The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that Daniel Dingel built a water-fueled automobile engine as early as 1969. However, the Department of Energy considers Daniel Dingel’s water powered car a hoax.Opinions?
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The Odd Joke
Posted on 15 June 2013.
Its time again to thank all my readers who have submitted updates, stories, scoops, corrections, and the odd joke. What would I do without you? This time I would like to thank Kim Kelstone for letting me know that Robert Weitbrecht, the invent…
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A Rose By Any Other Name
Posted on 15 June 2013.
Dutch florist, Peter de Werken is the inventor of a trade secret process for creating rainbow roses. The picture says it all. The flowers are treated with natural pigments into their stems, so when they grow each petal has a different color….
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13 Rules of Basketball
Posted on 15 June 2013.
James Naismith wrote the original thirteen rules of basketball. Naismith was the Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in 1891. The picture to the left is from U.S. patent #1,718,305 granted to G.L. Pierce on June 25, …
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Fathers Day
Posted on 09 June 2013.
It has been reported that the trend in Fathers Day gifts will be no gifts at all. Instead we will be celebrating Fathers Day with more activities: dinners, parties, fishing trips, sports events, etc.
Here are a few facts about Fathers Day.
- There are about 70.1 million dads in America
- But only about 176,000 of them are stay-at-home dads
- About 45 percent of all fathers have been divorced, 31 percent were never married, 19 percent were separated, and 5 percent were widowed
- Americans spend on average about $94.32 per gift
- About 40% of us will be doing activities to celebrate Fathers Day
- Clothing, electronics, and gift certificates are what we tend to choose as gifts
In 1939, the Savoy Ballroom in Chicago hosted the Father & Son Banquet. This colorful poster is from the American Memory collection “By the People, for the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943.”
Source: About.com
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What Do Cell Phones and Electric Cars Have in Common?
Posted on 08 June 2013.
I just love it when technology from one sector has a surprising impact on technology from another. For instance, the lithium-ion batteries and other parts in cell phones have problems with overheating. That’s bad. A heat-spreader is an extreme…
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Keeping You in Stiches
Posted on 08 June 2013.
The first possible patent connected to mechanical sewing was a 1755 British patent issued to German, Charles Weisenthal. Weisenthal was issued a patent for a needle that was designed for a machine, however, the patent did not describe the rest…
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What Started Out As A Wallpaper Cleaner?
Posted on 01 June 2013.
Play-Doh was originally designed as a wallpaper cleaner. However, its similarity to regular modeling clay without the toxicity or mess made Play-Doh a great toy. Inventor Joe McVicker became a millionaire before his 27th birthday after re-rele…
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History of Golf & Golf Equipment
Posted on 31 May 2013.
Golf originated from a game played on the coast of Scotland during the 15th century. Golfers would hit a pebble instead of a ball around the sand dunes using a stick or club. After 1750, golf evolved into the sport as we recognize it today. In…
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Puzzling Dissections
Posted on 26 May 2013.
Englishmen, John Spilsbury invented the jigsaw puzzle in 1767. Spilsbury was an engraver and mapmaker. The first jigsaw puzzle was a map of the world. Spilsbury attached a map to a piece of wood and then cut out each country.
The original name for a jigsaw puzzle was dissections, probably a reference to the way jigsaws were made by dissecting an original image.
I recommend Jigsaw Planet if you’d like to experience solving a virtual jigsaw. Photo Credit: Morgue File
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