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Wacky inventions go on show at Geneva fair

  • Yu Gao of China may have the answer to the future of aircraft safety. She has devised an emergency landing system which uses multi-layered parachutes for aeroplanes to be deployed in the event of an emergency. Her unusual idea is one of more than 700 concepts on show at the three-day event in Switzerland.
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    Yu Gao of China may have the answer to the future of aircraft safety. She has devised an emergency landing system which uses multi-layered parachutes for aeroplanes to be deployed in the event of an emergency. Her unusual idea is one of more than 700 concepts on show at the three-day event in Switzerland.
  • Clad in a fluorescent yellow biohazard suit, Taipei's Yung-Chi Lin demonstrates his newly developed protective equipment for high pollutant or highly toxic jobs.
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    Clad in a fluorescent yellow biohazard suit, Taipei's Yung-Chi Lin demonstrates his newly developed protective equipment for high pollutant or highly toxic jobs.
  • Taipei's Peng-Jen Chen hopes his invention, an electric folding bicycle, doesn't hit the brakes at the Swiss gadget fair which runs from 18-22 April.
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    Taipei's Peng-Jen Chen hopes his invention, an electric folding bicycle, doesn't hit the brakes at the Swiss gadget fair which runs from 18-22 April.
  • Germany's Ulli Boehme sits on the colourful Bail Rider - a new sport and leisure machine that replaces wheels with balls.
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    Germany's Ulli Boehme sits on the colourful Bail Rider - a new sport and leisure machine that replaces wheels with balls.
  • A child is fascinated by a mini robot designed as it parades around the fair on a miniature vehicle. It was developed by the School of Business and Engineering Vaud.
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    A child is fascinated by a mini robot designed as it parades around the fair on a miniature vehicle. It was developed by the School of Business and Engineering Vaud.
  • It could be exactly what rainy Britain needs: a handsfree umbrella. Italian Marco Pagnini has created a suspender which attaches to your shoulders, allowing you to keep both hands free.
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    It could be exactly what rainy Britain needs: a handsfree umbrella. Italian Marco Pagnini has created a suspender which attaches to your shoulders, allowing you to keep both hands free.
Yu Gao of China may have the answer to the future of aircraft safety. She has devised an emergency landing system which uses multi-layered parachutes for aeroplanes to be deployed in the event of an emergency. Her unusual idea is one of more than 700 concepts on show at the three-day event in Switzerland.
Clad in a fluorescent yellow biohazard suit, Taipei's Yung-Chi Lin demonstrates his newly developed protective equipment for high pollutant or highly toxic jobs.
Taipei's Peng-Jen Chen hopes his invention, an electric folding bicycle, doesn't hit the brakes at the Swiss gadget fair which runs from 18-22 April.
Germany's Ulli Boehme sits on the colourful Bail Rider - a new sport and leisure machine that replaces wheels with balls.
A child is fascinated by a mini robot designed as it parades around the fair on a miniature vehicle. It was developed by the School of Business and Engineering Vaud.
It could be exactly what rainy Britain needs: a handsfree umbrella. Italian Marco Pagnini has created a suspender which attaches to your shoulders, allowing you to keep both hands free.

From parachutes for aeroplanes to a handsfree umbrella, a host of quirky inventions are being showcased at the 40th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva - the world's biggest fair for gadgets. Are there any prototypes you'd like to see become a reality?