"Invent Help" Invention Newsletter - October 2008

Inventor Alert: Google Project Seeks "$10 Million Idea"

In honor of its 10th birthday, Google – the mega search-engine and then some – is promising to give $10 million to an inventor or inventors that come up with the best way to help the most people. InventHelp reports on this unique opportunity to use your inventive expertise to make the world a better place.

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Fun Food Inventions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Far too often in today's busy world, we treat eating a meal like an inconvenience. Rather than enjoying our food, we simply shovel it down without a second thought. But, some "foodie" inventors are coming up with new innovations to make meals deliciously interesting. We at InventHelp know that three square meals a day are important, so here are our favorite food inventions for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

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What popular adhesive was discovered by accident?

While working for Eastman Kodak in the 1940s, Harry Coover was trying to develop a clear plastic material for gun sights. He found that the material was extremely sticky and acted as a bonding agent. In this way, Harry Coover invented – some would say "discovered" – cryanoacrylates, otherwise known as Super Glue. He didn't apply his discovery as an adhesive until 1952.

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