Last month, Google asked tech enthusiasts to submit ideas for what they would do with Google Glass with the hashtag #ifihadglass as part of a contest to pick out the first group of non-developers who can pre-order a pair of the augmented reality glasses. On Wednesday, Google notified each of the winners by replying to the winning submissions on Twitter and Google+ from the Project Glass account.

The winners ranged from teachers and doctors to bankers and architects, and included a few familiar names like author Gary Shteyngart, tech analyst Michael Gartenberg, former SendGrid developer evangelist Adria Richards and Noah Zarkin, the self-described "wearable computing enthusiast" who captured a picture of Google co-founder Sergey Brin wearing Google Glass in a New York City subway.

Here are some of the best tweets to come out of the contest:

@shteyngart You’re invited to join our #glassexplorers program. Woohoo! Make sure to follow us - we’ll DM in the coming weeks. — Project Glass (@projectglass) March 27, 2013

I could really appreciate taking them off to disconnect. Or learn to take pictures while skydiving.#ifihadglass — Michael Gartenberg (@Gartenberg) February 20, 2013

#ifihadglass I'd pair it with biofeedback sensors for self monitoring and uploading telemetry with pictures triggered by spikes in the data. — Noah Zerkin (@noazark) February 20, 2013

Here's my ambitiously mediocre musical submission to Google's #ifihadglass! youtube.com/watch?v=PJXwxx… — Jason Kincaid (@jasonkincaid) February 20, 2013

#ifihadglass I would show introverts how to create authentic connections in real life like I've learned to do — Adria Richards (@adriarichards) February 27, 2013

#ifihadglass I'd create a ski app to show you speed, distance, calories. Take action pics in series. Add sensors to jacket for more safety. — Tom Krcha (@tomkrcha) February 21, 2013

#ifIhadglass I would write my next book streamed live from my POV: brainstorming, outlining, typing, the entire process. — Dan Wells (@TheDanWells) February 21, 2013

I'm a school superintendent. #ifihadglass I would use google glass to video outstanding lessons and share them on line with young teachers! — Terry Grier (@tgrierhisd) February 21, 2013

#ifihadglass I would edit a video of the most motivating startup pitches I hear every year.Hundreds of world changing ideas. — Michael Staton (@mpstaton) February 23, 2013

#ifihadglass Google Glass would be great during my orthopedic surgeries. Record and research at the same time. Hope I did it right. — Thomas H. Lee (@thomasleemd) February 21, 2013

Not all of the winning pitches were particularly groundbreaking. Some barely qualify as pitches, raising questions about Google's criteria for these picks. Google did not immediately respond to our request for comment.

@ccottrell15 You’re invited to join our #glassexplorers program. Woohoo! Make sure to follow us - we’ll DM in the coming weeks. — Project Glass (@projectglass) March 27, 2013

@nrpeccataminuta You’re invited to join our #glassexplorers program. Woohoo! Make sure to follow us - we’ll DM in the coming weeks. — Project Glass (@projectglass) March 27, 2013

Don't be too envious of the winners just yet, though. The winners still have to fork over $1,500 (plus tax) to pre-order the glasses and they have to make their way to one of three special pick-up locations in San Francisco, New York or Los Angeles to get them.

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