1. spring
   summer
2. fall

When spring arrives to melt the long winter's snow and ice, mud covers virtually everything in sight.

1. brown slip-proof boots
   self-heating hats
2. plastic clothing

Brown slip-proof boots and mud-resistant clothing would help to Alaskans navigate through the mud and disguise the mess at the same time.

1. Hypercolor T-shirts
   pants with zip-off legs
2. inflatable shoes

Hypercolor T-shirts change colors based on the temperature they are in contact with. Imagine if they could actually change their degree of insulation based on temperature, to make you warmer or cooler!

1. Barrow
   Anchorage
2. Juneau

Most Alaskan cities get a bit of sunlight each day in the winter, but the northernmost areas that include Barrow are dark for almost two full months.

1. virtual sun
   lamp glasses
2. glow-in-the-dark roads

Though a virtual sun might seem like crazy talk, many life-changing inventions were seen as equally far-fetched before they were first created.

1. flying cars
   robotic maids
2. instant meals

With poor roads and lots of ice, Alaska is the ideal test market for the flying cars that have been in Americans' imaginations for so long.

1. frozen engines
   repossession
2. tire replacement

If a car could be winterproofed, it would be impervious to the mechanical failures that cold weather brings.

1. a teleportation machine
   a climate dome over the entire state
2. personal jet packs

Not only would a teleportation device remove the need for other transportation methods, it would also -- theoretically -- allow people to stay in indoors.

1. insect repellant
   wood smoke
2. crude oil

With more than 30 species of mosquitoes in Alaska, insect repellant is a necessity through the warm season.

1. indoor doggie potties
   bone defroster
2. doghouse insulation

An indoor doggie potty would be attached to your existing plumbing system to eliminate the need for your pooch to do his business in the frigid outside.