One of the most popular items has been created by Irishman Tony Allen, who was tired of climbing over furniture to remove spiders from his arachnophobic son's bedroom. Allen got to work in his tool shed and came up with a mechanical brush on a long handle, which captures spiders between the bristles without hurting them. His invention has been so successful that he is now marketing it fulltime. Franck Dutrain from France shows his dice with 24 equal faces. It gives more possible outcomes for boardgame players and gamblers everywhere.
Toothbrushes provide ample inspiration for inventors.
Here, a non-slip toothbrush glass with slots holds a brush in place while toothpaste is added. From the evergreen forests of Norway comes a novel device that is already a test run hit, even though it only gets used once a year. We took 2,000 of them to a small town in Norway and we were sold out in a week. Rowing enthusiasts need never worry about finding a river again. Now they can take to the road with Aviroute, a training machine for use on the street, as demonstrated by Thierry Suptil from France.