Ancient Innovations Gifts

'I'm inventing the wheel, and I'd like you to be my SPOKESMAN.'

"You created a robot to do your homework for you? Apparently, laziness is the mother of invention."

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

'I told you it would be useful.'

Thinking Gears

The first car accident.

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

"So then, after I'd invented my time machine, I thought: why not go back and visit the good old days?"

A Communal Breakfast for the Young

"I don’t know what your invention’s called, but it’s really irritating."

Needed Inventions: An Airbag To Protect The Viewer Against A Really Lousy Program.

Raincloud Umbrella

Walking Luggage.

Edison: The Early Years,

'A wheel? No wonder I broke a tooth. I thought it was a donut.'

'I think your father's had one of his big ideas...'

"I thought you were making a coffee table?"

The First Fire Stick

'The wheel was easy, the owner's manual is hard!'

'...then Johannes Gutenberg built the first bookcase'

Bright Idea

'This will be great for chase scenes.'

Brian's canine Tread-o-Sod saved him the trouble of cleaning up after Mitzi.

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

The discovery of electricity...

"In my old job we were encouraged to run fast and break things."

Computer Hitching a Ride to Silicon Valley

'Roger's busy making a cat-flap in the kitchen.'

Mulching Vacuum Cleaner

The man who invented the wheel/The man who patented the wheel.

'AAAARGH!...Get it off! Whatever the hell it is...Get it off!'

'What's the best kind of glue to fix a TV screen?'

Do you suppose this is art or science?

Heroic Rescue from a Falling Tower

Edison invents the personal stereo