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Images & Videos - 1999 Annual Invention Challenge's Invention Gallery

Welcome to the 1999 Annual Invention Challenge's Invention Gallery. Clicking on the titles will provide notes from each contestant about what they invented, how they made it, and lessons learned from their invention. There is also a VHS-format video tape of the 1999 Invention Challenge which can be borrowed by emailing your request to Paul MacNeal at Paul.D.MacNeal@jpl.nasa.gov.

Information from last year's contest:

Participants | Contest Overview | Background
Invention Gallery | Contest Rules

Winners, etc.
Trophies
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Winners
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Winners
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General
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General
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General
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"Right On Baby" by Chris Wrigley
Closest & Most Artistic
Right On Baby by Chris Wrigley
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Right On Baby by Chris Wrigley
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Right On Baby by Chris Wrigley
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"The Jolly Parcel Launcher" by Richard Goldstein
2nd Closest
The Jolly Parcel Launcher by Richard Goldstein
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High Res TIFF (1.6 MB)		 The Jolly Parcel Launcher by Richard Goldstein
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The Jolly Parcel Launcher by Richard Goldstein
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"Li'l Stinker" by Audrey Doran
3rd Closest
Li'l Stinker by Audrey Doran
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"K'nexTM Katapult" by Alan DeVault
Lightest & Smallest
K'nex Katapult by Alan DeVault
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K'nex Katapult by Alan DeVault
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"Pandora's Box" by Terry Scharton
Most Unusual & Largest
Pandora's Box by Terry Scharton
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Pandora's Box by Terry Scharton
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Pandora's Box by Terry Scharton
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Pandora's Box by Terry Scharton
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Pandora's Box by Terry Scharton
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"Pipeworks" by Paul MacNeal
Most Creative
Pipeworks by Paul MacNeal
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Pipeworks by Paul MacNeal
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Pipeworks by Paul MacNeal
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Pipeworks by Paul MacNeal
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"The Big Sucker" by Kurt Carter
The Big Sucker by Kurt Carter
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The Big Sucker by Kurt Carter
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"The Old Tosser" by Kim Reh & Dick Gardner
The Old Tosser by Kim Reh and Dick Gardner
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"The Portuguese Chowder Society" by Alice Wessen & Glenn Beardsley
The Portuguese Chowder Society by Alice Wessen and Glenn Beardsley
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The Portuguese Chowder Society by Alice Wessen and Glenn Beardsley
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"The Mouse-apult" by Kim Reh & Christian Carlberg
The Mouse-apult by Kim Reh and Christian Carlberg
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"The Five Meter Flingster" by Debbie Oisboid
The Five Meter Flingster by Debbie Oisboid
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The Five Meter Flingster by Debbie Oisboid
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"Coin Toss" by Bryce Gardner
Coin Toss by Bryce Gardner
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"Troy Warrior Flinger" by Alan & David Beaty
Troy Warrior Flinger by Alan and David Beaty
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"ACME Footbag Catapult" by Jeff Andersen
ACME Footbag Catapult by Jeff Andersen
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ACME Footbag Catapult by Jeff Andersen
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"Unnamed" by John Schofield
Unnamed by John Schofield
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