Re-Inventors

It looks like a doghouse resting on a wet suit, but this 1916 invention could have saved countless lives lost at sea.

Personal fire escape for people trapped in buildings, that must work. Will it save your life or not? Let's see.

A steel helmet with an air-power-triggered gun welded to the top. What could possibly go wrong?

As man approached the 20th Century, the race for the skies captivated the imagination of inventors everywhere and all kinds of bizarre flying machines were conjured up. Included in the mix was a pedal-powered ancestor to the helicopter, patented a decade before the Wright Brothers first conquered the skies.

See if a little wishful thinking and a lot of hard pedaling can get a 19th Century flying invention off the ground.

Is it a good idea to blow up the toilet? Watch this episode to find out.