Yes, this is an image from an actual patent filed by Edward L. Van Halen on 30 July, 1985. Here's what it's for: A supporting device for stringed musical instruments, for example, guitars, banjos, mandolins and the l...

We can always dream up new products that make...  ...hough some of the end results came to us by other inventions . Link -via Dark Roasted Blend

Australian inventors Brendan Corry and Peter Sargent designed the Wunda Weeder. This fanciful garden gadget is self-propelled, thanks to the solar cells on the roof. A gardener can lay on the cot and weed rows of p...

Time magazine has a list of what its editors consi...  ...list of what its editors consider to be the worst inventions of, well, it looks like the last fifty years or s...

There are some inventions and inventors you just grow up knowing about - Al...  ...y just improved upon it). But there are a lot of inventions lurking out there that you didn't learn about in...  ...our elementary school history and science books - inventions from geniuses know...

(YouTube Link) Engineer Scott Amron has a cle...  ...ditional protection from the heat. Other Amron inventions that we've featured at Neatorama include a keyrin...

Wednesday would have marked the 163rd birthday of...  ...hop in the mill so they could continue to work on inventions .Despite His Brilliance, He Wasn’t Big On Sc...  ...ressive was Bell’s environmentally-friendly inventions that were developed long before anyone had ever c...

A new "anti-rape" condom could protect women in dangerous areas from being attacked. The device is a female condom filled with sharp, microscopic barbs that will attach themselves to flesh. The theory is that while the a...

Pet rocks are way too old school, but not anymore thanks to ThinkGeek's new USB powered pet rock. The rock with a glued-on USB cord will only run you around $10. Link Via Foolish Gadgets...

Life Magazine has a hilarious post up featuring w...  ...featuring what they consider to be the 30 dumbest inventions of all time. When you look through the list, fill...  ...for things like the Snuggie. Almost all of the inventions are from the sixties or before, so it's not too s...