Whimsical Simone Giertz announces a product development company Gareth Branwyn

strange The world's greatest accidental murderer Devin Nealy

BBQ Hero How to convert a piano into a working bicycle BBQ Thom Dunn

segway How the Segway didn't change the world Rob Beschizza

history of technology Popcorn ceilings, leaded gas, and other inventions that have "done more harm than good," according to Reddit David Pescovitz

inventions Coat hanger radio David Pescovitz

inventions A low-tech and ingenious way to catch fish Mark Frauenfelder

electrification Clip-on motor to turn a bike into an ebike Clive Thompson

250 BPM Self-strumming guitar Clive Thompson

pens The story of the ballpoint pen Mark Frauenfelder

Burritos The Burrito Pop seems silly at first, but it's actually a good idea Mark Frauenfelder

inventions While My Guitar Gently Weeps performed with extra guitar neck Rob Beschizza

high voltage Electric glove for police to handle "rough characters" David Pescovitz

noise pollution Scientists invent an electronic device that cancels sound coming through windows Mark Frauenfelder

inventions An AI that invented two things can't receive patent Mark Frauenfelder

useless inventions Clever inventor designs sock removal device Xeni Jardin

may I play? The game Operation was born as a test of desert survival skills David Pescovitz

innovations How wallpaper cleaner became one of the most popular toys ever David Pescovitz

dancing wipers Inventor figures out how to sync music to windshield wipers Rusty Blazenhoff

inventors The Slinky was invented by accident David Pescovitz