Not technology but a strange kind of invention.
My mate Matty used to consider himself an inventor in his early teens.
His most memorable 'invention' was a pair of 'tree climbing shoes'.

'What are tree climbing shoes?' i asked in awe and wonder.

'Come to the park and i'll show you'

So we hopped on our bikes and pedalled off to the park, where Matty removed a pair of modified trainers from his rucksack and presented them to me in all their finery.

Basically a pair of Nike whites with dozens of inch long nails hammered through the bottom, firmly kept in place by a piece of metal layering.

'Cool' thought I.

So he popped them on and approached a rather challenging looking oak tree. With baited breath I watched his rather awkward run up to the tree and watched him leap feet first into the bark.

Strangely enough the nails didn't embed into the tree, his resulting impact forced him to fall backward onto the floor, severely winding himself and slicing a rather neat chunk of flesh out of the bottom of his foot.

I think he threw them into the pond and gave up the idea from then on.

Great days.
(mr-lizard Hell's teeth man!, Sat 22 Aug 2009, 16:03, 1 reply)

Baited breath?
1. What did you use as bait?
2. What were you hoping to catch?
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Mon 24 Aug 2009, 9:15, closed)