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With temperatures dropping and holiday stress rising, many folks find themselves waking up with a cough, sore throat and stuffy nose. Although there's no immediate cure for that winter cold, there are a few inventions that can help you get through the sniffles and promote faster healing.
Unusual Inventions That Make Life Easier... Or Not #8 Day ClockWhat day is today? You don't know? Then you need a DayClock. It'suniquely designed to keep track of weekly events like your golf day,card night, movie night, and so much more. It's ideal for vacations andcruises when it's easy to lose track of the day.
Unusual Inventions That Make Life Easier... Or Not #7 Giant RemoteNever lose your remote again!With giant buttons, this extra-large remote is easy to use andimpossible to lose. It's a 6-in-1 remote so you can use it to controlyour TV, VCR, DVD player, satellite, cable and auxiliary A/V device. Iteven features glow-in-the-dark buttons, so you can easily find theremote in the dark.
Unusual Inventions That Make Life Easier... Or Not #6 Butter CutterOne Click Butter Cutter controls your portion as an important part ofstaying healthy. This ingenious butter cutter delivers one standard patwith each click of the handle.
Unusual Inventions That Make Life Easier... Or Not #5 Transparent ToasterYou love toast, but you always burn it? Than, this invention us for you.This transparent toaster allows you to see the bread while it istoasting so you just have to take it out when the colour is right. Thisidea is based on a transparent heating glass technology.
Unusual Inventions That Make Life Easier... Or Not #4 Penguin Tea TimerMaking tea, though easy to do, is also time consuming. Once you pour thehot water into the cup, you must patiently hover over it, waiting forthe tea to steep. Well, the Penguin Tea Timer happily does the waitingfor you.Place your tea cup under the beak and set it to the desired time. As youturn the timer dial, the beak lowers t
Unusual Inventions That Make Life Easier... Or Not #3 Lock-CupLock Cup - Anti-Theft Coffee Cup. Are you tired of others stealing yourcoffee cup? Well now there's a solution. The Lock - Cup has a hole whichprevents most people from using it. Only the owner of the cup can usehis/hers shaped key to close the hole.
Unusual Inventions That Make Life Easier... Or Not #2 Banana GuardAre you fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed? Banana Guard allows you to safely transport and storage individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas anytime, anywhere.
Unusual Inventions That Make Life Easier... Or Not #1 Cookie CupSmart cup in which you can put 2-3 of your favourite cookies.You don't need extra plates.It's made for right handed and left handed people
When Time Magazine releases its annual list of the best inventions of the year, it's a high note for the invention community. The extra attention highlights the innovative progress made by those who "think outside of the box." We at InventHelp always enjoy the release of the list. This year's version had all of the excitement, controversy and surprises that we've all come to expect from
It's that time of the year where diets and exercise fall to the wayside in favor of feast, friends and family. In celebration of Thanksgiving, our InventHelp family recommends these holiday-inspired inventions to make your meal one to remember.
PASAY City, Philippines -- Green colors local inventions and research in this year’s National Inventors’ Week, which happens every third week of November. “Going green is not a choice,” said Jean Lao, chief operating officer of Chemrez Technologies, which launched an award that will identify scientists, inventors, professionals, industry practitioners and members of the academe who have de
The worlds first rotating skyscraper, 'The Dynamic Tower', has been named as one among the "Best 50 inventions of the Year" by the TIME Magazine, due to its revolutionary design and innovation.
Created by David Fisher, the renowned Italian architect, the tower was one of the first choices in a list of ground-breaking inventions. Every floor of the tower rotates independently so as to fo
We all want to be the inventor of the next "pet rock" craze and make a mint, but how about these inventions?
