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Eccentric Inventions and Patent Oddities
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- 1. Early 19th-century device aiming to preserve Native American hairstyles (compound word)
- 2. Branch of science applied in fluid-force patent mechanisms
- 3. A patented method exploiting mechanical oscillations for therapeutic effects
- 6. System capturing rapid writing, patented for shorthand transcription
- 7. Describes inventions that can change form or function dynamically
- 9. A whimsical patented mechanism purported to hypnotize or captivate observers
- 13. Mechanical figure designed to mimic human actions autonomously
- 14. The spirit of the times inspiring many an unconventional patent
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- 4. Glow-in-the-dark patent effect sustained after light exposure
- 5. Inventive treatment devices, misspelling hinting at advanced applications
- 8. Patent for an aircraft powered by flapping wings, blending zoology and aviation
- 10. Pertaining to inventions that utilize controlled combustion for effect or function
- 11. Thomas Edison's contraption to etch ephemeral sound into permanence
- 12. Science of ultra-low temperatures applied in some preservation patents
- 15. Patentable quality of emitting light without heat, often exploited in quirky lighting devices
- 16. An early patented device to convert moving images to visual output
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