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Plug in Pest Offense, whose digital cycling uses the wiring in your home to irritate the nerves of rats, mice, spiders, etc., and to zap them out without killing them. How humane; Pest Offense’s inventor, Don Hodgskin, is “an environmentalist.” Thanks to Pest Offense, Sherry Ball can “leave the cake out and never have to worry about it.” Good to hear. May we have a piece...

Author: By R. Fujii, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Infomercials, Inspirations of Insanity | 11/29/2001 | See Source »

...INVENTOR Dr. Kenneth Matsumura, Alin Foundation --AVAILABILITY In 2002 --TO LEARN MORE Visit alinfoundation.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions: Best Of The Rest | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...INVENTOR General Electric Lighting --AVAILABILITY Now, for $3 to $4 for a four-pack --TO LEARN MORE Visit gereveal.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions: Best Of The Rest | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...INVENTOR Family Inada --AVAILABILITY In December, for $3,500 --TO LEARN MORE Call...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions: Best Of The Rest | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

Moshier's Solotrek XFV (short for Exo-Skeletor Flying Vehicle) has a comparable flight record: 8 in. above the ground for about 9 sec., according to the inventor. A former Navy combat pilot, Moshier has been working on his creation, at least in his mind, since he was a teenager in the 1960s, although officially his company, Millennium Jets, has been at it only six years. The look of his machine is pure sci-fi: an 8-ft. metal frame supports two gas-engine-powered fans, each 38 in. in diameter, that jut like oversize ears above the frame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions: Blue Sky: But Will They Fly? | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

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