Inventions Necessity is Not the Mother of Patents Ridiculous and SublimeDescribes over 300 inventions, ranging from straightforward to bizarre. |
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... Brooklyn explains that the man's hand fits in a strap and buckle at the back of the figure's waist . The lady has one leg extending rearward and ending in a wooden ball that rolls across the floor . The male pupil learns to lead and to ...
... Brooklyn explains that the man's hand fits in a strap and buckle at the back of the figure's waist . The lady has one leg extending rearward and ending in a wooden ball that rolls across the floor . The male pupil learns to lead and to ...
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... Brooklyn magician got the patent as Harry Houdini , not under his real name of Ehrich Weiss . ( Figure 5.6 ) Parking - lot amusements are sometimes based on simulated violence . Jennings William Carter , an American living in Manila ...
... Brooklyn magician got the patent as Harry Houdini , not under his real name of Ehrich Weiss . ( Figure 5.6 ) Parking - lot amusements are sometimes based on simulated violence . Jennings William Carter , an American living in Manila ...
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... Brooklyn has a cigar - shaped balloon from which is suspended a long , shallow car , like the skeleton of a ship with raised bow and stern . The inventor says his flying machine " shall be so balanced that the balloon connected Flapping ...
... Brooklyn has a cigar - shaped balloon from which is suspended a long , shallow car , like the skeleton of a ship with raised bow and stern . The inventor says his flying machine " shall be so balanced that the balloon connected Flapping ...
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The Little Dears | 11 |
Invention with Sex Appeal | 18 |
In the Animal Kingdom | 27 |
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