Things you invented but..

[Cantw8]

and I always thought that Tigger&Belle did, since it seems to be her favorite expression!

I thought it was Pam, she is the first one I heard use that

 

[Ariel Wanna-be]

Flat TVs.

Thought of that one when I was 17 and my stupid boxy TV was too fat to fit on the shelf I wanted it to. "Just think," I thought to myself, "how cool it would be if you could just hang the TV on a wall like a picture." I even thought of all the cool frames that would match your decor I could sell with it. Sigh.

Now if only I can hurry up and patent my idea for disentigrating fabric-softener sheets, maybe I can recoup my losses.

 

[Amapola]

I "invented" call waiting in the 60's, but I was too young to develp the idea

 

[rie'smom]

Those little electric things (sometimes they run on batteries)that make you all tingly-that was my idea!

 

[monkeyboy]

Those little electric things (sometimes they run on batteries)that vibrate and make you all tingly-that was my idea!

 

[lesroi]

solar powered Christmas lights....missed that one but I will get that patent on zip lock cereal bags

I hate to break this to you... Malt-O-Meal currently uses "ziploc" technology on their bulk bags of cereal. I am so sorry!!!

I invented those car wipes. (You know the ones you use to clean the interior of your car?) I had been using baby wipes for MANY MANY years to clean the interior of our cars (leather seats, etc) and kept telling DH "boy, they should really make these for cars..." Well someone did, and it wasn't me. Ugh.

DH and I have another one but neither one of us can remember what it is, lol! We were just talking about this a few weeks ago too. Maybe that's why we didn't make it to the "inventing" step...

Tracy

 

[Robmom]

I actually invented different flesh colored band aids. I saw an African American man with a bandage on his arm and I said to myself that it is the color for a White person. There should be different colors. Then Band-Aid came out with it.

 

[krismom]

I totally came up with the EZ pass. Seriously, like 15 years ago when I had to drive back and forth to college all the time- and hated stopping at all the tolls!

 

[Towncrier]

My mom used to take those disposable shower caps (that you find at the upscale hotels) and use them to cover casserole dishes when taking food to a church dinner. Now you can buy the exact same thing from Glad. Great idea, mom.

 

[JR6ooo4]

I had the idea for the coffee maker that drips directly into the travel cup.
also the eye glasses repair where you spread a liquid that fills all the scratches. Both well before they were advertised.

Mikeeee

 

[hackorydackorydac]

I invented the 'find a remote' button. You know, you could bush a button on your TV and the remote would beep.

Problem was that my prototype didn't work all that well and....well, I couldn't find it.....

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I'm pretty sure I invented the term "crap on a cracker", but I never get any credit, yet I see people using it all the time.

and I always thought that Tigger&Belle did, since it seems to be her favorite expression!

I thought it was Pam, she is the first one I heard use that

It is one of my favorite expressions, but I did copy it from someone...I want to say Pam, but I'm not sure. And of course it is the PG version of the shingle expression, so none of us are that original. And I loved being able to use the Shingle variation in the private WASABI room. Yes, I'm a cheap date.

 

[Towncrier]

I thought of another invention (or innovation) that I thought of long before it became a reality. When I was in college in the mid 1970's, I worked in a department that was using a mini-computer and specialized hardware to record human heartbeats in an attempt to develop a means to diagnose cardiac conditions. I thought it would be really great if I could copy all of my vinyl records to digital and then use a computer to play them back. Mind you, this was back when a 200Mbyte disk drive was the size of a washing machine and computers cost more than the average person could afford. I could dream, couldn't I.

Fast forward to today. We have iPods (and other MP3 players). I have hundreds of songs available on my computer to listen to whenever I want to. The CD player has replaced the turntable. And my son was DJ at a party at college (something I did in my day), only ALL of the music for the dance was on his computer. In my day, it took three of us to carry in all of the equipment and albums. We had to be careful where we put the turntables to prevent the records from skipping.

So I didn't invent digital music. And I would have never believe it possible. And yet it happened, just as I hoped it would. How cool is that?

 

[missj1975]

My sister was making photo albums with a pocket for the picture and then a space for an autograph under the picture way before Disney started selling them. I tease her all the time she could have been rich.

Oh and I know someone who invented the little flippy thing on rearview mirrors that helps you adjust it if driver's lights behind you are bugging you but he worked for the government at the time so they got all the rights for anything he invented. What a bummer!

 

[cybrkitn]

my miracle whip and ketchup mixture. made it all the time then one day saw a commercial of somebody making it.

Add vinegar to that and you have my mom's homemade salad dressing

 

[bigmerle1966]

I thought Chris&Steph came up with Crap on a Cracker, she was the first person I heard it from.

 

[PatriciaH]

DH and several classmates (group project) had to come up with a product for one of their business classes in college. DH came up with the idea for an adjustable rake (the tines adjust for leaves, grass, etc..) They did all the research and turned it in. Got an A+ and then several months later DH goes into Brookstone and guess what he sees? Thats right-same exact concept, materials-same exact rake as the project. Did a little research and found out their TEACHER filed for a patent and made the rake. One of the kids fathers was a lawyer and said they could probably sue due to them having all the original paperwork, but they never did.

 

[suzij13]

DH and several classmates (group project) had to come up with a product for one of their business classes in college. DH came up with the idea for an adjustable rake (the tines adjust for leaves, grass, etc..) They did all the research and turned it in. Got an A+ and then several months later DH goes into Brookstone and guess what he sees? Thats right-same exact concept, materials-same exact rake as the project. Did a little research and found out their TEACHER filed for a patent and made the rake. One of the kids fathers was a lawyer and said they could probably sue due to them having all the original paperwork, but they never did.

Ok I just think that is sad. Kids come up with so many cool inventions but they either aren't taken seriously or adults come and take credit for their ideas. That teacher should be ashamed