Posted by Erin Zimmer, July 7, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Born in 1880, Otto Frederick Rohwedder, inventor of the bread-slicing machine, changed the way we eat PB&Js and judge the coolness caliber of every invention. (On a scale of one to bread-slicer, how significant is your idea, really?) Rohwedder ditched his jewelery business to create the first bread slicing-and-wrapping device in 1928—perfect timing following the rising popularity of the pop-up toaster in 1926. Rohwedder could be the most famous Iowan you've never heard of, so have a sandwich today is in honor. [via Coldmud]
Posted by Adam Kuban, May 2, 2008 at 8:15 PM
You know how it's hard to get into the corners of your yogurt cup?
By designer Nojae Park. No word on whether this thing is conceptual or real world yet. [via Swiss Miss]
Posted by Raphael, April 27, 2008 at 3:00 PM
"Brilliant scientists and tiny overseas hands work eighteen-hour days to produce 5 devices that can make you even lazier than a stereotypical American!"
What are the top five laziest inventions according to a video on the Internet? The Clapper Plus, Moo Mixer, Twirling Spaghetti Fork, Motorized Ice Cream Cone, and the "Nugget Cup." For the record, the official name of the "nugget cup" is the Col-Pop - readers might remember it from our extended coverage of the Col-Pop back in February.
Video after the jump.
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