Some of the more interesting entries in the Apps4Ottawa contest

Looking through the list of
[
 app ideas submitted to the City of Ottawa
](http://apps4ottawa.ca/)
. Some of the more unusual entries include:






  * 
 "An app that displays the location of where I can warm my lunch in a microwave."
 [
  http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/85
 ](http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/85)

  * 
 "Drinking Fountain App"
 [
  http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/70
 ](http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/70)

  * 
 "Like playing shinny? Use this app to find out who is playing right now at your local outdoor rinks in the Ottawa area"
 [
  http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/75
 ](http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/75)

  * 
 Dumpster Divers "A google map that shows all the free stuff that is available in the area. ie couch on the curb"
 [
  http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/36
 ](http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/36)

  * 
 "who doesn't love a great potluck where the atmosphere is cheerful"
 [
  http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/74
 ](http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/74)

  * 
 "publicly-moderated database of species that inhabit the Ottawa area"
 [
  http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/91
 ](http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/ideas/91)





Note that just about all the apps are "ideas" for apps - not actual functional programs. Vote on your fave:
[
 apps4ottawa.ca
](http://apps4ottawa.ca/)

I really hope that microwave one wins.

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