You are being provided with a book chapter by chapter. I will request you to read the book for me after each chapter. After reading the chapter, 1. shorten the chapter to no less than 300 words and no more than 400 words. 2. Do not change the name, address, or any important nouns in the chapter. 3. Do not translate the original language. 4. Keep the same style as the original chapter, keep it consistent throughout the chapter. Your reply must comply with all four requirements, or it’s invalid.
I will provide the chapter now.

STRANGE INVENTIONS
 
            The cyclomer was an amphibious bike that was invented in Paris in
1932. It had four air-filled floats to keep it up and was propelled by
two fan blades that were attached to the spokes.
 
       London designer Dominic Wilcox invented the finger-nose stylus in
the late 2000s so he could use his iPhone in the bathtub. It’s a long
Cyrano de Bergerac looking nose that you strap to your head.
 
       Valentin Vodev designed the roller buggy for parents on the go. It’s a
combination scooter-baby buggy, which makes me wonder if Vodev is
a parent.
 
       The Greek-Alexandrian scientist, Ctesibius (285–222 BCE), invented
many devices. His most notable invention was a water-powered organ
called the hydraulus.
 
            Today there’s an app for everything. There’s even a “tampon app”
that lets women know when it’s time to switch things around.
 
       Chester “Buck” Weimer’s claim to fame is being the inventor of the
world’s first odor-proof underwear. The Colorado inventor received
the patent for his fart-proof underwear in 1998.
 
            The “hamster shredder” may sound awful, but it’s actually pretty
useful. It’s a hamster cage with a paper shredder on top that’s hamster
powered!
 
            Chinese inventor Lu Ban (ca. 507-444 BCE) has been credited for
inventing the “wooden bird.” It’s not quite known what it was, but an
ancient text stated it stayed in the air for three days, suggesting it was
a kite.
 
            The baby mop is a real thing. It’s an infant onesie with mop strings
attached to its front. I kid you not!
 
            Ironing and coffee seem to go together, right? That was the idea
behind the Ironius, the clothes iron-coffee mug combo, but it’s yet to
catch on.
 
            Kraft began selling sliced, processed cheese in 1950. But
individually wrapped cheese slices were invented by Indiana engineer
Arnold Nawrocki, who worked for the Clearfield Cheese Co, which
released the product in 1956.
 
       In 1949, the “radio hat” started selling in American stores. Billed as
the “Man-from-Mars Radio Hat,” it was simply a portable radio built
into a plastic safari helmet.
 
       The Japanese camera company Doryu produced the unique Doryu 2-
16 from 1954 to 1956. This 16mm camera was special because it
looked just like a semi-automatic pistol and even made a loud sound
when the trigger was pulled, but this gun only shot pictures.
 
            Jaap Haumann invented the “anti-rape tampon” in South Africa in
2000 and was marketed in 2005. The device is inserted like a tampon,
with a spring activating a blade on a potential rapist’s jewels!
 
            The Roman engineer Vitruvius (c. 80-15 BCE) followed in
Ctesibius’s path in many ways. His most impressive invention was the
early steam engine. His writings on anatomy were also the inspiration
for Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing, Vitruvian Man.
 
       Brit Harvey Adams is credited with inventing the “moustache cup” in
the 1860s. The cup worked by having a ledge with a small opening
that allowed liquids to pass without getting the whiskers wet.
 
       Snow protectors were invented in Canada in 1939 to protect against
the harsh northern winters. They were simply plastic cones you put on
over your face!
 
       Antikythera mechanism, is an ancient Greek mechanical device used
to calculate and display information about astronomical phenomena.
The remains of this ancient “computer,” now on display in the
National Archaeological Museum in Athens, were recovered in 1901
from the wreck of a trading ship that sank in the first half of the 1st
century BCE near the island of Antikythera in the Mediterranean Sea.
Its manufacture is currently dated to 100 BCE, give or take 30 years.
 
       The flask tie was invented for those who can’t make it to happy hour.
It looks like a regular corporate tie, but beneath the stripes is a pouch
for your booze.
 
            There was actually a group shaving machine in the 1800s. It’s no
wonder why the device didn’t make it in the era of straight razors!
 
            The Chinese inventor, Zhang Heng (CE 78-139), is credited with
inventing the world’s first seismoscope. His device could record the
direction but not the time of an earthquake.
 
            The paternoster lift is a nonstop elevator with no doors, invented in
1868 in England. Due to the obvious safety concerns, they’ve been
largely eliminated except for a few places in Europe.
 
            Charles Steinlauf invented the sewing machine bicycle in 1939 (aka
The Goofybike). It was a pyramid-shaped contraption where two
people peddled, the person in front steered, and a person in the middle
used the sewing machine.
 
            Gunpowder was first invented in China in the 9th century CE, but it
wasn’t fully weaponized until it made its way to Europe in the 13th
century. Europeans then brought muskets and cannons to East Asia in
the 16th century.