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This Video Chat Prediction From 1918 Was So Much Cooler Than Zoom

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2 years ago

This Video Chat Prediction From 1918 Was So Much Cooler Than Zoom

How ‘The World’s Most Beautiful Woman’ Changed Self-Driving Cars Forever

Cars

2 years ago

How ‘The World’s Most Beautiful Woman’ Changed Self-Driving Cars Forever

14-Year-Old Genius Solves Blind Spots

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3 years ago

14-Year-Old Genius Solves Blind Spots

Andrew Liszewski

Should Artificial Intelligence Be Credited As An Inventor?

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3 years ago

Should Artificial Intelligence Be Credited As An Inventor?

George Dvorsky

This ‘Smart’ Light Bulb Video Is A Great Reminder That Living In The Future Is A Nightmare

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3 years ago

This ‘Smart’ Light Bulb Video Is A Great Reminder That Living In The Future Is A Nightmare

Co-Inventor Of The World’s First Handheld Electronic Calculator Dies At 86

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3 years ago

Co-Inventor Of The World’s First Handheld Electronic Calculator Dies At 86

Technology, Ranked

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3 years ago

Technology, Ranked

The Story Of The American Inventor Denied A Patent Because He Was A Slave

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4 years ago

The Story Of The American Inventor Denied A Patent Because He Was A Slave

Matt Novak

Thomas Edison Predicted Nobody Would Be Able To Make Phone Calls Across The Atlantic Ocean

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4 years ago

Thomas Edison Predicted Nobody Would Be Able To Make Phone Calls Across The Atlantic Ocean

Tesla Should Consider Building This Car Powered By A Giant Mouse Trap

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5 years ago

Tesla Should Consider Building This Car Powered By A Giant Mouse Trap

Andrew Liszewski

Crafty Hack Turns A Mouse, Salad Tongs, And A Bar Stool Into A Video Game Steering Wheel

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5 years ago

Crafty Hack Turns A Mouse, Salad Tongs, And A Bar Stool Into A Video Game Steering Wheel

Andrew Liszewski

Aspiring Tony Starks Made A Jet Suit To Fly Like Iron Man (Underwater)

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5 years ago

Aspiring Tony Starks Made A Jet Suit To Fly Like Iron Man (Underwater)

Andrew Liszewski

Mad Genius Builds A Drivable Hot Tub That Could Make Traffic Enjoyable

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5 years ago

Mad Genius Builds A Drivable Hot Tub That Could Make Traffic Enjoyable

Andrew Liszewski

The Woman Who Invented The Windscreen Wiper

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5 years ago

The Woman Who Invented The Windscreen Wiper

This Human-Powered Paper Centrifuge Is Pure Genius

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5 years ago

This Human-Powered Paper Centrifuge Is Pure Genius

George Dvorsky

This Prohibition-Era Alarm Was For Catching No-Good Soda Pop Thieves

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5 years ago

This Prohibition-Era Alarm Was For Catching No-Good Soda Pop Thieves

Brilliant Trash Stomping Robot Takes Care Of Your Nastiest Chore

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6 years ago

Brilliant Trash Stomping Robot Takes Care Of Your Nastiest Chore

Andrew Liszewski

You’ll Probably Lose A Finger, But This Toilet Paper Machine Makes Life So Much Easier

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6 years ago

You’ll Probably Lose A Finger, But This Toilet Paper Machine Makes Life So Much Easier

Andrew Liszewski

10 Inventions That The Simpsons Totally Predicted

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6 years ago

10 Inventions That The Simpsons Totally Predicted

Why Time Is One Of Humanity’s Greatest And Most Important Inventions

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6 years ago

Why Time Is One Of Humanity’s Greatest And Most Important Inventions

This Website Is Using Maths To Create Every Possible Patent

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6 years ago

This Website Is Using Maths To Create Every Possible Patent

Jamie Condliffe

How To Build A Mini Catapult Straight From The Mind Of Leonardo Da Vinci

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6 years ago

How To Build A Mini Catapult Straight From The Mind Of Leonardo Da Vinci

The Simplest Way Out Of Bed Is A Car Jack And An Impact Hammer

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6 years ago

The Simplest Way Out Of Bed Is A Car Jack And An Impact Hammer

Bryan Menegus

This Giant Spinning Windmill Of Fireworks Gives A Spectacular Exploding Light Show