A USB toaster - make toast by hooking up a toaster to your computer via the USBAn Armadillo Breadbox, a breadbox that looks like an ArmadilloA cookie mug. A mug with a place to store your cookiesAnd one of my favorites (pictured) a weight watchers belt
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From the dawn of 20th century man has been able to develop some most important, outstanding and ground-breaking technologies that served the purpose of many > making life easy and happy.The 20th century was a golden age of engineering producing breathtaking succession of innovations. There was this 'relativistic theory' in 1905 to start with, which made Einstein 'the person of the century'.Followe
Far too often in today's busy world, we treat eating a meal like an inconvenience. Rather than enjoying our food, we simply shovel it down without a second thought. But, some "foodie" inventors are coming up with new innovations to make meals deliciously interesting. We at InventHelp know that three square meals a day are important, so here are our favorite food inventions for breakfast,
When was the last time you used your cell phone? A few minutes ago, yesterday? Was it one you have the voice control option on it? Now if you a fan of the old TV show Star Trek then you would know that the voice controlled cell phone is reminiscent of the “communicator” that was commonly used on the show. If it is a “flip phone” then it would be a modern version of the “communicator”.
People who think creatively, if a little bizarrely seem to have a way with weird and wacky inventions. And having created their strange inventions they then go on to register the patents as well; as though others would be clamoring to lay claim to their inventions and cheat them out of the rightful proceeds accruing [...]
Wacky human inventions from 1930's
It'S not just that in our modern day and age people seems to invent the craziest and most pointless stuff. They do it all the time! Awesome and funny. A bit like Jackass, 1930s style!all clips via LOLFACTORY.BLOGSPOT.COM
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I feel that these products won’t be too successful at all. However, creativity may create this in future!
1. The water proof towel2. Solar powered flash light3. Sumberrine screen door4. A book on how to read5. Inflatable dart board6. A dictionary index7. Ejector seat in a helicopter8. Powdered water9. Pedel powered wheel chair10. Water proof tea bag
Once again, The Skinny has discovered one of the greatest products on earth. Thanks to an avid fan, the Bierstick has made it's way into the tools of the drinking trade of one grateful blogger. This thing is exactly what it sounds like, a giant stick filled with beer. The thing holds 24 ounces of golden heaven and can inject it into your liver in a matter of seconds. Trust me, it's awesome.
Don't know if these are sheer genius or just down right absurd!I present you these wonderful creations. Enjoy!the 100% water-proof umbrellaeasy eye dropper for shaky handssleeping hatsleeping standsolar-powered lighterwarm food coolermulti gardener's toolportable tissue paperrainwater personal catcherhands-free umbrella
While the idea of taking a Sunday Drive is as American as apple pie, these days it's gotten costly. There are quite a few inventions out there that claim to boost gas mileage, but are they worth the cost? In this summer of high fuel prices, InventHelp explores gas-saving gadgets.
My mom (84 years old) just recovered from a serious bout of pneumonia.After being released from the hospital, we happened to be talking about inventions. (Dad was an inventor. . . of sorts.) I asked her what she thought the best invention of the 20th century was - and she said, without hesitation, "antibiotics." I asked what she thought the best invention of the 21st century had been so far and ag
Too many inventors make the mistake of inventing in commodity markets. That is, they create something that can already be bought from many other sources and is very hard to differentiate in a meaningful, price-increasing way. Marketing guru Perry Marshall provides some insight on this common mistake….
“What you sell should be re-packaged and re-invented [...]
Review under Maserati - The Language Of CitiesSplit The Mercury Program & Maserati - Confines Of HeatArtist - Maserati Album - For The New SeasonYear - 2007Genre - Post-rock InstrumentalDownload Password - SirensSound.blogspot.comTracklist1 Inventions 9:43 2 12/16 5:45 3 Kalimera 4:16 4 Synchronicity IV 7:14 5 This Is a Sight We Had One Day From the High Mountain 2:54 6 Show Me the Season 9:23 7 K
Crappie fishing is fun and exciting for anglers regardless of how much experience you have. Once you reel them in you get to take them home and have a wonderful meal. Crappies are considered one of the best tasting fish available with a white flaky body and a flavor that adults and children love. People [...]
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Alcohol:
“Damn! I am so thirsty, and there is no water. Let me just drink the old sugarcane juice lying around somewhere”.
