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The Inventions Their Inventors Have Lived To Regret
Motherboard (blog) So there's this one line in Jurassic Park that comes to mind a lot. (Bear with me here.) Shit has hit the fan and dinosaurs are eating people, and Jeff Goldblum's character tells the old guy that created the park, “Your scientists were so preoccupied … |
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'Which inventions were created by accident?'
The Independent Potato chips. In the 1800s in New York, a customer at a restaurant sent back French fries because they were too thick. The cook made thinner ones that the customer still thought were too thick. Exasperated, the chef made ones that were exceedingly thin … |
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How Quirky Turns Ideas Into Inventions
Popular Mechanics Like many a great invention, Jake Zien's power strip was born of frustration. After completing his junior year of high school, the Milwaukee native was taking a summer course in industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design when the surge … |
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American Inventions – Game 1, Memphis
Voodoo Five The American may have been invented out of desperation, but that's as good a reason as any to invent something. So this season, we'll look at other inventions tied to the cities where the other nine schools in this conference are located. Some will be … |
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Revisiting Inventions and Cellphone Contracts
New York Times Quirky.com began in 2009 to promote inventions and develop products. People can submit ideas free (unlike in its earlier days, when Quirky charged participants $ 10 a submission or $ 100 for a year of unlimited submissions). The site receives a few … |
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Great Green Inventions From The Past 10 Years
CBS Local The popularity of the green movement seems to be growing and with so many people becoming involved, new inventions are consistently being developed to promote sustainable living. Some of these new inventions include the moss carpet, White Goat … |