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Weird & Wacky Inventions

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A hair-cutting machine.
A used gum receptacle.
A portable bathtub.
A bird diaper.

These are just four of the hundreds of the most unusual and wackiest inventions people have dreamed of making over the past two hundred years. You'll find that many of these inventions are very useful. Others are just plain weird.

What is a dimple maker? Did someone actually build a self-waiting table? What in the world are sunbather's toe-rings? Jim Murphy presents some of the weirdest and wackiest inventions in the form of a challenging and fun guessing game. He also shows how some of these inventions worked, and how others failed.

If you love trivia, science, or history, this book will inspire you to want to create your own odd and imaginative inventions! More details...
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A hair-cutting machine.
A used gum receptacle.
A portable bathtub.
A bird diaper.

These are just four of the hundreds of the most unusual and wackiest inventions people have dreamed of making over the past two hundred years. You'll find that many of these inventions are very useful. Others are just plain weird.

What is a dimple maker? Did someone actually build a self-waiting table? What in the world are sunbather's toe-rings? Jim Murphy presents some of the weirdest and wackiest inventions in the form of a challenging and fun guessing game. He also shows how some of these inventions worked, and how others failed.

If you love trivia, science, or history, this book will inspire you to want to create your own odd and imaginative inventions!

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