Our Invention
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or
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His Creation?
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| Camera (lens, focus, iris, film) |
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Eye (cornea curves to focus, iris, retina) |
| Microphone |
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Ear drum |
| Amphitheatre shape |
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Outer ear shape |
| Pump |
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Heart |
| Valves |
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Heart valves |
| Plumbing and hydraulic systems |
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Circulatory system |
| Communication /
telephone cables |
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Spinal cord / nervous system |
| Ball joint |
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Shoulder joint |
| Windshield wiper |
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Eye lid |
| Wiper fluid |
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Tears |
| Knife |
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Incisor teeth |
| Mortar and pestle |
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Molar teeth |
| Woodwinds |
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Voice box |
| Computer / Electronic circuitry |
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Brain |
| Computer program |
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DNA |
| Bubble level |
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Inner ear tubes for balance |
| Construction crane (jointed arm, scoop) |
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Arm and hand |
| Honeycomb reinforcements |
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Bee's honeycomb |
| Solar panel (energy from light) |
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Leaf |
| Fish hook (reverse barb design) |
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Bee stinger |
| Light stick (light from chemical reactions) |
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Firefly, glowworm, deep sea creatures |
| Airplanes (airfoil wings, hollow struts, tail) |
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Birds (airfoil wings, hollow bones, tail) |
| Submarine ballast |
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Fish (ballast bladder) |
| Sonar |
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Bats, dolphins |
| Paper from wood pulp |
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Wasp hives |
| Velcro |
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Thistle burrs (actually inspired Velcro) |
| Blu-blocker sunglasses |
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Orange oil in eagle eyes to improve acuity |
| Suction cups |
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Octopus |
| Inboard propulsion (boats) |
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Squid |
| Batteries (electricity from chemicals) |
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Eel |
| Navigation by stars / magnetic fields |
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Bird and butterfly migration |
| Music |
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Song birds |
| Anesthetics |
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Venoms and poisons |
| Swim fins, paddles |
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Webbed feet (frogs, ducks) |
| Water cooled systems |
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Sweat glands and perspiration |
| Core aeration for health of lawns |
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Worms, insects and moles |
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And here are some submitted by
you, the readers, with the Editor's Choices
highlighted in blue:
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| Hypodermic syringe |
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Snake fangs, also mechanism used by viruses to
inject into cells |
| Antibiotic medicines |
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Immune system |
| Hydraulic shock absorbers |
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Knee joints |
| Dust filter |
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Nostril hairs |
| VCR, magnetic storage media |
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Memory, recording/viewing images |
| Gyroscope, top |
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Planetary rotation |
| Magnets |
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Lodestone |
| Internet |
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Brain, also Society |
| Mirror |
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Reflection on water |
| Wheel |
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Animals that curl and roll (armadillo) |
Plastics
(of many varieties and qualities) |
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Carbon-based life forms
(of bone, cartilage, tissues, transparent lenses, wood, feathers, etc., and all
bio-degradable!) |
| Gasoline (expensive, dirty) |
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Methane (free, clean) |
| Barb wire fences |
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Briar bushes, thorns |
| Bridge supports and weight
distribution |
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Elephant / Dinosaur skeletal framework |
| Robots |
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Humans |
| Nuclear energy or bomb (fusion) / Lamp |
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Sun |
| Electric and
propulsion motors |
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Mechanical components of flagellum of bacteria & protozoan |
| Theme Parks |
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Nature / State Parks |
| Helicopter |
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Bumblebee / Hummingbird / Maple seed pods |
| Camouflage clothing |
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Camouflage skin and fur, chameleons |
| Armor |
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Exoskeletons |
| Movies, cast, film
crew, director |
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Life, people, angels, subconscious |
| Night lights / street lights |
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The stars and the moon |
| Baby formula |
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Breast milk |
| Water filtration techniques |
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Same filtering techniques as found in nature and swamps
and rivers - charcoal, silt |
| Fishing |
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Angler fish |
| Sponge (synthetic) |
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Sponge |
| Satellite |
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Moon |
| Cloning experiments |
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Reproductive systems, asexual reproduction |
| Pulleys,
fulcrums, and levers |
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Foot joints and ligaments |
| Smoke detectors |
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Noses |
| Cup |
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Cupped hands |
| Greenhouse |
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Earth |
| Clock |
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Solar system |
| Fishing net |
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Spider's web |
| Magnifying glass |
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Droplet of water |
| Water filter |
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Kidneys |
| Irrigation canals |
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Roots in plants |
| Fires set to aid heath in
agriculture |
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Naturally occurring forest fires |
| Protective environmental suit |
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Egg shell |
| Key and lock |
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Enzyme and related substrate |
| Suspension bridge |
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Spider web |
| Shock absorbing helmet |
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Woodpecker skull |
| Fix-a-flat for punctures in tires |
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Coagulants found in the blood |
| Smoke screen as a defense |
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Octopus ink |
| Fuel & air for mechanical
engines |
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Food & air for biological engines |
| Chemical warfare |
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The Bombardier Beetle |
| Snowshoes |
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Penguin's feet |
| Frames of Buildings |
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Skeleton of living organisms |
| Weaving in a basket |
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Weaving in a bird's nest |
| Medicine |
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Herbs |
| The inventions of Da Vinci |
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Leonardo Da Vinci |
| Religions with rules about God |
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A relationship of love with God |
| Evolution of civilization and
technology |
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Evolution of the universe and life |
| Beaver dams |
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Water dams |
| Dreams |
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Movies |
| Circular appearance of sun
and moon |
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Wheel |
| Pliers, tongs |
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Lobster/crab claws |
| Fur coats |
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Fur coats |
| Hang gliders |
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Butterflies |
| Vitamin pills |
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Fruits and vegetables |
| We invent nothing |
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We simply discover |
| Interlocking
teeth of a zipper |
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Linkages between barbs in feathers |
| Radiator, heat exchange system |
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Elephant's ears, blood vessels in a
whale's tail |
Note: I've allowed some creative
license in the examples submitted above, but the main idea is to
identify examples of technology and intelligence in design found in
nature.
