NOVEL COFFIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23115, 13 August 1938, Page 2 (Supplement)

NOVEL COFFIN

A CLEBK'S INVENTION SIREN ABOVE GROUND MOVEMENT OPERATES SIGNALS TF tho vitality of nations . were measured by the number of inventors they produce, Hungary would probably come out on top among Western countries, writes the Budapest correspondent of the Observer London. In tliis country, inventing rivals excavating as a hobby, and the new list of spring inventions includes, many astonishing ideas. An employee in one of the city's offices has invented an apparatus which eliminates the danger of being buried alive. A Real Fear Many peoplo suffer from a very real fear of being buried in a state of trance, and those may now have their coffin supplied with tho apparatus, which sounds n siren above ground at the faintest movement? inside the coffin. A pensioned lieutenant-colonel has invented an armoured buoy, which will keep many peoplo afloat and protected for several days. The buoy is provided with an oxygen reservoir and wireless, and is stated to be able to save all the passengers on an ocean liner. No Fatigue A photographer is tho author of a vehicle which is driven by the weight of the occupant's body, so that thero can be 110 fatigue except after covering a long distance. This contrivance is said to be 110 longer than an ordinary bicycle. A writer is responsible for a small but ingenious invention, an ear-lock for those who dislike wearing caps while swimming. This invention consists of two balls which entirely seal the earholes, and are attached to a circlet that goes round the head."