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Bizarre Contraptions and Failed Innovations
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Across
  • 2. Early text machine that jammed with frequent typing errors
  • 3. Three-dimensional image tech that once promised a new reality
  • 6. Helmet intended for underwater communication but prone to leaks
  • 7. Failed invention meant to safely walk through flames
  • 9. Misfired robotic luggage carrier meant for hotels
  • 11. Unsuccessful solar-powered car prototype from the 70s
  • 12. Odd vending machines that combined soda and snack dispensers
  • 14. Primitive flying machines often crashing during tests
  • 16. Mechanical restaurant idea that didn’t fully take off
Down
  • 1. Personal flying device often seen in futuristic concepts
  • 4. Alexander Graham Bell’s revolutionary voice transmitter
  • 5. Early listening device disguised as an insect
  • 8. Failed attempt at a mechanical household pet
  • 10. Early automobile powered by vapor instead of gasoline
  • 13. George Westinghouse’s 1920s humanoid robot demonstration
  • 15. Electric chair mechanism that failed to operate properly

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