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, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, 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?

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