Milk:
“This weird thing under the cow’s belly let me try pulling at it, just for fun. Just to see what [...]
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Alcohol:
“Damn! I am so thirsty, and there is no water. Let me just drink the old sugarcane juice lying around somewhere”.
Milk:
“This weird thing under the cow’s belly let me try pulling at it, just for fun. Just to see what [...]
We were talking today at work about secondary inventions. It was only after someone invented the phone that the inventor of the answer-machine had a product he could sell. Before then it would've just been a silly machine with some tape in it.And before the inventor of the car came along the guy making those tree-shaped air-fresheners was going bankrupt.And it's also true that before the search
Read a recap of the invention awards presented at INPEX 2008, held June 11-14 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This year's show once again enabled inventors to network, learn about inventing, get feedback on their inventions and compete for prizes. Ferdinando Cona of Brooklyn, N.Y. took home the $7,500 Grand Prix award for his invention, the Portable Carpentry Workshop.
Summer Vacation: Were there ever two more welcome words in the English language? Warm summer nights and long summer days make this the perfect time of year to get away from it all. Whether you head to your destination by land or air, InventHelp has found some fun travel inventions that can make your vacation even more relaxing.
The Null listed the inventions that was booed by famous individuals of their time, only for the invention to become a success. Here are some.While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially I consider it an impossibility, a development of which we need waste little time dreaming. - Lee DeForest, American radio pioneer, 1926.Television won't be able to ho
According to Edlyn Simmons (chapter on 'Patents' in Armstrong and Large, Manual of Online Search Strategies, Ashgate, 1992): In most countries, no patent is granted until the application has been examined to determine whether the claimed invention is new, useful and inventive.Which makes me wonder how - as reported in Lorcan Dempsey's Blog - Google can file a patent application for "what it calls
You can take energy and make anything, but you can't take anything and make energy.Fossil Fuels + Man's ingenuity = Man on the MoonMan's inguenity - Fossil Fuels = Man on stationary bicyle pumping water out of the ground for his garden and family.Things change quickly without unlimited amounts of energy. Posted by: barefootbookseller | May 26, 2008 at 09:40 AM Yes things change quickly and it is
If you're one of the many students who are graduating from high school or college – congratulations from InventHelp! As an inspiration to new graduates, we at InventHelp present a few examples of recent graduates who have started their own companies or created exciting new inventions.
Interesting Inventions.The weight watch belt:Measures the waist every time you put it on & lets you know if you put on any weight. Fafi's Straws: Their expressions looks more interesting than these drinking straws. Pet Peek.Stairs Bookcase:Climbing Light:Interesting Safe: Interesting lamp: Brushed aluminum armadillo breadbin.Penguin tea timer:Paper bag vase:Large fish bowl book ends. Toaster tea
The International Exhibition of Inventions is held every year in Geneva. It showcases a variety of inventions and new products presented by companies and inventors from around the world. Over 700 representatives from 45 countries participated on this year´s edition. Many of the projects presented reflected the reigning concern with environmental issues.
Incidentally, the Grand [...]
Hello again inventors and entrepreneurs,
I have some updated news from InventHelp’s INPEX Invention Show to pass along. Joining Tupperware, The Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Everlast, Hasbro and Irwin Industrial Tools on the list of companies conducting product reviews at INPEX 2008 is Full Life™ Products, LLC.
Full Life Products will be conducting a review at INPEX [...]
The water-proof towelGlow in the dark sunglassesSolar powered flashlightsSubmarine screen doorsA book on how to readInflatable dart boardsA dictionary indexPowdered waterPedal powered wheel chairWater proof tea bagsWatermelon seed sorterZero proof alchoholReusable ice cubesSee through tiolet tissueSkinless bananasDo it yourself roadmapHelicopter ejector seat
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The airplane Numerous principles of flight are necessary to get a plane off the ground. By the beginning of the 20th century, different people had added various components, but the goal of sustained flight eluded all of them -- except the Wright brothers. While not the first to achieve flight, the Wright brothers applied aerodynamic principles they had researched and developed out of thin air to fly the first fully controlled, heavier-than-air, manned, powered, fixed-wing machine.Their primary and most important contribution can be considered the last one: The creation of a fixed-wing aircraft, where the wings don’t move in order to generate the necessary lift. This was the missing component for flight, and is the essential principle behind every glider, prop plane, jet airplane, and ro
Don't you think they really came out with this clever inventions? These things could make life easier.. or probably not. The butter cutter looks pretty much useful.
