Young inventors featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show include a nine-year-old from Iowa who invented a device to hold up and replace the toilet seat called the “Privy Prop†and eight year old twins from Ohio who invented wedgie-proof Velcro tear-away underwear called "Rip Away 1000." Its innovations like these that make America great. First, of course, the wedgie must be exported, and then orders for Rip Away 1000s will come streaming in from all over the world.
Ellen DeGeneres is one of those celebrities that's either loved or hated; either way, her shows are never lacking in buzz. Check out another recent feature from the show:
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Kid-created Devices
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the market for child-invented devices like the 'Privy Prop' and 'Rip Away 1000'.
- Innovative Bathroom Accessories
- Disruptive innovation potential in the market for unique bathroom accessories such as the 'Privy Prop' toilet seat holder.
- Child Entrepreneurs
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation by supporting and nurturing the entrepreneurial skills of young inventors.
Sectors Adopting This
- Children's Products
- Market for disruptive innovation in children's products with the introduction of inventions like 'Rip Away 1000' underwear.
- Bathroom Fixtures
- Disruptive innovation opportunity in the bathroom fixtures industry with the development of innovative solutions like the 'Privy Prop' toilet seat holder.
- Entertainment and Media
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation by featuring and showcasing child inventors on platforms like The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
