Thomas Crapper
publication date: Thursday, November 8, 2012 (part of Fall 2012)
category: 
Inventions
clue: The bathroom is home to his most famous invention, which shares his name.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, and Kelly Lee
trivia: This goo was created for GooCon: Villa Ridge.
Man or Machine?: Modern society has been transformed by technology, which makes life safer and more convenient. Each of these five men shares his last name with a famous machine. Can you invent a method for solving them?Similar Goos
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