Click on the links to find out facts about some of our  favorite inventions. Sometimes we forget that most of the products we use were created by a single person or a group of people.  After reading about these inventions, maybe you'll be inspired to try creating some of your own.

Dr. Pepper	Blue Jeans	Ferris Wheel	Basketball
The Airplane	The Zipper	Scotch Tape	Bubble Gum
The Xerox Machine	The Popsicle

What do you think the invention shown above is used for?
This kind of wacky invention is called a Rube Goldberg machine. Visit The Official Rube Goldberg site to learn more about these kinds of inventions. Be sure to visit the Rube Goldberg Gallery and check out his "simple" pencil sharpener. Then have some fun trying to create one of your own Rube Goldberg machines. Show your machine to your friends and have your own contest. Good luck and...
May the wackiest inventor win!