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6 years ago

This Giant Spinning Windmill Of Fireworks Gives A Spectacular Exploding Light Show

Your Pet Desperately Needs This Astronaut-Inspired Backpack

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6 years ago

Your Pet Desperately Needs This Astronaut-Inspired Backpack

Adam Clark Estes

This Ejector Bed That Launches You To Wake Up Is A Real Funny Nightmare

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7 years ago

This Ejector Bed That Launches You To Wake Up Is A Real Funny Nightmare

The Ancestor Of The Menstrual Cup Was More Like A Menstrual Canteen

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7 years ago

The Ancestor Of The Menstrual Cup Was More Like A Menstrual Canteen

Diane Kelly

A Red Hot Knife That Toasts Bread As It Cuts Is Real And It Works

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7 years ago

A Red Hot Knife That Toasts Bread As It Cuts Is Real And It Works

Andrew Liszewski

Inventors Want Us To Have Better Safe Sex, But Regulations Make It Hard

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7 years ago

Inventors Want Us To Have Better Safe Sex, But Regulations Make It Hard

Diane Kelly

Guy Invents An 8-Bit Instant Camera Gun That Prints Images In Receipts

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7 years ago

Guy Invents An 8-Bit Instant Camera Gun That Prints Images In Receipts

Video: The Crazy Inventions Of A Genius Mind

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7 years ago

Video: The Crazy Inventions Of A Genius Mind

The High Tech Hotel Of 1921 Had An Alarm Clock In Every Room

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7 years ago

The High Tech Hotel Of 1921 Had An Alarm Clock In Every Room

The First Hair Plug Machine Looks Absolutely Horrifying

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7 years ago

The First Hair Plug Machine Looks Absolutely Horrifying

The Kindle Of 1922 Looks Super Uncomfortable

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7 years ago

The Kindle Of 1922 Looks Super Uncomfortable

Abe Lincoln Holds The Only (And Weirdest) Presidential Patent

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7 years ago

Abe Lincoln Holds The Only (And Weirdest) Presidential Patent

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Infrared Microwave Shows Your Food Change Colour As It Heats Up

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7 years ago

Infrared Microwave Shows Your Food Change Colour As It Heats Up

How The Cardboard Box Was Invented

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7 years ago

How The Cardboard Box Was Invented

Matt Blitz - TodayIFoundOut.com

Prisoners In China Can Get Out Of Jail In Exchange For Patents

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7 years ago

Prisoners In China Can Get Out Of Jail In Exchange For Patents

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

No One Will Ever Make A Better Toilet Paper Self-Dispenser Than This

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7 years ago

No One Will Ever Make A Better Toilet Paper Self-Dispenser Than This

Andrew Liszewski

An Incubator Just Won The Dyson Award For Best Invention Of The Year

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8 years ago

An Incubator Just Won The Dyson Award For Best Invention Of The Year

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

How An 11-Year-Old Invented The Ice Block

8 years ago

How An 11-Year-Old Invented The Ice Block

Dyson’s 20 Best Inventions Of The Year

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8 years ago

Dyson’s 20 Best Inventions Of The Year

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Dyson Just Crowned This Smart Cart As The Year’s Best American Invention

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8 years ago

Dyson Just Crowned This Smart Cart As The Year’s Best American Invention

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

16 Inventors Who Were Killed By Their Own Inventions

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8 years ago

16 Inventors Who Were Killed By Their Own Inventions

7 Smart New Inventions That We Should Have Had All Along

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8 years ago

7 Smart New Inventions That We Should Have Had All Along

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Forget Coolers And Store Your Beer In This Underground Lift

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8 years ago

Forget Coolers And Store Your Beer In This Underground Lift

Adam Clark Estes

The Black Box Flight Recorder: An Australian Invention That Nearly Didn’t Happen

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8 years ago

The Black Box Flight Recorder: An Australian Invention That Nearly Didn’t Happen

John Faulkner and Bill Schofield

How A Man Who Wore A Fake Uterus Is Reinventing Sanitary Pads

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8 years ago

How A Man Who Wore A Fake Uterus Is Reinventing Sanitary Pads

17 Historic Patents That Made Winter Olympic Sports Possible

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8 years ago

17 Historic Patents That Made Winter Olympic Sports Possible

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Apple May Have Figured Out How To Make FaceTime Work With Bad Internet

