nPostednon December 8, 2014
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nLemonsnhave seeds. And juice that can squirt in your eyes (and anywhere elsenit pleases). And pulp. And stickiness….stickiness…everywhere!
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Basically,nmaking a pitcher of lemonade with hand-squeezed lemons can be a messynproposition. But on this date in 1896, an African-American inventornnamed J.T. White (John Thomas White) received a patent for a betternway of squeezing lemons and straining their juice while keeping one’snhands clean. n
Basically,nmaking a pitcher of lemonade with hand-squeezed lemons can be a messynproposition. But on this date in 1896, an African-American inventornnamed J.T. White (John Thomas White) received a patent for a betternway of squeezing lemons and straining their juice while keeping one’snhands clean. nn
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nActually,nlike most things, lemon squeezers have been invented and reinventednand tweaked and reimagined—for centuries. The earliest knownnsqueezers were found in Turkey and date back to the early 1700s. ThenU.S. patent office lists more than 200 patents for different sorts ofnlemon squeezers, starting in 1860.
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nTakena look at some of these different sorts of lemon squeezers:
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| This design enables you to squeeze just a bit of lemon (or lime or orange) juice and to keep the remainder of the cut fruit nicely in the fridge. |
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| This 1990 design by Philippe Starck is famous for a design that combines form, function, grace, and humor. |
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nRemember: to invent something, you don’t have to imagine something completelynnew and unheard of although that would be pretty cool and might earnnyou $$$ and a place in history! Instead, you can just take anyninvention and make it better in some way. Faster or cheaper, morenefficient or more beautiful, smaller or larger or funnier ornfriendlier!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nPretendnto Be a Time Traveler Day
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nBlessingnof the Waters Day in Uruguay
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nScientistnJan Ingenhousz’s birthday
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nRocknmusician Jim Morrison’s birthday
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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