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03-11-2014, 08:28 PM
8 Weird U.S. Patents From the 19th Century
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You can't celebrate your success without admiring your failure. Similarly, we as a civilization can**t recognize our monumental achievements in tech**logy without remembering our more questionable ideas.
Below we've collected some of the wackier designs to cross the U.S. Patent ****** in the 19th century. Ranging from an animatronic creeping baby to a diving dress that transforms you into a deep-sea bullet, these patents will make you wonder what their creators were thinking
See also: 7 Inventors Killed by Their Own Inventions (http://mashable.com/2014/03/06/deadly-inventions/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The patents distinctly symbolize an optimistic America — one that thought you could send a man soaring through the air with just a little fabric and wire. These patent drawings reveal what a strange time the 19th century was for American in**vation. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/11/weird-19th-century-patents/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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You can't celebrate your success without admiring your failure. Similarly, we as a civilization can**t recognize our monumental achievements in tech**logy without remembering our more questionable ideas.
Below we've collected some of the wackier designs to cross the U.S. Patent ****** in the 19th century. Ranging from an animatronic creeping baby to a diving dress that transforms you into a deep-sea bullet, these patents will make you wonder what their creators were thinking
See also: 7 Inventors Killed by Their Own Inventions (http://mashable.com/2014/03/06/deadly-inventions/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The patents distinctly symbolize an optimistic America — one that thought you could send a man soaring through the air with just a little fabric and wire. These patent drawings reveal what a strange time the 19th century was for American in**vation. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/11/weird-19th-century-patents/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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