Fetal Educator Strap

In the old days an "educator strap" was something teachers applied to a student's backside. (When I was a kid, some of my teacher's had canes which they used quite liberally, but I think that may be illegal now.)

However, this "fetal educator strap" (patent no. 6840775) is a learning system for fetuses while in utero:

More particularly, this invention pertains to a system for moving sound transmitters to positions most properly aligned with an unborn baby's ears.

I guess it's never too early to hook the kids on learning!

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 25, 2009
Category: Patents

Comments

Alex, my condolences to you for having to be raised up in an era where child abuse by educators wasn't criminalized. Of course I don't remember anything about students shooting up other students either but hay! An enlightened era has it's ups and downs.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/25/09 at 12:25 PM

That woman has no nipples. How will she breastfeed?

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 02/25/09 at 12:33 PM

See piercing article below in Chuck's offerings.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/25/09 at 12:44 PM

Forget the nipples, her stomach is so stretched out it's transparent! 🐛

Posted by DownCrisis on 02/25/09 at 12:58 PM

I'd like to know what she is doing with her right hand. I would have thought she would be attending to a wedgie but she's not wearing anything.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 02/25/09 at 02:39 PM

If I had known then what I know now...I would have played a recording of the times tables to my wife's belly when she would knocked up for my son.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 02/25/09 at 04:16 PM

Flimsy and suspect is what WU does best.

Posted by Nethie on 02/25/09 at 06:47 PM

My soon would react to Linkin Park! He still loves music like that and he's now 4. There may be a bit to it all.

Posted by DownCrisis on 02/25/09 at 10:19 PM

Did I say soon. I meant son. :red:

Posted by DownCrisis on 02/25/09 at 11:56 PM

Any of us who lived at any time during the hair metal era have a fear of hair gel and spandex. :sick:
Funny how guys thought they were so tough but looked like drag queen rejects. Give me combat boots, jeans, black t-shirt and a biker jacket any day.

Posted by DownCrisis on 03/01/09 at 12:39 PM

Thanks!

Posted by DownCrisis on 03/08/09 at 01:41 AM

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