oh yes, they already exist dear..

I fancy clothes. I remember way back preschool when i used to draw dresses or clothes or bikinis in our drawing book then pray to God at night wishing those drawings would be real the next day. Well, some clothes were bought for me by my mom, some handed down by my older sister, but those were not exactly the clothes i designed. So i kept on hoping my prayers would be granted, but as i matured and surpassed the age of magical thinking, my hopes became more realistic. I soon wanted to own a personal sewing machine and textile shop. I'm sure you know that realistic as it may sound (as compared to the magical drawing book), it never was given to me. Anyway, after so many frustrations over a seemingly impossible vision, i finally moved on and rather placed it some place where it should belong. To the future. Maybe one day, somebody who shares my fancy, who has much greater ardor at it, would invent something, like a spray fabric for example, or a paper-turning-into-a-cloth thingamajiggy, or a magic wand..whatsoever..just so..you know.. hehe.. Anyway, i came across an article in Herald Sun about the world's weirdest gizmo's..! It's so cool..! And funny.. like the idea of having been invented a straw perhaps when it first came out.. So anyway, here goes..

IF YOU are allergic to pollen, too lazy to make your bed or annoyed to learn the pretty woman in the web chat room is really a man, a solution might be at hand.

More than 700 of the world's most creative minds have set up stands at the International Exhibition of Inventions to show off creations ranging from heavy-duty engineering feats to wacky little gadgets such as the running alarm clock that will make sure you get out of bed in the morning.

The fair, which runs until Sunday, features 1000 inventions by companies, independent researchers, universities or people who have just had a good idea to remedy smelly feet.

Labor-saving devices are a recurring theme at this year's 36th edition.

One is the self-making bed that spreads the linen at the push of a button.

The bed sheet is rolled out by two fasteners moving along metal bars on each side of the bed. Once the sheet is spread over the bed, the two bars are automatically lowered.

"I was thinking of people with diseases when inventing the bed," said Italian Enrico Berruti, "but also because I'm a little bit lazy myself."

Medical inventions range from an injection-performing robot to a tool for diagnosing stomach ulcers with ultra sound.

Among the simplest is artificial nose hair. Two little nubs of coiled pipe cleaner connected by a U-shaped wire block pollen and dust when placed in the nostrils.

The medical device reinforced natural nose hair to protect people from inhaling polluting and allergy-causing particles in the air, said Gengsheng Sun, a physician living in the United States.

"Most people do not have enough nose hair," he said.

Dr Sun said he got the idea because his wife was suffering from heavy allergies and didn't want to take antihistamine.

"It's comfortable to wear, and cheap," he added.

The artificial nose hair could also be impregnated with medicine, such as insulin for diabetes, so it could be absorbed gradually, Dr Sun said.

Inventions can be entered only once at the Geneva show, and must be patented.

This year's crop also includes:

A MACHINE that dries kitchen garbage, eliminating food bacteria and odour. The South Korean oven uses the same amount of electricity as a 100W light bulb and turns the waste into solid fuel.

AN ALARM clock on small wheels that forces sleepyheads to get out of bed because they have to chase the device around the room to turn off the annoying alarm.

A FLEECE blanket with sleeves and gloves, shaped to make sure all parts of your body are warm when you sit reading a book.

AN EMAIL analyser that can tell if a person you meet in a chat room is a man pretending to be a woman or vice versa. It looks at factors such as the number of words, emotions and compliments.

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