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I went to the Patent Office trying to register some of my inventions.I went to the main desk to sign in and the lady at the desk had a form that had to be filled out. She wrote down my personal info and then asked me what I had invented.I said, "A folding bottle."She said, "Okay, what do you call it?""A Fottle.""What else do you have?""A folding carton." "What do you call it?""A Farton."She sniggered and said, "Those are silly names for products and one of them sounds kind of crude."I was so upset by her comment that I grabbed the form and left the office without even telling her about my folding bucket.
CUP & COOKIES Smart cup in which you can put 2-3 of your favourite cookies. You don't need extra plates. It's made for right handed and left handed. PENGUIN TEA TIMER Making tea, though easy to do, is also time consuming. Once you pour the hot water into the cup, you must patiently hover over it, waiting for the tea to steep. Well, the Penguin Tea Timer happily does the waiting for you.Place your tea cup under the beak and set it to the desired time. As you turn the timer dial, the beak lowers the tea into the hot water. When time is up, a bell sounds and the penguin automatically lifts his beak, removing the tea bag from the water. BUTTER CUTTER One Click Butter Cutter controls your portion as an important part of staying healthy. This ingenious butter cutter delivers one standard pat with each click of the handle. TRANSPARENT TOASTER You love toast, but you always burn it? Than, this invention us for you. This transparent toaster allows you to see the bread while it is toa
Smart cup in which you can put 2-3 of your favourite cookies. You don't need extra plates. It's made for right handed and left handed.BANANA GUARDAre you fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed? Banana Guard allows you to safely transport and storage individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas anytime, anywhere.Lock Cup - Anti-Theft Coffee Cup. Are you tired of others stealing your coffee cup? Well now there's a solution. The Lock - Cup has a hole which prevents most people from using it. Only the owner of the cup can use his/hers shaped key to close the hole.PENGUIN TEA TIMERMaking tea, though easy to do, is also time consuming. Once you pour the hot water into the cup, you must patiently hover over it, waiting for the tea to steep. Well, the Penguin Tea Timer happily does the waiting for you.Place your tea cup under the beak and set it to the desired time. As you turn the timer dial, the beak lowers the tea into the hot water.
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is still weeks away. What better way to kill the time than shopping! At least, that's what the toy companies, clothing stores and electronics boutiques want you to do. Even if the thought of frenzied shoppers and an overcrowded mall makes you nervous, it's hard to resist all the bargains. Plus, there are so many gadgets and new inventions out this year that you may find yourself buying them for both you and the kids!
Great inventions inspire awe, while providing comfort and convenience to the masses. Other inventions inspire second-hand embarrassment and provide a window into the dark souls of the men who created them. Blogger Ross Wolinsky counts down 10 pieces of irrefutable proof that at least one clerk from the patent office comes to work stoned every day.
