What you ask about is already being done by some. It's just that nearly nobody(with some notable exceptions) mentions it to avoid losing credibility.
I am a scientist, and OOBE/AP (and other related stuff) has been a great help in solving difficult scientific and technical/technological problems. Technical/technological solutions already gained me a nice amount of money, ant it's just a start.
The problem is that you can't be sure of such solution's validity, so the best way is to treat is just as an idea, and prove it in rigorous, repeatable, physical way. When the proof is done, it goes into peer-reviewed journal, and nobody knows about idea's origins
As for proving things for general public, why waste life and credibility on that? Techniques are available for everyone interested, and everyone can see for themselves if so they desire.
There's a really nice article about getting new ideas by Robert Bruce:
http://astralbob.com/the_catch_basket_concept.pdf