Anyone can invent something new and useful

Take a look at this gizmo and then tell me that inventing is for engineers only. And when you've stopped smacking your forehead it might be an idea to take a fresh look at the world around you. Why are we incapable of spotting hundreds of ideas like this everyday?

Comments

[CGorman]

Great invention! By thumb is always killing me when i'm reading too long.

On the issue of invention - I had a great idea last night, i've run it past my Physics teacher and he can't (desipte trying very hard) find any theortical flaw in it... next step is to build a prototype model! I'm not saying any more!

[James Corbett]

Aw c'mon, jus' give us a hint ;-)

Seriously though, that must be incredibly exciting. One idea I had recently was to create a special vacuum cleaner head that could create a strong vortex in midair just to such in all the dust that inevitably gets thrown up while 'hoovering'. This struck me during a particularly sunny day when streams of low sunlight exposed the incredible number of fibres still swimming around *after* I thought I'd finished. I'd love to be able to wave the 'hoover' wand around in the air at that stage and suck those right back in.

Maybe there's such a thing on the market? I've never seen one :(

[CGorman]

Might lips are gonning to be shut tight until I build a test model - it's something that will probably not work... but if it does would truely have an enormous market!

[mario]

Im still 10 years old but i was thinking of i cure for cancer that will help people with cancer

[Tamara]

Hello-
my name is Tamara Ibarra and i'm having a science project to invent something and present something in front of the class do you have any suggestions?

[Ivan Scritchbal]

Im going to invent something that scratches your scrotom for you, you can just attach it to your leg and just press a button so you can scratch in peace and no one is any wiser! What do you think?