European Inventors Show

By Anita in Gadgets, Hacks & Mods on Apr 6, 2008 at 9:11 am

If you missed the 36th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, Switzerland last week, Wired has an overview of some of the odder inventions on display. The vertical hot-air grill shown above, invented by Heina Gruber of Germany, is supposed to provide healthier meals and save space. I’m not sure if his invention received funding at the show, but if he’s going to push the healthy angle he might want to hire a model and fill the device with something other than greasy German meats at the next exhibit.

Link [Wired]


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  1. roger
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 9:21 am

    Looks like he is frying balls of elephant earwax. Looking deep into his eyes, I can see the health shining through from deep within.

  2. ted
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 9:27 am

    Because only beautiful people are healthy?

  3. Anita
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 9:29 am

    Ted – does that guy look healthy to you? He doesn’t necessarily need to hire an attractive model (although I’m sure that would help), just someone that doesn’t look like a weird dirty old uncle.

  4. roger
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 9:30 am

    ted, no. I like his wizened appearance, personally. But those dark rings beneath the eyes seem indicative of some kind of disease. But hey, I’m no doctor

  5. Carl Huber
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 9:33 am

    Hmmm, is it powered by politicians? Because that could be pretty neat.

  6. liphttam1
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    Kinda wierd

  7. liphttam1
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    I like that guys beard LOL!

  9. Aeris
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 11:00 am

    Oi! German sausages, meat and cheese are the bestest! I tell ya, I always take salami with me when I go and visit the UK again because theirs is either not there or crap…

  10. xander
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 11:22 am

    He looks healthy for a dead guy. I’d let him make me a sausage any day.

  11. relright
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 11:57 am

    well he said healthiER not healthy.

    Baking french fries is healthiER than frying them, but I wouldn’t say that they are healthy themselves.

    And for people freaking out about the suggestion of a model, nothing was ever said about a supermodel just any model that looks healthier than the inventor.

  12. Tim Giachetti
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    This guy looks like he invented the gravity bong and few novelty bubblers before his grill. Obviously, he got the munchies and had to come up with something to cook with.

  13. CheeseDuck
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    Is he a wizard? Is his invention magical?

  14. Aeris
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

    Cheeseduck: yeah, when the meat is done and grilled, you won’t get meat but actually a door will open to the real cockaigne (? that’s what my dictionary said… I hope i got it right)

  15. Tim Giachetti
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    LOL
    Seriously, send the hobbit back!

  16. SenorMysterioso
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    doesnt seem very space-saving either

  17. SenorMysterioso
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    I was glad to see that all the inventions in the article are equally as ridiculous

  18. xander
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    I found out that he is only 45 years old!

  19. Oomi
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    Ron Popeil needs to step up.

  20. ted
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    Freaking out?

    o-k.

  21. Christophe
    Apr 6th, 2008 at 8:17 pm

    From that article I deduce that 60% of inventors have moustache.

  22. Lore
    Apr 7th, 2008 at 1:35 am

    He looks freaking creepy!

  24. Frank
    Apr 8th, 2008 at 4:02 am

    “Waiter! There’s a hair in my sausage!”


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