By Cheddar1. Vend-a-goat The exotic choice for the slaving office Joe with an adventurous palette, Vend-a-goat provided a wholesome, nutritious hit of chewy protein. Although the prototype was a smash success in test markets, the vending machine was shelved after it repeatedly malfunctioned when users attempted to shake goats loose from the coil tension springs. After its failure, creator Ben Dover moved in Birmingham Alabama where he later became a successful lawn jockey.2. Charmin 600 ply For the giga pooper in every family, Charmin developed this industrial device in the 1960s . Its 600 feather-ply ultra soft feel was often compared to the sensation of wiping one's behind with the silk of paradise. The product was shelved out of respect to Mr. Whipple, who suffered a massive coronary while attempting to squeeze the fluff pack and simultaneously asphyxiate himself with scented baby wipes to heighten the pleasurable effect.3. The Noodle Fan - Artfully designed to attach to any chopst
MENTAL STATUS: "Stressed". I have some errands to run and I need to get to my daughter's school early, because I'm helping run the book fair.Sven Word Total: Well, I managed to devote a good chunk of yesterday morning to writing yet only came away with 750 words. But at least I hit the minimum requirement, and the words I wrote were usable.As I was reading my daughter's Kidsville newspaper, I got a chuckle out of one of the articles. Paul Niemann, the author of Invention Mysteries, listed a cute top ten annual list of the most ridiculous inventions ever created.Here's a few that have crossed the patent office (although are not for sale):1) The parachute hat. 2) Training pants for dogs3) The tricycle lawnmower. (Actually, I'd probably take a look at that one)4) The bird harness. The story behind this failure was as follows: A lady put a bird harness on her bird and took the bird to the park, but it got spooked by some wild ducks, who were spooked by a dog. The bird--while attached
Do you ever feel bad because you made a mistake? Remember, some of our favorite foods were discovered by accident.
Popsicles
In 1905 an eleven-year-old Frank Epperson was mixing powdered soda and water to make soda pop. Frank accidentally left the mixing bucket outside. During the night the mixture froze solid, with the wooden stirring stick standing straight up. But the frozen pop tasted great! Frank started selling Epperson icicles for five cents, later changing the name to popsicles.
Sandwiches
One day in the 1700s, the Earl of Sandwich was so busy gambling, he did not want to go to eat. So, he ordered some food to be piled between two slices of bread, which he ate while gambling. The sandwich has been popular ever since
Chocolate Chip Cookies
In 1930, Ruth Wakefield was making chocolate cookies at the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Mass. When she ran out of baking chocolate, Ruth broke a bar of semi-sweet chocolate into little pieces and added them to the dough. When the cookies were b
Steampunk is a kind of speculative fiction that usually takes place in urban settings where the future meets the past: Victorian era inventions clash with often dark alternate realities. However, what started as a literary genre has since evolved into an art form with incredible real-life inventions, modifications and redesigns.
For those of you on a diet, now's the time to forget it! It's just the beginning of the holiday season (gasp!), and the sugary confections are already arriving in droves. In honor of Halloween sweets and treats (and the means by which to get them), InventHelp® shares the stories of glow sticks and two wildly popular chocolate bars.
It's that time of the year when kids sulk and parents rejoice – it's back to school time! We at InventHelp(r) fondly remember picking out great new school clothes and, of course, the latest school supplies. In honor of back-to-school excitement, InventHelp presents the stories of crayons and erasers, both must-haves for a new school year.
Nothing churns up a raging thirst like a summer picnic. Between tossing horseshoes and Frisbee and chasing the dog around the park, a nice cold one on a hot day is a must. As the weather heats up, we at InventHelp(r) would like to take this time to remind you just how the phrase 'Ice Cold Drinks' came to be.
Everyone gets a great idea from time to time. More often than not we just say "hey wouldn't that be great" and go on with our day. Why don't more people follow through with the great ideas they have? It could be that they think it will be more trouble than its worth, that they don't have the resources to do it, or quite simply that they don't know where to start.The reality is that every great idea has the potential to become a valuable asset. In fact protecting and developing your ideas can be a very inexpensive process that requires little to no technical knowledge. Most people think that to bring their ideas to life they need to spend thousands of dollars on a patent and build complex working prototypes. This is simply not the case.The first step to developing and profiting from your ideas is to study the existing marketplace. Go to the local store that sells products similar to the one you have in mind. If it cannot be bought in a store check online. Pay close attent
For techfolks who don't understand the language of politicians, Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs tries to reveals his version of the wars in the middle-east. Great stream with crystal clear explainations of Steve Bush.
