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Steven M. Johnson's Bizarre Invention #350: The Parktite Car
By Steven Johnson - Feb 28
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Steven Johnson
Sideline business as cartoonist specializing in quirky invention ideas since 1966. Author of 8 books: What the World Needs Now; Public Therapy Buses (two editions); Have Fun Inventing; Patent Depending: Vehicles;Patent Depending: Armbrella; Patent Depending: The Early Years; Patent Depending: A Collection; and Noodlings Coloring Book
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Renault did it in 1992, albeit with a Smart like 2 seater.
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Awesome! I hadn't seen that one; they beat MIT by 11 years. Thanks!
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I amuse myself by designing things that are flawed. When I must decide between functionality vs. humor, I tend to choose the latter. Solving the problem of providing back seat passengers a way to exit the PARKTITE easily had a low priority for me.
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Back seat passengers get to somersault out. Cool.
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MIT beat you to this one: https://youtu.be/ojqAI33YBN4 ...alternatively, you could see this as such a good idea that MIT validates it!
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Continued Reading
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By Steven Johnson - Feb 21
Steven M. Johnson's Bizarre Invention #64: Rotating Desktops
Steven M. Johnson's "Patent Depending" series of inventions range from social commentary to plain ol' bizarre, and they always give us a laugh. So we've contracted him to let us publish one every week.
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By Steven Johnson - Feb 14
Steven M. Johnson's Bizarre Invention #53: The Closet Car
Steven M. Johnson's "Patent Depending" series of inventions range from social commentary to plain ol' bizarre, and they always give us a laugh. So we've contracted him to let us publish one every week.
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By Steven Johnson - Feb 07
Steven M. Johnson's Bizarre Invention #113: The Tentback Car
Steven M. Johnson's "Patent Depending" series of inventions range from social commentary to plain ol' bizarre, and they always give us a laugh. So we've contracted him to let us publish one every week.
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By Steven Johnson - Jan 31
Steven M. Johnson's Bizarre Invention #27: The High Heel Toolkit
Steven M. Johnson's "Patent Depending" series of inventions range from social commentary to plain ol' bizarre, and they always give us a laugh. So we've contracted him to let us publish one every week.
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