A bathtub with its drain at the end opposite the faucets. With the water running the length of the tub, it would be simpler to clean and rinse it.
By John Cronn, North Platte, Nebr.
September 1959
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A flexible trouble lamp. A magnetic baseplate would conveniently cling to any part of the car to shed light without glare on the job at hand.
By Chas. Omartoucheski, Linden, N.J.
September 1959
A double-use trailer. In winter, you’d park it over a foundation, slide out the chassis and pull out a weatherproof seal from the trailer to the house door.
By A.Dorman, Everett, Wash.
September 1959
A fan attachment for a frill press to blow the chips away. A vaned cylinder that could be attached over the chuck should do the job.
By Bill Corney, Dearborn, Mich.
September 1958
Illuminated electric razors. Built-in lights would make it a lot easier to get a clean shave in bathrooms where the only lighting is overhead.
By H.L.Linenberger, Bastrop, Texas
September 1958
Decals of wood knots to cover nailheads in knotty-pine paneling. Toenailing at the tongue may be inadequate, and surface nailing can be ugly.
By J.G.McGowan, Springdale, Conn.
September 1958
When you search for wood knot decals on Amazon you don’t get anything remotely close to the idea above, however, you do get these, and personally, I think they look pretty cool!
A horizontal tire rack beneath the car so the spare would serve as a pneumatic bumper. To free the tire, you’d unlock the rack and slide it out.
By E.L.Gallini, Springfield, Mass.
September 1958
While I think the tire as a kind of pneumatic bumper is a great idea in itself, it’s not the best-looking of solutions. Would possibly be a great solution for helping protect the rear of the car though!
These days though, when you think of horizontal tire racks I think something like this from Amazon is more likely to spring to mind…
Short-range radio sirens on fire trucks and ambulances. A howling signal transmitted over car radios would override loud-playing programs.
By Bob Dupwe, Russelville, Ark.
September 1958
I had a friend who told me a secret about a girl he liked.
Later, he turned out to be a backstabbing moron.
So when I was about 8 I leaked his secret all over our school (150 children were there)
Ignore them, give them the silent treatment.
They will freak out.
Give them creepy smiles like something thing is going to happen. When nothing is actually happening. That will give you a laugh, but not actually getting into that full cycle of revenge.
By Abby