<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>The Weirdest Inventions You Never Knew You Needed : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/"/><tagline>The Weirdest Inventions You Never Knew You Needed : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2009, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2009-12-02T08:30:10+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[The Weirdest Inventions You Never Knew You Needed]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/102289/1/" /><id>102289</id><summary><![CDATA[The Weirdest Inventions You Never Knew You Needed]]></summary><issued>2009-03-26T12:35:21+01:00</issued><modified>2009-03-26T12:35:21+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Being an inventor today must be really difficult. In the olden days, you could think of something pretty reasonable and bring it to life. Now, coming up with new contraptions for everyday living is somewhat more difficult. Here's a bunch of odd inventions that you might just want to go out and buy...]]></content></entry><hr size='1' class='line' noshade/><div style='padding-top:20px;height:300px;margin-right:10px;float:left;'><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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</script></div><entry><title><![CDATA[Inventions That Will End Work As We Know It]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/132523/1/" /><id>132523</id><summary><![CDATA[Inventions That Will End Work As We Know It]]></summary><issued>2009-09-06T23:18:39+01:00</issued><modified>2009-09-06T23:18:39+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In America, we like to celebrate Labor Day by ditching work. But one day you may never have to labor again. Here are four inventions that will eliminate working-class and professional jobs in the next 50 years.<br/><br/>*warning:contains video that may bend the rules of...Plime*(this is a poor sarcastic remark, no harm intended)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Cool inventions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/44575/1/" /><id>44575</id><summary><![CDATA[Cool inventions]]></summary><issued>2007-12-18T07:52:59+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-18T07:52:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Useful inventions, some really intelligent<br/><br/><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/technology/l/43103/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dupe</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Cool inventions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/41728/1/" /><id>41728</id><summary><![CDATA[Cool inventions]]></summary><issued>2007-11-15T15:02:23+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-15T15:02:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Pictures of interesting inventions, some pretty funny]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[5 Really Weird Things About Water]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/73577/1/" /><id>73577</id><summary><![CDATA[5 Really Weird Things About Water]]></summary><issued>2008-08-25T22:28:38+01:00</issued><modified>2008-08-25T22:28:38+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Water, good ol' H2O, seems like a pretty simple substance to you and me. But in reality, water - the foundation of life and most common of liquid - is really weird and scientists actually don't completely understand how water works.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[10 accidental inventions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/50616/1/" /><id>50616</id><summary><![CDATA[10 accidental inventions]]></summary><issued>2008-02-14T18:19:50+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-14T18:19:50+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[As anyone with a knack for clich&#233;s knows, necessity is the mother of invention. However, it could also be said that while good inventions are often the product of necessity, great inventions are accidental. To demonstrate the importance of serendipity, we&#8217;ve put together a list of 10 examples of unintentional discoveries that too often we find ourselves taking for granted. In no particular order.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Amazing Do-it-Yourself Inventions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/arts/l/39877/1/" /><id>39877</id><summary><![CDATA[Amazing Do-it-Yourself Inventions]]></summary><issued>2007-10-29T02:58:18+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-29T02:58:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[25 useful and funny creative inventions made out of stuff we use every day]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Top 10 Inventions of the Middle Ages]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/36442/1/" /><id>36442</id><summary><![CDATA[Top 10 Inventions of the Middle Ages]]></summary><issued>2007-09-22T23:41:06+01:00</issued><modified>2007-09-22T23:41:06+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The middle ages (5th - 15th Centuries AD), often termed The Dark Ages, were actually a time of great discovery and invention. The Middle ages also saw major advances in technologies that already existed, and the adoption of many Eastern technologies in the West. This is a list of the ten greatest inventions of the Middle Ages (excluding military inventions).]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Dumbest Movie Inventions of All Time]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/9384/1/" /><id>9384</id><summary><![CDATA[Dumbest Movie Inventions of All Time]]></summary><issued>2007-01-22T11:22:29+01:00</issued><modified>2007-01-22T11:22:29+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[These inventions have entered the pantheon of dumbest movie inventions...ever.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Top 10 All American Inventions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/44487/1/" /><id>44487</id><summary><![CDATA[Top 10 All American Inventions]]></summary><issued>2007-12-17T11:32:49+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-17T11:32:49+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Interesting list of the great inventions of America. <br/><br/>Do you agree with the list?