{"id":4066,"date":"2017-12-19T09:30:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T09:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/?p=4066"},"modified":"2017-12-15T10:55:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T10:55:03","slug":"25-days-inventors-slinky-reacher-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/25-days-inventors-slinky-reacher-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: SLINKY &#038; REACHER SHOES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4069 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/richard-james-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/richard-james-min.png 400w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/richard-james-min-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/richard-james-min-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slinky Richard James<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 1943, naval engineer Richard James was trying to develop a spring that would support and stabilize sensitive equipment on ships. When one of the springs accidentally fell off a shelf, it continued moving, and James got the idea for a toy. His wife Betty came up with the name, and when the Slinky made its debut in late 1945, James sold 400 of the bouncy toys in 90 minutes. Today, more than 250 million Slinkys have been sold worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/innovation\/scientific-experiments\/9-things-invented-or-discovered-by-accident4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/innovation\/scientific-experiments\/9-things-invented-or-discovered-by-accident4.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4070 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/slinky-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/slinky-min.png 400w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/slinky-min-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/slinky-min-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4068 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reacher-shoes-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reacher-shoes-min.png 400w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reacher-shoes-min-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reacher-shoes-min-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the idea of springs in mind <strong>Sam Jongeleen a year 2 pupil from Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School in the South of England invented \u2018Reacher Shoes\u2019.<\/strong> \u00a0The \u2018Reacher Shoes\u2019 are items of footwear with built-in extensions that enable users to reach objects in high places.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4067 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reacher-shoes-letter-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reacher-shoes-letter-min.png 400w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reacher-shoes-letter-min-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reacher-shoes-letter-min-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4071\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/reacher-shoes.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Slinky Richard James &nbsp; In 1943, naval engineer Richard James was trying to develop a spring that would support and stabilize sensitive equipment on ships. 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