World's Greatest Invention (#22)

Step aside Thomas Edison, ‘cause I’m about to hit the jackpot. I’ve developed a 100% foolproof marine sunglasses protection flotation device (MSPFD, patent pending). (Trust me on the foolproof part. There’s plenty of fools around here. I’m one of them.)
Most nautical folks bend over a lot. i.e., getting in and out of dinghies, pulling up anchors, starting outboards and other things best not mentioned in mixed company. So they attach “gators” to their glasses (the cloth kind sans snapping jaws). But you can still lose a pair. I know this for a FACT! 
Last week we went fishing off our dinghy. After giving away all of our expensive live bait to unseen marine forces, the Captain attempted to start our wayward outboard motor. He was wearing his $150 sunglasses and trusty gators when the rope recoiled, jerking his head back. I heard a splash and saw something hit the water. Thinking it was the starter rope that had snapped, I stabbed at it half-heartedly with my fishing pole. But it quickly sank into the muddy bottom of Sister’s Creek. I was a bit surprised when I turned back and saw the starter rope innocently sitting in its proper location.
“What was that?” the Captain asked.
“I don’t know” I replied. “Hey, where are your sunglasses?”
With my soon-to-be-patented MSPFD that tragedy would have been avoided. 
I figure I can get the gators made for about $0.02, likely in Thailand, plus another $0.03 for the float. At $9.99 ($39.99 at your local marine supply store) they outta sell like hotcakes.
Bummer that I missed the holiday shopping season. But I believe they’ll make the perfect Valentine's Day gift. I even promised the Captain I’d buy him a new pair after I clear my first million dollars.  After taxes, of course.