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  1. WATCH: This Guy Creates Overly Elaborate Machines to Complete Simple TasksBut they aren’t exactly the most efficient.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt
  2. Inventions I Plan on Pitching to Powerful Venture Capitalists, by Jeremy […] • Go Gravy!: A fully portable, on-the-go gravy maker that you plug into your car. Unplug and douse your turkey when you get home, or pop open […]
    By Brian Boone
  3. This Toaster Will Brand Your Bread With Emoji Faces and Weather ReportsSo cute you won’t even want to butter it.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt and Cait Munro
  4. The Ultimate Hoodie Has Finally Arrived, and It Even Has a Detachable Eye CoverIt also has something we don’t understand called a “lover’s pocket.”
    By Christine Nguyen and Cait Munro
  5. This Washing Machine Uses Zero ElectricityGood-bye, weekly trips to the laundromat.
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  6. Car Commercials Don’t Need to Be Shot With an Actual Car AnymoreSame goes for car-chase scenes.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt and Cait Munro
  7. This Invention Makes It Easier for People With Disabilities to Go SwimmingIt involves an “amphibious wheelchair.”
    By Adam Banicki and Cait Munro
  8. women getting it done
    Here’s the Woman Who Invented the Home Pregnancy TestIt’s all very Working Girl.
    By Jenni Miller
  9. This Collapsible Coffee Cup Might Fix One of the Worst Things About Travel MugsGenius or messy?
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  10. Someone Invented a Vending Machine for BooksWe hope this catches on in the U.S.
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  11. This Machine Lays Roads of Massive Sheets of BrickIt’s like rolling out a brick carpet.
    By Kenny Wassus and Cait Munro
  12. fashion nostalgia
    5 Fashion Standbys That Were Invented in New YorkLike the safety pin and the baseball cap.
    By Ian Epstein
  13. This Urn Turns You Into A Tree After You DieSo, uh, Beech or Birch?
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  14. This Air Conditioner Could Solve Some of the Worst Things About Air ConditionersIt (probably) won’t fall out your window and kill someone. So that’s an improvement.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt and Cait Munro
  15. This Alarm Clock Will Literally Shock You Into ConsciousnessThat’ll teach you to snooze.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt and Cait Munro
  16. This Guy Created a Homemade Hoverbike, and It Actually FliesDon’t try this at home, kids.
    By Eva Hill and Cait Munro
  17. tattoo me!
    One Day This Cream Will Magically Erase Your Bad Tattoos Ink away!
    By Allison P. Davis
  18. Buzzworthy
    These Beekeepers Claim They Finally Figured Out How to Put Honey Taps onSome experts have called it “the holy grail of beekeeping,” while others call the invention’s authenticity into question.
    By Clint Rainey
  19. unnecessary scented items
    Who in the World Would Be Enticed by Scented Jeans?In blueberry, green apple, and lemon. 
    By Maggie Lange
  20. fun with products that haven’t even been released yet
    Introducing a Useful Calorie-Counting Machine A new invention from General Electric. 
    By Maggie Lange
  21. Inventions
    Choco Taco Cappuccinos Are Real, Possibly SpectacularThere’s a machine in Lake Placid, New York, that will make all your coffee dreams come true.
    By Alan Sytsma
  22. inventions
    At Last, Cars for GirlsThey have manicure-protecting features.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  23. Clothes Weren’t Tight Enough, So We Invented Spray-On FabricWhat was the fit below “skinny-jeans”? It was “sprayed-on,” wasn’t it? 
    By Maggie Lange
  24. Inventions
    Top This: David Chang’s Got His Own Strain of BacteriaLook out, world: David Chang’s growing his own fungus.
    By Kara Baskin
  25. it’s a gas
    Introducing the FartmobileA British company has unveiled the prototype of a car that runs on human waste.
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. Mediavore
    Silver Palate Author Dies at 66; Bottled Water in a Price WarCookbook author Sheila Lukins has died and bottled water is desperately trying to get back customers who switched to tap.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  27. Pizza Pizza
    The Pizza Stone, Brought To You By Pat Bruno And Julia ChildPat Bruno’s inspiration for the pizza stone was the French Chef herself.
    By Helen Rosner