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8 years ago

Apple May Have Figured Out How To Make FaceTime Work With Bad Internet

Jamie Condliffe

It’s Hard Not To Laugh At These Old Ridiculous Inventions

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8 years ago

It’s Hard Not To Laugh At These Old Ridiculous Inventions

How The Electric Guitar Was Invented

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9 years ago

How The Electric Guitar Was Invented

Theodoros II - TodayIFoundOut.com

Inside Power Boards: Meet The Aussie Tony Stark Of Surfing

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9 years ago

Inside Power Boards: Meet The Aussie Tony Stark Of Surfing

Meet Quickboats: The Aussie-Made Folding Boat Of The Future

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9 years ago

Meet Quickboats: The Aussie-Made Folding Boat Of The Future

Alexander Graham Bell’s Failed Flying Machine Reborn As A Floating City

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9 years ago

Alexander Graham Bell’s Failed Flying Machine Reborn As A Floating City

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Where Do All Those Amazing Discoveries Go, Anyway?

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9 years ago

Where Do All Those Amazing Discoveries Go, Anyway?

The Super Soaker Was Invented By A Former NASA Engineer

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9 years ago

The Super Soaker Was Invented By A Former NASA Engineer

Adam Clark Estes

Science & Health

9 years ago

The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence Is Absolutely Fascinating

Casey Chan

8 Inventions That Were Way Ahead Of Their Time

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9 years ago

8 Inventions That Were Way Ahead Of Their Time

Dylan Love -- Business Insider Australia

Student Builds Portable Washing Machine So His Mum Can Do His Laundry Anywhere

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9 years ago

Student Builds Portable Washing Machine So His Mum Can Do His Laundry Anywhere

Andrew Liszewski

Velcro: The Accidental And Physically Painful History

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9 years ago

Velcro: The Accidental And Physically Painful History

Ashley Feinberg

A Peek At The Secret Lab Where Google Tries To Invent The Future

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9 years ago

A Peek At The Secret Lab Where Google Tries To Invent The Future

Meet The Man Who Invented Video Games

Gaming

9 years ago

Meet The Man Who Invented Video Games

An Even Better Oreo Separating Machine Blasts Hot Cream In Your Mouth

Gadgets

9 years ago

An Even Better Oreo Separating Machine Blasts Hot Cream In Your Mouth

Andrew Liszewski

Elevator Shelving Means You’ll Never Have To Reach Again

Gadgets

10 years ago

Elevator Shelving Means You’ll Never Have To Reach Again

Andrew Liszewski

The LED As We Know It Is 50 Years Old Today

Science & Health

10 years ago

The LED As We Know It Is 50 Years Old Today

Jamie Condliffe

Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates The Man On The Australian $50 Note

10 years ago

Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates The Man On The Australian $50 Note

