Inventions
Hairware
Control your phone by stroking your hair. It's a technology invented by Katia Vega of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, who explains: "we add new functionalities to hair extensions, turning them into a seamless device that recognizes auto-contact behaviors concealed to outside observers."This is obviously a technology invented by someone who has lots of hair. Useless for us hairless types. Though she does say she has plans for a way of controlling apps by stroking your beard.
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 01, 2015 -
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Category: Inventions, Telephones, Hair and Hairstyling
Kidney stone-removing bed
Zhu Qinghua, a Chinese rice farmer, has invented a "kidney stone-removing bed." A person is strapped into the bed and hung upside down. Then the entire device vibrates intensely thanks to some kind of tractor engine attached to it.Zhu has been strapping his wife into this thing and claims it's completely cured her kidney stones. [shanghaiist.com]
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 14, 2015 -
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Category: Inventions, Medicine
Hiccupops
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 20, 2015 -
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Category: Inventions, Patents, Medicine
The Icyclist
I am so sick of winter. But maybe if I had a nice bike like this one...
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 27, 2015 -
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Category: Inventions, Nature, 1930s
Wearable Tomato Project
This has gotten quite a bit of attention from the Internet. But just in case some of you haven't seen it, this is the "Tomatan" — the end result of the "wearable tomato project" sponsored by a Japanese vegetable juice company to promote the idea that tomatoes are good for you and would be great food-on-the-go for runners.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 26, 2015 -
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Category: Food, Inventions, Chindogu
Your face on a pancake
Technology marches onward! Product development company Kinneir Dufort has created a machine that can print faces onto pancakes. It explains:
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 23, 2015 -
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Category: Food, Inventions, Photography and Photographers, Technology
Octa-Gane Water Injection Carburetor
Even after reading this article, I'm still not sure about the physics of this device. But one thing is clear.
"Popular Science tested one of the J.C. Whitney Octa-Ganes in 1968 and reported a drop in fuel mileage and power when using it."
Original ad here. (Scroll down.)
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 31, 2014 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Inventions, 1950s, Cars
Natural Body Brace
Unnatural is more like it!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 07, 2014 -
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Category: Body, Injuries, Inventions, 1920s
Shrimp Cannon
Nearly four million views, but perhaps new to you!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 30, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Food, Inventions, Asia
Inflatable Umbrella Hat, 1951
As soon as it starts raining, wouldn't the lack of spokes on this thing cause it to wrap around the wearer's head like a wet plastic bag, smothering them?
Newsweek - Aug 27, 1951
Posted By: Alex - Tue Nov 04, 2014 -
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Category: Inventions, Headgear, 1950s
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