Who says that we Americans lack ingenuity?

[TheMightyFavog]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071102/ap_on_re_us/odd_underwear_invention

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Wedgie-proof underwear earned 8-year-old twin boys a spot Friday on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Using rigged boxers and fabric fasteners to hold together some seams, Jared and Justin Serovich came up with the "Rip Away 1000."

"When the person tries to grab you — like the bully or the person tries to give you a wedgie — they just rip away," Justin explained Thursday by phone from Los Angeles, where the TV segment was taped Wednesday.

The third graders from Gables Elementary School began brainstorming one day after they were horsing around, giving each other the treatment. Their mother's partner sarcastically said someone ought to invent wedgie-proof underwear, the family said.

The project got the boys to the finals of a central Ohio invention competition earlier this year, followed by the television appearance.

Give these kids a medal!

[MrCoffee]

1. "horsing around, giving each other the treatment"

necessity is the mother of invention

[Chovexani]

2. And nerds everywhere raise their Mountain Dews in salute

[darkstar]

4. ha...so perfectly said

:toast:

[Chovexani]

5. I am queen of the nerds

So I say it with fondness. :)

[skygazer]

3. I've never heard it said that Americans lack ingenuity

That's one thing that Americans are known for. As an example, if you look at the history of warfare, Americans have come up with tons of things on the ground and on the fly - they were known during WWII in particular for being the guys who just solved the problem and went ahead.

They may have a market for those undies in the male stripper industry. :think:

[Book Lover]

6. How did I know this was about those kids?!

I thought the same thing - these kids are gonna be millionaires :-)