banana Bunker - Now be careful, don't bruise your |
| sells frozen treats made from freshly squeezed pickle | | | | banana! It's like a plastic storage container to fit any |
| juice to pregnant women and schools across the | | | | size banana and keep it safe while you're on the go. |
| country. | | | | The Banana Bunker has been very successful with it's |
| 2. My Yearbook - Oh to be in high school and be a | | | | call to providing protection for soft fruit. |
| millionaire. Catherine, only 16, convinced her older | | | | 7. Post Secret - Frank Warren has mastered the |
| brother to help her start which now has growth spurts | | | | business of taking something so personal, making it so |
| that have outpaced both Facebook and MySpace. | | | | public and in return becoming sooo successful. He has |
| 3. Origami Boulder - This has got to be the dumbest | | | | a blog where people post a personal secret in an |
| idea of all, but made it to number "3″ just | | | | artistic way, and then he compiles them as best selling |
| because it's so dumb it's genius. This person sells | | | | books. |
| "Origami Boulders" online which isn't origami at all. It's | | | | 8. Lucky Wishbone - "Lucky" is right. Taking advantage |
| actually a wadded up piece of paper that they | | | | of the people who can't wait until Thanksgiving for a |
| somehow convince people to buy. Very bizarre, but | | | | wishbone, this company is producing 30,000 plastic |
| works. | | | | wishbones per month and sales have exceeded one |
| 4. Cameron Johnson - This young entrepreneur got his | | | | million dollars. |
| start at the age of nine making greeting cards, | | | | 9. Whatever Life - A teenage girl started a website |
| expanded into reselling Ty Beanie Babies on eBay by | | | | offering free layouts for MySpace that is now worth |
| the age of 12 and finally sold his online advertising | | | | more than $1.5 million. |
| company for an undisclosed sum after making $3 to | | | | 10. Rent-A-Cow - Yeah, these people really rent out |
| $4 million a month. His latest venture, CertificateSwap, | | | | cows for the purpose of making cheese. A good |
| that allows people to swap out unwanted gift | | | | healthy cow goes for about $280. |
| certificates just sold for six-figures. He's now working | | | | 11. Fit Deck - How this worked I don't know, but Phil |
| the lecture circuit and focusing on helping others strike | | | | Black has made $4.7 million off of these playing cards |
| entrepreneur gold. | | | | with an exercise theme. They sell for $18.95 a pack |
| 5. - This business is simple, just cook up some giant | | | | and obviously, people are interested. |