<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>The 10 Most Ridiculous Inventions Ever Patented  : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/"/><tagline>The 10 Most Ridiculous Inventions Ever Patented  : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-10-14T09:18:38+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[The 10 Most Ridiculous Inventions Ever Patented ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/46990/1/" /><id>46990</id><summary><![CDATA[The 10 Most Ridiculous Inventions Ever Patented ]]></summary><issued>2008-01-12T00:38:06+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-12T00:38:06+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The wheel. The light bulb. Big Mouth Billy Bass. Great inventions inspire awe, while providing comfort and convenience to the masses. Other inventions inspire second-hand embarrassment and provide a window into the dark souls of the men who created them. In an extended compilation from  his Daily Nooner, blogger Ross Wolinsky counts down 10 pieces of irrefutable proof that at least one clerk from the patent office comes to work stoned every day.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[International Exhibition of  Inventions]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/57184/1/" /><id>57184</id><summary><![CDATA[International Exhibition of  Inventions]]></summary><issued>2008-04-06T11:54:49+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-06T11:54:49+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[This week, the 36th International Exhibition of Inventions has flooded Geneva with tinkerers, hackers, and other weirdos who like to make stuff and show off possibly useful, definitely bizarre inventions]]></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[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[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></feed>