The Patent Bending team scours books of patents from the past 100 years to find the seemingly greatest, strangest or most fantastically odd ideas that never got off the page - then figures out why. Each episode identifies one idea and starts the process of bringing the invention to life. They build it, test it and they quickly figure out why it never worked. The team includes Russell Zeid, a scientist and science educator; Tom Stewart, a jack-of-all-trades inventor; and Rick Minke, a master bui…
The Patent Bending team scours books of patents from the past 100 years to find the seemingly greatest, strangest or most fantastically odd ideas that never got off the page - then figures out why. Each episode identifies one idea and starts the process of bringing the invention to life. They build it, test it and they quickly figure out why it never worked. The team includes Russell Zeid, a scientist and science educator; Tom Stewart, a jack-of-all-trades inventor; and Rick Minke, a master bui…
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Season 1
22 Aug 2006 – 21 Nov 2006 · 14 episodes
1Bicycle Lawnmower22 Aug 2006
2Floating Tent29 Aug 2006
312-Gauge Golf Club5 Sep 2006
4Helmet Bar12 Sep 2006
5Chute ‘N Shoes19 Sep 2006
6Human Carwash26 Sep 2006
7Fishing Show3 Oct 2006
8Motorized Picnic Table10 Oct 2006
9The Baby Show17 Oct 2006
10Mouse Trap24 Oct 2006
11The Mancatcher3 Oct 2006
12Super Shopping Cart31 Oct 2006
13Aqua Motorcycle14 Nov 2006
14The Good, the Bad and the Useless21 Nov 2006
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