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In response to "SITWAP: Eighth-grader invents window decals which birds can see but people can't, to prevent birds from flying into windows without obstructing views. -- (link)" by TaurusII

it's cool that the kid wanted to do this but...he didn't invent these, you can already buy them...nm

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Jan 23 '09, 09:04

still cool.

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The article states that such things exists, but are black and block the view. His innovation is to make them transparent (to people). -- nm - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:07 3
- naw, you can buy 'em in bird stores. i've seen them. it doesn't take away from the kid's effort if he thought them up himself... - x Jan 23, 09:12
- no, he's right, UV-colored decals are already sold. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 23, 09:09 1
  - Well, then his plan to market the idea after the Science Fair may run into some snags. ;^) -- nm - TaurusII Jan 23, 09:11
I call that "unventing" - znufrii Jan 23, 09:07 4
- I'm bummed out for him that he's not the firs.t -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:09 3
  - I never minded that something that I had figured out on my own, had already been figured out by someone else as well. - znufrii Jan 23, 09:10 2
    - well, it means he can't patent it, right? -- nm - loosilu Jan 23, 09:11 1
      - true. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 09:13

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