Dear Readers, This is not the normal sort of thing I post on Inventricity but it will affect the site for a while so please bear with me. Last month I was given the news we all dread. My Doctor matter-of-factly informed me that – ‘Yes, Mr. Wardell, you do have cancer’. Of course, me being me, I have to have a vaguely amusing cancer – cancer of the tongue. When I’ve told people about it they have nearly all have expressed surprise that this type of cancer even exists. Well

In all fields of human endeavour and interest there are patents to reflect inventive thinking – Christmas is no exception! There are thousands to choose from – Christmas trees attract a lot of interest with inventions that include: holders; watering devices; revolvers; suspenders; etc. With ‘Health & Safety’ in mind, there are also lots of fire safety devices with extinguishers either being concealed in baubles or by nozzles strategically placed under/within the tree. One of

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OK, I'm kidding. No, it's not really hair dryers - though I quite like the idea of a salon at 30,000feet - but the latest daft patent from Airbus. Regular readers will remember that a couple of months ago Airbus wanted us to sit on an oversize bike-saddle to enjoy our flight. In this latest patent they seem to have ditched that idea and we're now back to armchairs. This latest wizard-wheeze is for us all to fly, as the patent puts it, in a state of 'sensorial isolation'. A

A self important college freshman, walking along the beach, took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen resting on the steps, why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation. "You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one" the student said loud enough for others to hear. "The young people of today grew up with television, jet planes, space travel, man walking on the moon. We have nuclear energy, ships and cell phones