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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Hands Free, Bag Carrying Umbrella

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I was walking from the parking lot today in the rain carrying many packages as well as holding an umbrella. I either need an umbrella that f...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

Innovators Rise to the Haiti Occasion

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Here are two cases of innovators donating their wonderful inventions to the people of Haiti! If you know of more cases, please comment on th...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

how to move the Stonehenge rocks by hand!

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Check out this problem solver's solution to how to move extremely heavy stones by hand! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK1Rzch89Dw
Friday, December 4, 2009

Separating Recyclables

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You run a recycling center. Your trucks bring in the recyclable items all mixed together: plastics, cans, and glass jars. How can you easily...
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Drying Tennis Shoes?

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I got caught in a bizarre downpour yesterday and my tennis shoes got soaked. How can I dry them in a dryer without them banging around? Dryi...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Reinventing the Shopping Cart

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Because the shopping cart is so familiar to us, when we try to reinvent it there are so many ways that we can fall into mental ruts and func...
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Aha! Productions Mission Statement

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Here is a draft of a mission statement for a new company that I'm designing called Aha! Productions . The human mind is the source of al...
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A.J. McCaffrey
I have been a elementary school teacher and a computer programmer. Now I am a doctoral student in cognitive science studying the brainwaves of the 'aha' moment and how two concepts combine to make a new concept. Experiencing the 'aha' moment gives me a sense of wonder and awe. As long as I can remember I have always been trying to feel that wonder and awe so I constantly try to think 'outside the box' and see 'more than is there.' My puzzles and stories reflect this.
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