Holly McNarland: Canadian
“Numb“; ‘Stuff‘ (1997)
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When Does A Piece Of Clothing Become…
…more aboot attracting attention than aboot personal convenience? Aboot twenty minutes after you get out of the bathtub. And the one piece of clothing which has come to symbolize this more than any other would be the Wonderbra, the 1964 creation of Louise Poirier [...]
1. The waterproof towel 2. Solar powered flashlight 3. Submarine screen door. 4. A book on How to read 5. An inflatable dart board. 6. A dictionary index. 7. Ejector seat in a helicopter 8. Powdered water 9. Pedal- powered wheel chair. 10. Water proof tea-bag.
Maestro Fresh Wes: Canadian
“Let Your Backbone Slide”; ‘Symphony In Effect‘ (1989)
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The Most Popular Urban Sport In The World Was…
…invented by a Canadian who, as a child raised in rural Canada, thought throwing rocks at other rocks was a game. Dr. James Naismith was born in 1861 near Ottawa, in Almonte, Ontario. He later credited a [...]
Have you ever tried to give an animal a pill? It's a very tricky procedure. At one and the same time you have to hold all four legs, open it's mouth, hold it still and, balancing the pill on your finger, force your finger to the back of it's mouth, risking life, fingers and the possibility of losing various amounts of skin.So, I propose this: a device for holding the animal still. It shall be called Parapet (Paralysed Pet obviously).Imagine a mitre saw. There shall be four holes, two at the front two at the back into which the legs can be placed and they're all fixed into place, with struts between them. This shall all attach to a neck collar so the head can also stay still. And a horsey type bit to keep it's mouth open. If Peter Jones, entrepreneur extraordinaire, is reading, I'll let you have 20% in exchange for £250,000.href="http://misanthropiste.blogspot.com/atom.xml">Feed here!
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Free SMS: Motorola Mobile Phone: India's the hot spot for Motorola's inventionsIndia will be the hot spot for the $42.7 billion telecom giant Motorola Mobile Phone for coming out with new technologies suited for the emerging markets. These new technologies are expected to see its genesis from Motorola Mobile Phone India Research Labs situated in Bangalore, which was set up in 2005.Motorola Mobile Phone India Research Labs director Chandra MR Kintala said it is already close to implementing a new technology on a trial basis to ensure seamless mobility. According to Motorola Mobile Phone, seamless mobility would mean allowing users to roam across diverse telecom networks - be it a mobile or landline, and ensuring movement of all forms of traffic - be it voice, text or data. Besides this, it is working on few other concepts focused on the emerging markets. Mr Kintala said it could possibly look at coming out with technology which will enhance the battery life of the mobile handset. Moto
Happy 100th Birthday Weekend Cat Blogging!!
Here at our house, it’s been an exciting week. Not only did we get a beautifull new brick patio and firepit (see my post on that) but my genius of a husband fashioned the be-all to end-all of cool contraptions….a cat door!
Mike has been wanting to do something like this for a while and we spotted something similar in a pet catalog that sold for about $150.00.
Uh….I don’t think so. Not for a cat door.
So with about $30 in materials, he and Griffin created this door whose frame fits into our existing screen door and has an easy access flap for the cats to run through.
While they are still getting used to the idea of pushing their way through the screen, we think it has been good for them, especially Bustopher who needs to go inandout and inandout and inandout and inandout all stinkin’ day long sometimes which can get terribly annoying. The option of freely accessing the outdoors apparently has taken some of the
Glenn Gould: Canadian
“Bach Partita No.6 in E minor 1. Toccata (1 of 3)”
For Sisyphus And Her Sore Brain
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In 1906 A Canadian Inventor Stepped Up To The Mic…
…and became the first person to transmit his voice via electromagnetic waves. On Christmas Eve, 1906, Reginald Fessenden — born near Montreal — made the first radio [...]
