Makers Turn Kids' Crazy Inventions into Real-Life Objects

Dominic Wilcox is an artist noted for his crazy inventions, such as the breakfast digger and the smartphone nose stylus. He decided to tap into the creativity of 450 children in Sunderland and South Tyneside by asking them to design inventions. Then he asked local makers to turn their designs into reality. Wilcox calls the project Inventors.

It really worked! For example, Wendy Ridley, age 9, wanted a family-sized scooter. She got it--right down to her specific color scheme:

Other inventions were remarkably practical. For example, Colin Salmon learned that wheelchairs won't fit inside conventional phone booths:

So he asked for a phone that would extend on a hinged arm out of the booth and to the user:

You can find the other kids' inventions here.

-via Visual News


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