Don’t Like Coffee? Absorb Caffeine through the Skin with Sprayable Energy
Sprayable Energy is a patent-pending invention that allows people to get all the energy benefits of caffeine without the dreaded coffee aftertaste. The spray is absorbed through the skin and distributed through the body over a period of several hours, giving the user a long-lasting caffeine buzz. 21-year-old Ben Yu and his partner Deven Soni have […]
Norah – Probably the World’s Most Dangerous Bicycle
“It is as MAD as it looks,” British garage inventor Colin Furze says about his crazy jet-powered bicycle, Norah. Strapping a home-made jet engine to an old bike, the nutty Brit has created what may very well be the most dangerous bicycle ever. Looking at all the outrageous things he has created over the years, […]
Breath of Fresh Air: Environmentally-Friendly Air Freshener Is Made from Cow Dung
Two Indonesian high school student have impressed judges at the national Science Project Olympiad with their ingenious air freshener made from from cow dung. Believe it or not, the organic product actually has a pleasant plant-like fragrance. Dwi Nailul Izzah and Rintya Aprianti Miki managed to surpass 1,000 other participants at the Indonesian Science Project Olympiad (ISPO), […]
Indian Student Invents Electrifying Alarm Clock that Shocks You Out of Bed
Tired of waking up very late and missing his university lectures, Indian student Sankalp Sinha decided to do something about his problem – he invented a special alarm clock that “rewards” the owner with an electric shock if he tries to press the snooze button. 19-year-old Sankalp Sinha came up with the idea for his shocking alarm […]
High-Tech Jacket Gives You a Hug Every Time Someone Likes You on Facebook
Created by MIT student Melissa Chow, the “like-a-hug” jacket makes virtual experiences a bit more realistic, by inflating and giving you a hug whenever someone likes you on Facebook. Soon, real friends will probably be obsolete. Having people like you on Facebook is nice, but don’t you wish you could feel the love whenever they hit […]
Japanese Chilly Chair Makes Horror Movies Even Scarier
Are horror films not scary enough for you? Than you might want to try watching them from the Chilly Chair, an offbeat invention that literally raises the hair on your forearms and back to enhance emotion. You could say Shogo Fukushima’s invention is really hair-raising. The doctoral student who attends the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo […]
Man Creates Trash Can That Targets and Catches Flying Garbage
You know those movies where an author with writer’s block keeps throwing drafts over his shoulder trying to hit the trash can, but never seems to land one in? Well, that might just be a problem of the past, because someone seems to have invented a smart trash can that targets and catches flying pieces […]
13-Year-Old Girl Invents Lollipops That Cure Hiccups
Hiccups, we all get them from time to time, and the most annoying thing about them is they are so darn hard to get rid of. But 13-year-old Mallory Kievman seems to have finally found a cure to this irritating problem – a hiccup-stopping lollipop called the Hiccupop. Mallory’s quest to find a real cure for […]
Speech Jammer – The Wacky Japanese Device That Stops People from Talking
Ever came across someone so annoyingly chatty that you wanted to shoot them with an invisible gun and shut them up? Well, you might just be able to, thanks to the Speech Jammer. It’s a Japanese invention that could very well be the perfect answer to all the talkative people out there. The device is […]
Japan’s New Creepy Anti-Aging Mouthpiece
Throughout the years, we’ve seen some pretty genius inventions from Japan, but every once in a while they come up with something so strange, so bizarre, you can’t help but ask yourself “what were they thinking?” The new Face Slimmer anti-aging mouthpiece is one of those things… The so-called face Slimmer was launched in Japan, late […]
Swallowable Perfume Makes Your Sweat Smell Nice
Netherlands-based artist Lucy McCrae teamed up with a synthetic biologist to create a perfume pill that actually turns your sweat into a fragrance. Swear has never been known for its nice odour, but that’s all going to change as soon as “Swallowable Parfum” becomes a reality. Australian artist Lucy McCrae is currently working on a revolutionary pill […]
Chinese Inventor Takes Off in Home-Made Flying Saucer
Shu Mansheng, a Chinese farmer with no mechanics or electronics educations has managed to pilot a flying saucer he himself built. The simple fact that he only has a basic school education hasn’t stopped Shu Mansheng from fulfilling his dream of building his own flying machine. He taught himself everything he needed to know about […]
Mommy Tummy Suit Lets Men Experience Pregnancy
No matter how many birthing classes they attend or how many baby books they read, men can never truly experience pregnancy, right girls? Wrong! The Mommy Tummy suit simulates the whole nine months of weight gaining, breast enlargement and baby kicking. Showcased at the SIGGRAPH 2011 interactive technology conference, the Mommy Tummy caused quite a […]
Safety Shorts – Radiation-Proof Underwear for Mobile Phone Users
Safety Shorts is a line of radiation-proof underwear developed by a team of young Austrian students, aged 18 to 23, that’s supposed to protect people from infertility and other medical problems caused by radiation from mobile phones and laptops. Carry your phone in your pants’ pocket a lot? Than you’re already at risk, at least […]
Chinese Craftsman Builds Functional Bicycle from over 10,000 Popsicle Sticks
A craftsman from Kaiyuan, northeast China, has created a rideable bicycle using more than 10,000 wooden popsicle sticks. It took him four long months to finish it, but 35-year-old Sun Chao doesn’t regret one second of the time he put into the world’s first popsicle stick bicycle. At 1.5m long, 0.55m wide, 0.95m high and […]