Here it is….10. The Telescope. It was invented in 1608 by Hans Lippershey and then improved by Galileo. Lippershey invented it for use in war. Galileo used it to launch the era of modern science.9. The Microscope. Invented in the 1590’s or early 1600’s possibly also by Lippershey. The microscope became a tool used to reveal the inner workings of life and matter, much the same way the telescope unveiled the secrets of the nighttime sky.8. The PET scan. (Improved over many years from 1938-1975) The magnetic resonance imaging opened the interior of living things, including the human brain, to a view long thought impossible. The scan provided insight into the physiological basis of language, thought, and sensation.7. The Laser (1960) It is today at the core of consumer products from CD players to laser printers.6. The Computer. Initially invented by Charles Babbage in 1822, and in its original electronic form by Mauchly and Eckert in 1946. Provides us with the tools we need to perfor
Journalist Marilyn vos Savant conducted a poll in the Los Angeles Times Parade magazine last weekend. She asked 2000 people what they would most like to uninvent. Here are the top ten, with some comments made by respondents in quotes (without quotes are my comments):
1. High Heels - “they make me dread dressy occasions”
2. Jet skis - “inventions that allow one person to enjoy a formerly quiet lake or beach while ruining the scene for swimmers, picnickers, and sailors, not to mention wildlife.”
3. Leaf blowers - high decibel nuisances. Commercial gardeners love them, but the city of Laguna Beach put it’s foot down and has outlawed them. If only my town would do that. Not only are they loud, but also contribute to global warming with their dirty little one-stroke engines.
4. Automated Telephone Assistance - there are actually websites (such as Gethuman.com) devoted to showing consumers how to get around different company’s systems so you can actually s
The "Hair Blocker" for keeping your hair out of your noodles/soup/food/whatever...The "Umbrella Holder" for the chronically lazy and fashion (un)conscious...The "Safety Tie" to (quote, unquote) HIDE your valuablesTop 12 Failed Japanese Inventions - Gizmodofeed
This is a collection of useless inventions which actually have been spooking through the web for years now. There are even a lot of books available for something which has grown to an art form: Chindogu.Here is another gallery.
(via ueba, Gizmodo)
My son and I are watching “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” and marveling at his gadget inventions that lead him through his morning. I could really use a few like these. For example:
1. A helmet that buzzes my head. This would be awesome. I’d never get “wings” waiting too long to shave it. Just put the helmet on and “voila” fresh buzz every day!
2. A machine that makes our lunches for work/school.
3. Cheese Omelet maker.
4. Belt that holds laptop so I can check my email while moving around.
5. Orange juicer on a timer. (and coffee)
6. Large grabber device that makes bending over to pick stuff up unnecessary. (So I can leave the house spotless for wife when she and baby wake up)
7. Remote control that starts car and heater warming up.
8. One of those Sharper Image massage chairs to sit in while I eat my breakfast (and a small one for my son).
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If I had these inventions, I would smile more.
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1) Coffee The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed his animals became livelier after eating a certain berry. He boil
Sinan (Warring States Period)the earliest guide tool in the world
The compass, an indispensable navigational tool, was another significant gift from ancient China. While mining ores and melting copper and iron, people chanced upon a natural magnetite that attracted iron and pointed fixedly north. After constant improvement the round compass came ...
Credit for the invention of gunpowder also goes to ancient China. Ancient necromancers discovered in their practice of alchemy, that an explosion could be induced if certain kinds of ores and fuel were mixed in the right proportions and heated, thus leading to the invention of gunpowder. In the Collection ...
Printed in Tang DynastyA Buddhist sutra is the first book in the world with a verifiable date of printing.
Before the invention of printing, dissemination of knowledge depended either on word of mouth or handwritten copies of manuscripts. Both took time and were liable to error. Beginning 2000 years ago in ...
China was the first nation to invent paper. Before its invention, words were written on various natural materials by ancient peoples-on grass stalks by the Egyptians, on earthen plates by the Mesopotamians, on tree leaves by the Indians, on sheepskin by the Europeans and strangest of all, even inscribed on ...
Here is a list I put together off the top of my head in alphabetical order of the 20 Greatest inventions of the 20th Century that without them would make our everyday lives difficult. I classified health items like Aspirin as an invention amd if an invention had offshoots or ...
