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i have thought up of some really useful inventions. but where could i go to try to invent?? i heard that the people who invent somethin make money. i would like to be able to make something to help out my family. plus i want to invent cuz theyre really


Maybe you should try to get your ideas "patented" first.
http://www.uspto.gov/ (look at the links on the left)

Inventors Today, Engineers Tomorrow: UConn Hosts Connecticut Invention Convention

Last fall, hundreds of children in Connecticut looked at problems in the world around them and thought, “I bet we can make this better.”

So they began analyzing problems and refining ideas, sometimes meeting with failure, but often finding success. On Saturday, 606 young inventors brought their ideas to Gampel Pavilion in Storrs for the 28th annual Connecticut Invention Convention, hosted by UConn’s School of Engineering.

“Six hundred and six different problems, six hundred and six different solutions,” said a 164-year-old Thomas Edison, portrayed by impersonator Patrick Garner.

Emmett Christenson, a third grader from Southeast Elementary School in Mansfield, had a problem with the vibrations from the washing machine keeping him awake at night.

His solution?

A large block of concrete on top of the washing machine that “cancels the vibrations on the washing machine by vibration at the same frequency as the washing machine during the spin cycle,” Emmett said.

Best Invention ever funny

funny home made invention.

International Student Scientists Show Cutting-Edge Inventions ...

Jimmy Wong, director of the Hong Kong New Generation Science Innovation Center, says a team from Hong Kong brought several different inventions. “A device for helping color-blind people to recognize colors, a safety device for working on tools or any mechanical machinery that will cut off the electric supplies as soon as you touch a fan that you have at home.   The student from the Ural mountain region of Russia says it can be used to help bomb-defusing crews locate explosive devices....

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Inventor will pitch Kevlar garbage can lid on ABC's 'Shark Tank'
He will pitch his invention on the ABC show “Shark Tank,” which airs Feb. 17. / Ned P. Rauch/The Journal News NEW ROCHELLE — They're called “Aha moments” — when a light bulb flashes in your mind and shines on a solution to a long-vexing problem.

Six years later, Irvine teen wins patent
Six years later, Irvine teen wins patent Allison Plette, a senior at Woodbridge High School, won an Astounding Inventions contest when she was in fifth grade. Her invention, the Safe Filter for pools, was just granted a patent. Where: Irvine Valley College Hart Gymnasium, 5500 Irvine Center

InventHelp® Client Patents “UTS” – Invention Could Signal a U-Turn to Other ...
InventHelp®, America's largest invention submission company, announces that one of its clients, an inventor from Nevada, has designed a U-turn indicator that would inform other drivers when a driver is planning on executing a U-turn.

Edison Bests Jobs as Top Inventor in Poll
Edison Bests Jobs as Top Inventor in Poll This year's Lemelson-MIT Invention Index , released today, does just that. There were a couple of things in there that caught my eye. The first item turned my head, given the recent untimely death of Steve Jobs. The above infographic shows who the 1000

Two groups trying to help the world on inexpensive products
These small inventions have a huge impact. "Families who live on a dollar a day consume very few products, and so small inventions that can improve their lives really can make a big difference," said Kayla Springer, the program manager of Global