Bomb hero Sir Barnes Wallis’ name is misspelt again… in the town where his invention was made

Dam Bunglers! Bouncing bomb hero Sir Barnes Wallis’ name is misspelt again… in the town where his invention was made Sir Barnes Wallis’s name has been spelt wrong on a sign for the second time   A missing ‘e’ means the sign in Buckshaw, Lancashire, reads ‘Barns Wallis Way’   Comes five years after another sign on … Read more

Old balls please! Revolutionary invention turns used tennis balls into new ones 

Old balls please! Revolutionary invention turns used tennis balls into new ones UK’s last tennis ball maker has machine to make balls out of recycled fine dust  Team reform the balls using glue, more rubber and the distinctive yellow cloth   300 million tennis balls are made globally each year but only fraction recycled  By Holly … Read more

Child sends letter to Australian Federal Police, calling for them to invest in her clever invention

Little girl sends adorable three-page letter to the federal police calling for them to invest in her ingenious crime-solving invention – and they reply A young girl named Tessa requested the AFP invest in her ‘invisibility cloak’   Tessa sent a letter to the AFP, pitching the invention and requesting they invest The concept cloak is … Read more

Covid curtain invention allows man to hug his grandma in Stratford-upon-Avon

Emotional moment pensioner hugs her grandson, 29, for the first time in months using £70 ‘cuddle curtain’ he invented using shower guard and plastic sleeves Antony Cauvin, of Stratford-upon-Avon, hadn’t hugged gran in over two months  His invention is a see-through shower curtain fitted with four long safety sleeves While hugging, his gran gave a … Read more