Children's inventions day: what the world owes to children?

January 17th is celebrated all over the world. Children's Day inventions. It is celebrated on the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, who at the age of 12 invented flippers for swimming, dressing, however, on his hands.

Every year in the world more than half a million children and teenagers invent something, create something, modify it, and children's inventions make our life much more interesting.. Children's Inventions Day is an excellent reason to support his talents in a child, because it is believed that all children are talented without exception, and only we, adults, can develop or kill his talent in the kid.

Flying thoughts and fantasies of children knows no bounds. Here are just some children's inventions, who were able to change our world:

Glowing paper - the invention of 10-year-old Becky Schroeder, who was just dark to do homework in math in the car while she waited for her mother. So the girl had the idea to make pages that would glow in the dark. She applied phosphorescent paint on sheets of paper. In 1974, in the United States, Becky became the youngest inventor to receive a state patent for an invention.

Non-spillware - the invention of 11-year-old Alexia Abernetti, who every morning watched her younger brother shed milk and cereal on the way to the table. She bought several plastic bowls, asked her father to drill holes in the lids and made a bezel, setting the smaller bowl to a larger one. The girl wrote letters to the managers of large companies and offered her invention. A year later, non-spill plates were on the shelves of stores.

Water skiing - The invention of the 17-year-old Ralph Samuelson, who at first tried hard to ride on the snow skiing, and then realized that a wider sliding surface was needed. The child did not receive a patent for the invention, but he became the world's first water skier.

Fur Headphones - the invention of 15-year-old Chester Greenwood, a child from a large family, who simply did not have a warm hat, but who really wanted to ride the rink along with other children. On a piece of wire, the boy secured two pieces of faux fur and so warmed his ears. Stuck liked all the guys so much that they asked Chester to make such headphones for them.

Fruit ice - The invention of 11-year-old Frank Ipperson, who with a glass of juice, decided to go out. The boy was distracted and did not notice how the liquid froze in the glass. Then he stuck his wand into it and realized that he had never tasted such delicacy before. A year later, the invention received a patent and quickly spread around the world.

Snowmobile - the invention of 15-year-old Joseph Armand Bombardier, who dismantled his father's Ford and collected something fundamentally new - a sled with a propeller and engine. Two years later, the invention received a patent, and the young inventor became the founder of the well-known company Bombardier, which makes trams, railway cars and airplanes.

Alphabet for the blind - The invention of a 15-year-old blind boy Louis Braille. He invented a font on the basis of the army language and three codes and points, which is easily read at the touch of a finger. Thanks to this, the blind have gained the ability to read, learn and develop.

Here are some more interesting facts about children with an exorbitant imagination:

Silk making method was invented by the 14-year-old Chinese empress Xi Ling Shi;
Thompson sisters (8 and 9 years old) invented a solar-powered tent;
10-year-old Betty Galloway in 1968 invented a device for blowing bubbles;
In 1992, Gini Lowe invented a folding high chair that can be folded and put away in a closet.