A HEAT-DISPERSING FAN flat enough to hang between the wall and radiator where heat gets pocketed. It would operate much as a car heater does.—A. K. Baldentceck, Kirkwood, Mo.
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A tripod flashlight mount, adjustable for height, that would swivel at various angles and lock. This would leave both hands free for the workman.—H. G. Frank, Teaneck, N.J.
A non-tangling cord an on an electric drill and similar shop equipment. Why can’t they be sold with the self-coiling wire now commonly used on telephones?—W. C. Fox, Nampa, Idaho.
Paint brushes are cleaned quickly by means of a new electric whirling device.
A brush is first dipped in a cleansing solvent, and then attached by its handle to the whirler, as shown in the image. When the motor is switched on, the brush whirls at high speed, paint being automatically removed by means of centrifugal force.
Imagine how easy this would be to carry around the golf course! I wonder why it didn’t take off? I personally have never seen this in modern day golf.
One shaft and seven detachable heads housed in a lightweight canvas kit replace a whole golf bag full of heavy clubs, in a novel plan devised by a group of golfers based out of Chicago. In addition to the various screw-on club heads, carried conveniently in specially designed pockets, the canvas kit provides a compartment for golf balls and one for wooden tees.
Five iron and two wood heads are included in the kit, which is said to be considerably lighter than a conventional bag of clubs.
Made short enough to fit inside a capped soda bottle, this plastic (or plastic-coated) straw would rise to sipping height when the bottle was opened. A bell-shaped float would supply lift, rising on gas bubbles. To sink the float when the bottle was being filled, the inventor suggests filling it with ice or sugar.
A scuba diver might travel under water faster and easier – and with less turbulence – on this snake-like craft. By lying on a frame and manipulating a crank, he’d undulate a rubbery sheet beneath him. The inventor claims the flexing would simulate the movements with which a fish or reptile propels itself.
They’re a great way to travel and a great way to get much faster from place to place. People used to walk everywhere but now we just drive, no more leg pain!
by Joty Sidhu
(Caledon, Ontario, Canada)
Because everyone in the world uses cell phones these days.
I had a dispute with a roommate in college.
Wearing disposable gloves, I collected some poison ivy leaves, put them in a coffee can and took them back to the house.
When he wasn’t there I put on another set of gloves and rubbed the leaves on the toilet seat.
I don’t know for sure what kind of rash he had but I did notice that he was scratching his ass a little more than usual.