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Ananova:
Inventors' strap-on duck will keep you awake
Argentinian inventors have created a strap-on rubber duck which they claim
will combat tiredness.
The Duckmaster fastens around the user's neck and starts quacking if the
owner's head slumps forward.
The Patomaster group is selling the Duckmasters online for �7 on their
website. [http://www.patomaster.com.ar/]
Their publicity says: "This is a derisory price for a product that can
change your life."
The Duckmaster is being marketed as "an ultra-efficient anatomical wake-up
device" which "means being sleepy won't get you into trouble."
The website contains testimonials from satisfied users including a student
who uses the Duckmaster to stay awake in lectures while a woman says she
used the device to keep alert while painting her flat.
One of the Duckmaster's inventors, Mat�as Gilli, said he and his friends
came up with the idea while they were studying at the University of Buenos
Aires.
"We have got quite a stock of Duckmasters left because of Argentina's
economic crisis," Gilli told newspaper Las Ultimas Noticias. "But we are
still hopeful of continuing production."
Gilli said the Duckmaster could also save lives. He said it would prevent
bus or lorry drivers from falling asleep at the wheel.
Story filed: 16:14 Tuesday 23rd July 2002
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