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Screen Doors for Submarines and Lead Balloons:
20 of the craziest inventions of all time...


This week we bring you some odd inventions that were just not meant to be. To get the maximum amount of enjoyment out of this, try to visualize what each of these must-see, must-have inventions might have looked like.

Newspaper Connection for Students:

1. Working with some of your friends, create your own crazy inventions.

2. Search through The Daytona Beach News -- Journal to get some new product ideas.

3. Look at some of the ads in the newspaper and switch some of the advertised products in the ads with other products.

4. Come up with at least two or three new inventions. Now for the fun part: Name each of your new inventions.

Here are a few Inventions:
· Method of growing unicorns
· Vacuum hair cutter
· Amphibious horse drawn light vehicle
· Dog Watch
· Motorized Ice Cream Cone
· Flying Saucer Submarine
· Human slingshot machine
· All Terrain Strollers
· Jet Surfboard



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On the Web:

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about patents, trademarks and copyrights and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
· European Patent Office Quicksearch

BKFK -- Where Kids Ideas Become a Reality
To inspire, stimulate, and motivate children while they earn significant self-worth, personal recognition and financial gain, using their imagination and creative expression.

History of Invention
There are lots of inventions that have changed the way we live. Check out a few of them here!

World Almanac for Kids -- Inventions!
Check out this site and see where inventions have taken us and how!

Serial Story: INVENTION MYSTERIES
This story is part of the Invention Mysteries series by author Paul Niemann. The Invention Mysteries book reveals the little-known stories behind 47 well-known inventions.

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