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The UK's Best Inventions of the Last Year

Posted: Tuesday 7 September 2010

A five year old boy from Derbyshire is amongst the inventors featured in The British Library’s top 15 inventions of the last year.

Sam Heighton was watching his father use two brooms to sweep up when he was inspired by  Wallace & Gromit to tie two brooms together using a rubber band to create an “improved broom”.

Also among the list is a self-warming baby bottle, a portable water filter bottle and a very cool off-road wheelchair which gives users access to whole new spaces and environments.

The exhibition in London, which is on now until the 28th November, explores the story behind each exhibition.  For more information about the exhibition and opening times visit http://www.bl.uk.

Comments

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  put replied on 9 Sep 2010 at 09:57

  i would invet a Uhm.............HOMEWORK DOER IT DOES YOUR HOME WORK in YOUR handwriting

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  stargirl replied on 10 Sep 2010 at 10:40

  i would invent a dream o matic

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  crazy_thing.com replied on 12 Sep 2010 at 07:53

  aoife, does a dream o matic make ur dreams come true?

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  sophie452 replied on 12 Sep 2010 at 07:51

  i would invent an invenion called SLEEPY HEAD and theres a band and you tie it around your arm and then....... you lie down and press the button and there u r ur asleep.

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  Cornish-pasty replied on 15 Sep 2010 at 14:17

  thats nice (sorry im in a bad mood)

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  stargirl replied on 18 Sep 2010 at 07:45

  yeah, it does ( P.S i am talking 2 crazy_thing.com)

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  Charleyinstyle replied on 27 Sep 2010 at 09:16

  I would make a movie called my own life and send it to space so the aliens could watch it.

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  lnvaderjaz replied on 7 Oct 2010 at 09:48

  I would invent a hairspray that, say you held your hair in the air, and sprayed it, it would stay like
  that until you washed it out with lemonade.Random,eh?