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Crazy Japanese Inventions ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/40551/1/" /><id>40551</id><summary><![CDATA[Crazy Japanese Inventions ]]></summary><issued>2007-11-03T21:48:12+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-03T21:48:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Chindogu has a distinctive feature: anyone actually attempting to use one of these inventions would find that it causes so many new problems, or such significant social embarrassment, that effectively it has no utility whatsoever.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Top 10 Most Brilliant Inventions of 2007]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/37666/1/" /><id>37666</id><summary><![CDATA[Top 10 Most Brilliant Inventions of 2007]]></summary><issued>2007-10-08T03:53:04+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-08T03:53:04+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[R&amp;D Magazine has sponsored the &quot;Oscars of Inventions&quot; for 45 years.  The 100 winners selected by R&amp;D Magazine for 2007 are stunning innovations.  Here are my picks for the top 10 inventions from R &amp; D Magazine's list  of the best of 2007:]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Patently Absurd!]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/124877/1/" /><id>124877</id><summary><![CDATA[Patently Absurd!]]></summary><issued>2009-06-21T08:50:24+01:00</issued><modified>2009-06-21T08:50:24+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Explores the funnier side of our inventive spirit by featuring actual USA patented products.  Obtaining a patent is a costly and time consuming process.  Inventors must have unstoppable faith in their vision in order to realize their dream of acquiring a patent. But sometimes these inventions come from a creative place so deep, they can be perceived by some as offbeat, unusual and possibly a bit eccentric!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[How weird are you]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/1689/1/" /><id>1689</id><summary><![CDATA[How weird are you]]></summary><issued>2006-09-29T23:08:26+01:00</issued><modified>2006-09-29T23:08:26+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Well! I scored 50% Which is about right I think.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[More cool inventions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/43103/1/" /><id>43103</id><summary><![CDATA[More cool inventions]]></summary><issued>2007-12-03T01:02:27+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-03T01:02:27+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I think my favorite is the coffee cup that has a hole in it and can only be used by the person who has a key that closes the hole.<br/><br/>The transparent toaster is pretty cool too. Also the toilet seat lifter.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Top 5 Laziest Inventions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/60027/1/" /><id>60027</id><summary><![CDATA[The Top 5 Laziest Inventions]]></summary><issued>2008-04-29T11:55:54+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-29T11:55:54+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[If you're really, really lazy.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Five Idiotic Patents You've Probably Never Heard Of]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/50360/1/" /><id>50360</id><summary><![CDATA[Five Idiotic Patents You've Probably Never Heard Of]]></summary><issued>2008-02-13T02:19:39+01:00</issued><modified>2008-02-13T02:19:39+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Unbelievable what some people can think of inventing...]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[10 Types of Women You Need to Avoid]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/20715/1/" /><id>20715</id><summary><![CDATA[10 Types of Women You Need to Avoid]]></summary><issued>2007-05-18T12:03:50+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-18T12:03:50+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In my search for the wacky, I have come across quite a collection of weird dolls. But being the tough guy that I am, I am not going to I just can't be seen writing about doll. So, it got me thinking what I should do and then it hit me...<br/><br/>All these weird dolls are just like the women in my life. Some are cuddly, some are malleable, and some are rigid.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Long History of the Condom]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/17571/1/" /><id>17571</id><summary><![CDATA[The Long History of the Condom]]></summary><issued>2007-04-23T13:31:52+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-23T13:31:52+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Ever wonder how condoms got invented?   Here's a fascinating look at the history of the condom.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Take a walk on the weird side...]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/2839/1/" /><id>2839</id><summary><![CDATA[Take a walk on the weird side...]]></summary><issued>2006-10-12T04:43:58+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-12T04:43:58+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Searching for weirdness online is like searching for hay in a haystack. It&#8217;s everywhere. <br/>Rest assured, none of the boring or dodgy stuff has made it into Yahoo!&#8217;s trawl of the Weird Wide Web. These sites are in turn funny, interesting, curious and mind bogglingly strange. They represent the weird hobby of thousands, or the mad obsession of just a single web-head. They cover things that were strange before the Web was ever invented, and nuttiness purely of the Internet age.<br/><br/>Welcome to Yahoo UK&quot;s Top 100 Weird Web Sites]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Art of optimization]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/9093/1/" /><id>9093</id><summary><![CDATA[Art of optimization]]></summary><issued>2007-01-16T08:24:13+01:00</issued><modified>2007-01-16T08:24:13+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Transparent toaster? Rubber umbrella? Moneyclip-credit card? Some funny inventions of mankind]]></content></entry></feed>