12 Deadly Inventions That Killed Their Creators

Gadgets

10 years ago

12 Deadly Inventions That Killed Their Creators

9 Accidental Scientific Breakthroughs

Science & Health

10 years ago

9 Accidental Scientific Breakthroughs

Leslie Horn

Why Dave Winer Invented The Blog

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10 years ago

Why Dave Winer Invented The Blog

Dave Winer

Time-Delayed Bait Release Gives Lobster Traps A Greater Haul

Gadgets

10 years ago

Time-Delayed Bait Release Gives Lobster Traps A Greater Haul

Andrew Liszewski

This Fuel Pump Nozzle Screen Could Save Millions Of Litres In Dripping Petrol

Gadgets

10 years ago

This Fuel Pump Nozzle Screen Could Save Millions Of Litres In Dripping Petrol

Andrew Liszewski

See The No-Stick Ketchup Bottle Of The Future In Action

Gadgets

10 years ago

See The No-Stick Ketchup Bottle Of The Future In Action

Kyle Wagner

Scientists Invent Grow-In-The-Dark Plants

Science & Health

10 years ago

Scientists Invent Grow-In-The-Dark Plants

Andrew Tarantola

How One Man Took A Secret Super-Material To His Grave

Science & Health

10 years ago

How One Man Took A Secret Super-Material To His Grave

Jamie Condliffe

Why You Never Hear About World-Altering Inventions Created By Committee

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10 years ago

Why You Never Hear About World-Altering Inventions Created By Committee

Andrew Tarantola

The Stops And Starts Of Designing Traffic Lights

10 years ago

The Stops And Starts Of Designing Traffic Lights

Poop-Stopping Design: The Disposable Nappy

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Poop-Stopping Design: The Disposable Nappy

Alexander Graham Bell Sure Did Love The Tetrahedrals

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10 years ago

Alexander Graham Bell Sure Did Love The Tetrahedrals

Oobject.com

This 1940s Hollywood Actress Made Wi-Fi Happen

Science & Health

10 years ago

This 1940s Hollywood Actress Made Wi-Fi Happen

Jonathan Keats - New Scientist

Slate’s ‘Dumbest Inventions Ever’ List Includes A Baby Cage

11 years ago

Slate’s ‘Dumbest Inventions Ever’ List Includes A Baby Cage

The Man Who Accidentally Invented The Pacemaker Has Died

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11 years ago

The Man Who Accidentally Invented The Pacemaker Has Died

Aussie Smart Lid Wins OH&S Award

Gadgets

11 years ago

Aussie Smart Lid Wins OH&S Award

Major Patent Milestones From One To Eight Million

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11 years ago

Major Patent Milestones From One To Eight Million

5 Little-Known Inventions From Deceased Robot Maker George Devol

Science & Health

11 years ago

5 Little-Known Inventions From Deceased Robot Maker George Devol

The Long And Glorious History Of The Pizza Box

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11 years ago

The Long And Glorious History Of The Pizza Box

Brian Barrett

Girl Scout Troop Invents Prosthetic Limb, Helps Toddler Write

Science & Health

11 years ago

Girl Scout Troop Invents Prosthetic Limb, Helps Toddler Write

Teleprompter Inventor Scrolls Up To That Big Newscast In The Sky

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11 years ago

Teleprompter Inventor Scrolls Up To That Big Newscast In The Sky

John Muir: Writer, Environmentalist, Gadget Junkie?

Gadgets

11 years ago

John Muir: Writer, Environmentalist, Gadget Junkie?

Adrian Covert

You Owe MIT More Thanks Than You Think You Do

11 years ago

You Owe MIT More Thanks Than You Think You Do

Sam Biddle

I Implore Every Public Bathroom To Install These Toepeners

Gadgets

11 years ago

I Implore Every Public Bathroom To Install These Toepeners

Kat Hannaford

How Nazis Planned To Build The Fourth Reich Using Terror Gadgets

Gadgets

11 years ago

How Nazis Planned To Build The Fourth Reich Using Terror Gadgets

Accidental Inventor Of Super Glue Dead At 94

Online

11 years ago

Accidental Inventor Of Super Glue Dead At 94

The First Ever Concept Sketch Of The Telephone Turns 135-Years-Old Today

Gadgets

11 years ago

The First Ever Concept Sketch Of The Telephone Turns 135-Years-Old Today

Peg-It Lets You Hammer In Pegs Easily

Gadgets

11 years ago

Peg-It Lets You Hammer In Pegs Easily

Why Do Cars Still Not Have A Fifth Wheel?

Cars

11 years ago

Why Do Cars Still Not Have A Fifth Wheel?

Jesus Diaz

Madness Takes Physical Form Within Caduceus Phone Hack

Mobile

11 years ago

Madness Takes Physical Form Within Caduceus Phone Hack

Jack Loftus

These Are Tesla’s Strangest Inventions In 3D

Gadgets

11 years ago

These Are Tesla’s Strangest Inventions In 3D

No Rodents Were Harmed In The Making Of This Elaborate Hamster Wheel

Gadgets

11 years ago

No Rodents Were Harmed In The Making Of This Elaborate Hamster Wheel

Jack Loftus

Gadgets

11 years ago

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