What a sucker selection!
Some people collect stamps, but James Brown of Nottingham collects vacuum cleaners. In fact, “Mr. Vacuum Cleaner” has so many of them that he opened a museum:
He was eight, and desperate for a cleaner of his own, when he spotted a red Goblin 800 lying on a rubbish dump. “I took it home, wiped all the muck off it, plugged it in, and it worked,” he sighs.
“That was one of the most fantastic moments of my life…”
It’s a kitchen degreaser. It’s a window cleaner. It kills athlete’s foot. Oh, and you can drink it.
Sounds like the old “Saturday Night Live” gag for Shimmer, the faux floor polish plugged by Gilda Radner. But the elixir is real. It has been approved by U.S. regulators. And it’s starting to replace the toxic chemicals Americans use at home and on the job. Continue reading… “Miracle Liquid”
If you’re a total germophobe, you probably wash your knives under scalding hot water every time they even get near raw chicken. You don’t want to get stuck with any nasty salmonella, after all. But what if you’re both a germophobe and cripplingly lazy? Well, that’s where the germ-eliminating knife block comes in.
Continue reading… “UV Knife Block Germs Eradicator”
These Shoes REALLY Suck!
Vacuums have come along way since the first manually-powered one was invented back in 1868. Judging by the range of innovations for the floor-cleaners in recent years, they have a long way to go too.
The things with devices like the vacuum is that they will always be needed. Not only that, but because of the diversity of floors and the preferences of the people who own them, there is no one right solution.
Continue reading… “The World’s Most Innovative Vacuum Cleaners”
Have you ever seen a kid so dirty you wish you could just tie him up to a tree and spray him down? Or a diaper so messy you just want to grab the kid and repeatedly dipping him into a warm tub filled with soapy water? Unfortunately, the modern tub is too big and showers too messy for either method.
Continue reading… “Great Mothers Day Invention – Automatic Baby Bottom Cleaner”
Wood, tile, and vinyl – virtually any floor is easier to dust when all you do is walk across it. Just think how much easier it is to maneuver your foot around than a cumbersome mop.
Continue reading… “The Slipper Genie”
