Who do you want to win AMERICAN INVENTOR?

[MinnieM3]

I was really surprised how much I got into this show!

Who would you like to win the whole enchilada??

ETA: CHOICE FOUR SHOULD SAY BABY CAR "SEAT" NOT SET. SORRY!

Okay, all fixed.

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[Beth76]

Out of the four? I don't know really. I think other people deserve to be in the final four over the ones that are there.

I don't really know much about the football thing. His commercial was bad though.

I think the bike is just dumb. I can't believe that made it to the final four.

The game isn't an invention. It's a creation. He should have pitched it to a toy company. Great commercial though.

And I'm torn on the carseat. I feel for the guy and he's obviously trying to make a good safe product. As a mother I don't see myself using it though. It's huge. I don't think they ever explained how it attaches to the car. And I can see things getting jammed in the sliding part of the seat making it not work correctly. Not to mention, if the car flips over wouldn't the child be trapped inside of it. I don't know, it jus seems scary to me.

So, sorry, I can't really vote in your poll because I don't like any of the inventions.

 

[airhead]

I think the bike for two is great! His commercial was good too.

 

[pixiemomma]

I have only seen a few of these. I'm going with the football receiver pole.

I didn't see the bike only t he previews for the show and the other two that were with it looked awful. (what was the doll?)

I didn't see the game.

The carseat is going to require milllion and millions of dollars in research, not to mention a complete reversal in the thinking of every American parent. It is just not practical for this type of show.

 

[mickeyfan2]

On the surface the car seat seems great. My problem with the car seat is to really work for kids and infants it would be too long to put more than one in a back seat and will be too wide to fit in most if not all back seats. Remember the one that they showed on the commercial does not work. The one they tried the crash test on is far larger. I also think they will be blocking the view of the driver. It is a great concept but implementation of the concept is where it falls apart.

 

[Brianne]

When they showed the carseat in the crash test last week, it did a complete 360 flip---while I could understand the concept, I personally wouldn't feel comfortable having my infant flip all the way around like that!

Not to mention, that thing is huge, very limited (my kids outgrew those infant carrier seats by 5 months) & I can only imagine how much it would cost! Infant carseats aren't cheap even now, which is probably a huge reason why some people don't use them.

I wasn't very impressed with any of the four---they skipped over some people who I felt had more deserving products.

 

[MinnieM3]

I liked the un-brella lady and the bathroom stall clip idea. I want one of those!

My DS6 wants that Word Ace! We're playing it out loud all morning!

I wasn't too cool with the car seat. Just wasn't sure *exactly* how it worked. I, too, thought the child would spin a complete 360.

Also, not sure how I got some sparkly stuff and a Tink on my siggie. Cool.

 

[inaminute]

bathroom stall clip idea. I want one of those!

I thought that was brilliant and would love to get my hands on one!

I never got into the show--how far did she get with that?

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

inaminute--bathroom clip lady made it to the second round, where they were each given 50 grand to develop the idea. She came up with a 'kit' that could be stored in a small case, much like an eyeglass case. It had toilet paper, sanitary wipes (for your hands), the clip and I think a toilet seat cover. It was a good invention I thought. The only problem was women kept trying to hang their purses from the hanger doohickey on the back of it and the purse would either fall to the ground OR the entire clip would break in half.

But other than that it was a good idea. I hope some company picks it up and runs with it.

My other favorite from the competition, the Head Line It, didn't make it past round 2 either. I thought her head-liner thingies for baseball caps, workhelmets, wigs, etc was great. This is another invention I am hoping some company out there will just run with, because a lot of people could use this.

TOV

 

[simba928]

I like Francisco (the bike guy.) That car seat just scares me. Honestly, I would be afraid that it would send the baby into like complete flips and just be really bad.