While watching television yesterday, I noticed a number of we-want your-inventions commercials. They promised to patent, design, develop and market your invention or ideas - send for your free inventor's kit today! Then I remembered watching Billy Mays' show, Pitchmen, where he is doing basically doing the same thing. The one and only time I ever watched his program, he wrote a check to a guy for $150,000 that had invented the something-or-other.
Could it be that these tenuous economic times are bringing the inventors out of the woodwork?During the Great Depression there were a number of inventions introduced, for example: the car radio, runway lighting, the chocolate chip cookie, the staple remover, the tape dispenser, nylon, teflon and polarized sunglasses. Take a look at the video below and you'll view a number of ideas and inventions that didn't quite make it. Some are really hilarious.
Have you ever pursued having one of your ideas marketed? I have a few ideas up my sleeve and, man, could I ever use a $150,000! Now, where did I put that 1-800 number?
There is nothing like good old Yankee Ingenuity is there? I think there are still "inventions" going on out there but they all seem related to cyberspace/technology rather than tool-like practical "things" people use. I'm so terrified of heights even watching that video gave me schpilkies. As for the inventions on the video - hysterical is right - but they are daVinci's all!
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Yeah, I had the idea for "Mandles", candles scented for guys. Beer. New Baseball Mitt. Cut Grass. Barbecue.
ReplyDeleteThen I found a product called "Manterns". They even damn near stole my name for them.
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ReplyDelete@ suZen - As "they" say, "Necessity is the motherhood of invention".
ReplyDelete@ Nooter - Well, that would win the ingenuity award. Good luck!
@ Axxman - Wow, thanks for the link. Surely beats the hell out of a flat bar.
@ Chris - I'm sorry you were scooped, it's a great idea. Keep on pluggin' away, one day you're bound to have a hit.
@ .ero - LOL! I'm the same way. I'm definitely a white knuckle flyer.
@ Joel - Hmmmm, in first class, we're always served food. *winks*
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