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4 A DEEP-SEA SUIT THAT ALLOWS A DIVER IN DANGER TO ESCAPE THE OUTFIT AND SWIM TO THE SURFACE. ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE INVENTION PREVENTS THE DIVER FROM BEING CRUSHED IF THE AIR PRESSURE FAILS
5 PONTOON-LIKE CHAMBERS TO GIVE STEAMBOATS ADDED BUOYANCY OVER SHOALS. GREAT FOR RUNNING CONFEDERATE BLOCKADES
6 A STYLISH CIGAR HOLDER TO FREE ONE'S HANDS AND AVOID HANDLING THE CIGAR
7 A MOLDBOARD PLOW, A REVOLVING CHAIR, A CIPHER FOR CODING MESSAGES AND A NATION
8 A TWO-FACED WRISTWATCH FOR CARDIAC PATIENTS, ONE DIAL DRIVEN BY THE WEARER'S PULSE, THE OTHER KEEPING A CONSTANT PACE SO WEARERS CAN GAUGE THEIR HEART RATE
9 A DEVICE TO PREVENT RADIO-CONTROLLED TORPEDOES FROM HAVING THEIR SIGNALS JAMMED. WHAT A PATRIOT!
10 A DISPOSABLE, MULTIPURPOSE INFANT GARMENT: INCLUDES A DIAPER, A POCKET AND HANDY DISPOSABLE CLEAN-UP WIPES
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A Edie Adams B Jamie Lee Curtis C Harry Houdini D Thomas Jefferson E Hedy Lamarr F Abraham Lincoln G Zeppo Marx H Paul Revere I Lillian Russell J Mark Twain
ANSWERS: 1 J, 2 H, 3 I, 4 C, 5 F, 6 A, 7 D, 8 G, 9 E, 10 B
Building a Better Mousetrap
Did you know that...
--THE MOUSETRAP IS THE MOST PATENTED DEVICE IN U.S. HISTORY --THE WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF MOUSETRAPS IS WOODSTREAM CORP. IN LITITZ, PA.
1876 DANIEL CONNER, ALONG WITH OTHERS, PATENTED A TRAP CALLED THE CLAWS. UNLUCKY RODENTS WERE ENTICED TO JUMP UP AND SNATCH A MORSEL OVERHEAD. THOSE WHO DID WERE SUMMARILY DISPATCHED
1876 J.H. NORRIS AND L.B. BROWN BUILT A TRAP THAT CORRALLED MANY MICE INTO A SINGLE BOX
1879 CORNELIUS HENRY RECEIVED A PATENT FOR THE "COMBINED MOUSE-TRAP AND BOX OF PAPER COLLARS AND LIKE ARTICLES"
1899 THE SIMPLE SNAP TRAP WAS MADE BY JOHN MAST OF LITITZ, PA., AND IS STILL PRODUCED BY WOODSTREAM. IT IS CALLED THE VICTOR
1911 A.A. LOW AND HIS PARTNERS MADE THE ELECTROCUTING TRAP
1980S GLUE TRAPS WERE INTRODUCED
2000 THE HOUSE CAT IN THE END, KITTY STILL DOES IT BEST
EPONYMOUS INVENTIONS
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Braille Louis Braille
Jacuzzi Roy Jacuzzi
Colt Revolver Samuel Colt
Tupperware Earl Tupper
Diesel Rudolf Diesel
Phillips Screw Henry Phillips
Gatling Gun Richard Gatling
Remington Rifle Eliphalet Remington
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