The Paralun

It's recently struck me that there's a gap in the market here, and filling it could bring me closer to my second million. The idea is simple: to create and sell the paralun!

Now, I hear you cry, what's a paralun? Well, I'm glad you asked, it's like a parasol, but it protects you from the moon rather than the sun.

Why might you want to be protected from the moon?

1) You're a werewolf.

Imagine you're on a date, you're heading back to your place, but there's a full moon. Next thing you know, you awaken in a dark alley, surrounded by the remnants of your date. Clearly, this plays havoc with your social life, if only you had something to protect you from the moon...

2) You're a lunatic.

Ever heard the phrase 'barking mad'?  It's really derived from mental instability associated with barking at the moon (#). Clearly, the moon is the cause, or at least a trigger of insanity. Perhaps this relates to why the murder rate increases three-fold when there is a full moon (*).
If only there was something to protect the vulnerable from the moon...

3) You're fearful of gravity.

We're all taught that the tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon. Now, if the moon can have such an effect on something as vast and powerful as an ocean, what is it doing to us??? We are after all, comprised of greater than 70% water. If only there was a way to protect yourself from the moon...

Well, remember where you heard about it first. The paralun is such a good idea it's a crime that I haven't invented it sooner.

(#) Surely that should be the other way around? - Ed
(*) I guess this could also be related to werewolves?

At the time of writing, Google seems unware of the word 'paralun', I therefore claim it as my own!